Jelly Belly candy — once the go-to sugar fix for former President Ronald Reagan when he was trying to kick a smoking habit — is now under the same roof as Nerds and Sweet Tarts. What Happened: Ferrara ...

The Bay Area is a manufacturing hub for some classic American candies. Red Vines, jelly beans and candy corn are all made in ...

CHICAGO & FAIRFIELD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ferrara Candy Company (“Ferrara”) today announced an agreement to acquire Jelly Belly Candy Company (“Jelly Belly”) through CTH Invest, the lead holding ...

FAIRFIELD, Calif. - A Bay Area candy giant announced its sale to a notable sweets company based in Chicago. The Jelly Belly Candy Company has accepted an offer from confectioner Ferrara Candy for an ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — Fairfield candy maker the ...

Blue Jelly Belly jelly beans are seen at the confectioner’s Fairfield factory headquarters in October 2008. Jelly Belly Co. announced Wednesday that a deal is in place for Chicago-based Ferrara Candy ...

Jelly Belly jelly beans exemplify so-called American ingenuity: They took what had basically been colorful but boring sugar balls ubiquitous in the bottom of Easter Baskets and made them into a flavor ...

Ferrara Candy — the Chicago-based maker of Nerds, Lemonheads and Sweetarts — is adding jelly beans to its lineup with the acquisition of Jelly Belly. The deal brings together two historic names in the ...

Some candies our parents and grandparents enjoyed were quite different to what's popular now. Here are a few old favorites, ...