Farley's & Sathers Candy Company - Summary Timeline

Summary Timeline

To summarize:

• 1860s Henry Heide Candy Company begins business

• 1890s Farley Candy Company established

• 1900s Brach's Candies begins production in the backroom of a Chicago store. Brock's Candy of Chattanooga begins production of penny candies, peanut brittle and jelly candies.

• 1920s Bobs Candies is formed

• 1930s Sathers Candy Company begins operations

• 1960s Dae Julie begins business as an importer, later as a manufacturer

• 1980s Trolli Gummis begins production in the U.S.

• 1994 Brach's Candy purchases a controlling interest in Brock's Candy of Chattanooga

• 1995 Favorite Brands International created with purchase of Kraft Caramel, Marshmallow, Dinner Mints and Peanut Brittle businesses. Henry Heide, Inc is sold to Hershey Foods.

• 1996 Favorite Brands International acquires Farley Foods, Sathers Candy and Kidd Marshmallow businesses

• 1997 Favorite Brands International acquires Dae Julie and the Trolli Gummi businesses

• 1999 Nabisco buys Favorite Brands International

• 2000 Nabisco is merged with Kraft Foods by Phillip Morris

• 2002 Catterton Partners form Farleys & Sathers Candy Company made up of assets from the former Farley Foods, Sathers Candy Company, and the Kraft Taffy business from Kraft; Chuckles and several other Henry Heide brands purchased from Hershey Foods.

• 2003 Catterton Partners continues its acquisitions with the purchase of 4 old-line gum lines from Hershey Foods.

• 2005 Catterton Partners buys the Trolli Gummi business, which had been part of the Favorite Brands group of products, from Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, which had acquired it as part of a larger group of businesses from Kraft. Bob's Candies is acquired.

• 2010 Catterton Partners buys the Brach & Brock Candy Company

• 2012 Catterton Partners buys the Ferrara Pan Candy Company and renames the new entity Ferrara Candy