Dave148 wrote:Forest Park sweets-maker Ferrara Pan Candy Co. will merge with Minnesota-based Farley's & Sathers Candy Co., the companies announced Wednesday. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ ... 0072.story
The combined company will be named Ferrara Candy Co. Inc., retaining the century-old Ferrara name. It will be led by Salvatore Ferrara II, chairman and CEO of Ferrara Pan....
The company declined to comment beyond the press release and did not immediately respond to questions regarding plans for the Forrest Park facility or the effect on local jobs.
d4v3 wrote:Decades ago, I used to live about 4 blocks from FP on the top floor of a building. Much of the time, I was in the direct path of the effluent from FP's stacks. If I left my windows open on Fireball day, it was brutal. I think Cherry day was my favorite, also. Back then they called them Cherry Chans with a caricature of a Chinese man on the box complete with coolie hat and a Fu Man Chu moustache (it was totally offensive). Funny how at the time, it was still OK to stereotype Asians, but not other minorities. I certainly understand why they changed the name of that one, but why change Alexander the Grape?
David Hammond wrote:d4v3 wrote:Decades ago, I used to live about 4 blocks from FP on the top floor of a building. Much of the time, I was in the direct path of the effluent from FP's stacks. If I left my windows open on Fireball day, it was brutal. I think Cherry day was my favorite, also. Back then they called them Cherry Chans with a caricature of a Chinese man on the box complete with coolie hat and a Fu Man Chu moustache (it was totally offensive). Funny how at the time, it was still OK to stereotype Asians, but not other minorities. I certainly understand why they changed the name of that one, but why change Alexander the Grape?
I believe it was Cherry Clan, right?
You may be thinking of Charlie Chan, another stereotype played to perfection on screen by Swedish Warner Oland (the guy was versatile).
d4v3 wrote:David Hammond wrote:d4v3 wrote:Decades ago, I used to live about 4 blocks from FP on the top floor of a building. Much of the time, I was in the direct path of the effluent from FP's stacks. If I left my windows open on Fireball day, it was brutal. I think Cherry day was my favorite, also. Back then they called them Cherry Chans with a caricature of a Chinese man on the box complete with coolie hat and a Fu Man Chu moustache (it was totally offensive). Funny how at the time, it was still OK to stereotype Asians, but not other minorities. I certainly understand why they changed the name of that one, but why change Alexander the Grape?
I believe it was Cherry Clan, right?
You may be thinking of Charlie Chan, another stereotype played to perfection on screen by Swedish Warner Oland (the guy was versatile).
No, I am pretty sure it was Cherry Chan playing on the name Charlie Chan with a stereotyped mispronunciation of "Charlie"
Here is a link to a picture of the box: http://www.candywrappermuseum.com/cherrychan.html
gotta love the intertubes, you can find anything
David Hammond wrote:I actually liked (and still like) Lemonheads.
Odd anti-drug campaign in local schools during the 1990s, supported by Ferrari Pan, was something like "Don't be a Lemonhead. Don't do drugs." Seemed insane to me, associating your product with the very thing you don't want people to like.
d4v3 wrote:Remember "Screamin Yellow Zonkers" with the really weird humor on the boxes? You had to be under the influence to "get it". If that marketing was not geared towards the munchie crowd, I don't know what was. Plus it was manufactured in Villa Park by Sandoz Pharmaceutical, the only legal manufacturer of LSD. I'l bet their focus groups were a trip.
David Hammond wrote:SYZs (no longer produced) [. . .]
The new Ferrara Candy Co., Inc. expects to close three Farley’s & Sathers Candy Co., Inc. operations within a year as a result of the latter’s merger with Ferrara Pan Candy Co., Inc., according to a press release from the company
David Hammond wrote:What do you know: they had both Cherry Chan AND Cherry Clan.
Ferrara Candy to be acquired by Nutella maker Ferrero
Butterfinger gets sales boost as Chicago-born Ferrara Candy revamps former Nestle brands
foodmanufacturing.com wrote:A federal workplace safety inspection found a Chicago-area candy manufacturer’s long history of violations for machine safety requirements continues after the company exposed workers to amputation hazards and failed to utilize lockout procedures for the third time in five years at its Bellwood site.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Ferrara Candy Co. for one repeat violation and four serious safety violations, with proposed penalties of $201,379, after responding to an April 4, 2022, complaint of unsafe working conditions. OSHA inspectors found workers exposed to amputation hazards because the company failed to utilize energy control procedures – such as lockout/tagout – before workers cleared jams and serviced equipment.
“Ferrara Candy Co. knows its workers can suffer debilitating injuries, such as amputations, when machines are not properly de-energized before servicing or maintaining them,” said OSHA’s Chicago North Area Director Angeline Loftus in Arlington Heights, Illinois. “Yet, company personnel continue to expose employees needlessly to these hazards. OSHA will continue to hold manufacturers accountable for using safe work practices, including lockout.”
Dave148 wrote:Ferrara Candy to be acquired by Nutella maker Ferrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ ... story.html
Ferrero North America, part of the global sweet-packaged food company the Ferrero Group, known for Keebler®, Butterfinger®, Nutella®, Kinder®, Tic Tac®, and other well-loved brands, today celebrated the opening of its new Innovation Center and North America R&D Labs in Chicago. The new 45,000 square foot facility located in the historic Marshall Field and Company Building brings together Ferrero's R&D teams from throughout the U.S. and houses teams working on Keebler, Famous Amos, Mother's, Fannie May, and other brands in the Ferrero portfolio – a total of over 150 employees.
It’s the end of an era for Fruit Stripe, the decades-old gum brand that was known for its fruit-inspired flavors and zebra-print product: The brand’s owner is discontinuing the striped treat.