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Farley's & Sathers Candy
Company, Inc.
Farley Candy Company - In
1870, Gunther Farley and two of his brothers founded Gunther Chocolate Company.
Gunther Chocolate Company merged with another smaller candy company (started by
another member of the Farley family) in 1891, creating Farley Candy Company.
Farley manufactured a full line of chocolate candy, as well as gummi, starch,
jell, and candy coated peanut items.
The demand for Farley products
required more space. In 1988, Farley’s established a packaging and distribution
center on the West Coast as well as leasing a warehouse distribution center in
Bedford Park, Illinois. With four candy manufacturing plants, Farley Candy
Company had the second largest bag candy manufacturing facility in the United
States.
Sathers Candy Company -
John Sather, a local grocer in Round Lake, Minnesota, established the Sather
Company in 1936. John's son, Kenneth, joined the business after graduation from
high school and continued in the business, after his tour of duty during World
War II.
By the early 1960’s, Sathers
distributed products to the five state Midwest region. The territory grew and
product lines and operations changed to include the addition of a nut roasting
operation in the 1960’s. With the addition of telemarketing in 1967, the
customer territory expanded to eleven Midwest states. With this increase,
Sathers added tractor trailer units to its trucking fleet.
The company continued to expand.
In 1972, Sathers went nationwide with product distribution. From 1983 to 1994,
Sathers expansion continued with the company purchasing five companies to
increase the packaging and distribution of product. This now included three
manufacturing facilities and two additional distribution centers.
Farley Candy Company and Sathers
Candy Company merged under the umbrella of Favorite Brands International, in
1996. In 1999, Nabisco purchased Favorite Brands, and Kraft Foods purchased
Nabisco in 2000. Kraft Foods sold assets from Farley's Candy Company and Sathers
Candy Company in 2002 to Catterton Partners, forming Farley's & Sathers Candy
Company, Inc. and it is now an independent company.
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