The Ferrara Pan Candy Company is a Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois, based candy company that makes a variety of candies. Their confections include Lemonheads, Jaw Busters ("The Original Jaw Breakers"), Atomic Fireballs, Chewy Fireballs, Original Boston Baked Beans, Grapeheads (formerly Alexander the Grape), Apple Heads, Punch Heads, Orange Heads, Cherry Heads, Chewy Lemon Heads & Friends, Tropical Chewy Lemon Heads & Friends and Red Hots.
According to the Ferrara Pan Candy Company website, the company was founded in 1908 by Salvatore Ferrara, Salvatore Buffardi and Anello Pagano. The company is located on the outskirts of Chicago at 7301 W. Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois. It continues to be owned by the Ferrara, Buffardi, and Pagano families. Originally, Ferrara Pan developed and sold sugar-coated almonds or confetti as they are called in Italy. The original manufacturing facility located at 2200 W. Taylor Street now is the Ferrara Bakery.
In 2012, Ferrara Pan merged with Farley's & Sathers Candy Company.
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