Talk:Ferrara Candy Company

Please Change Article Name to Ferrara Candy Company

The company that has resulted from the merger of Ferrara Pan Candy Company and Farley's & Sather's Candy Company is called Ferrara Candy Company (they have dropped the "Pan" in the name). I don't know how to change the title of a wikipedia article. Could someone please do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.104.242.30 (talk) 22:41, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Moved. There's a drop down menu on the top right of the page, left of the search box. twimoki (talk) 05:18, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Merge proposal

I've added multiple merge templates: Lemonhead (candy), Atomic Fireball, Original Boston Baked Beans, and Red Hots. These candies are all stubs and I believe that none of them will contain enough information to warrant individual articles. If the individual candy stubs are combined with this candy company stub, we may have an interesting article underway, no? -Superbeecat 09:49, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

I'd rather keep them seperate. Eventually people might add more to the stubs, and the odds are that someone who's looking up a candy doesn't care much about the company or the other products they make. What I'd rather change is that the entry on Boston Baked Beans not have "Original" as part of the title. They don't refer to them with the "Original" on the company website. Strumphs 17:47, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Au Contraire "ORIGINAL" at http://www.ferrarapan.com/html/beans.html The best way to deal with this is to show both variations e.g. "...Original Boston Baked Beans, also known as just "Boston Baked Beans..." --- Joe Hepperle 05:15, 28 March 2008 (CDT)

I agree with Superbeecat. It's rather unlikely that people will add enough to the stubs to make them warrant articles on their own. As for someone looking up a candy: it doesn't matter whether he cares about the company or not: he'll find the same information about the candy--it will just be a subsection of a different article, rather than a stand-alone stub. Why would he care? Judah —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.86.61.252 (talk) 04:57, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Superbeecat as well. I wrote the first version of the Lemondheads article just to get it out there and maybe prompt someone to expand on it. Now, however, I think that a merge is a good idea. The Ferrera Pan article would be a lot more interesting with every candy represented, since it would all be in one place. --bobbo king (talk) 05:42, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I too agree that they should be merged for the reasons already written. As reinforcement of the concept for those who may worry, merging will not affect ones ability to find the individual candies on Wikipedia. After merging, when you type "Boston Baked Beans" in the search box, it will automatically redirect to the Pan Company's page, where the information will be. It seems as if it has been long enough for comments... whomever knows how to do the merging (and redirects), I say go for it! -- Joe Hepperle March 28, 2008

I agree as well to this merger, and have implemented it to the candy pages. If at some future time there is enough material for a seperate article, it can, and should, be spun off. At this point I don't see it happening for some time though. Radagast83 (talk) 20:46, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Lemonheads seem to have been left out of the deal. There is a link in the summary that redirects to the same page and no section below. 67.185.24.45 (talk) 03:17, 28 January 2010 (UTC)Rotsujin

Lemonheads are lemon drops

I'm considering redoing the "lemonhead" link in the article to point to lemon drops, rather than the recursive link back to the article. Any thoughts or suggestions? Bookbrad (talk) 18:15, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Capsaicin in Atomic Fireballs?

I'd like to see a source for the claim that Atomic Fireballs contain capsaicin. It's not included on the candy's ingredient list and I can't find any mention of it on Ferrara Pan's website. --bmtm (talk) 17:34, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I was totally surprised to find this:

What spice makes the candy so hot?

The spice that gives the product the heat or hot sensation is capsicum.

It contains 3500 HV (Scoville Heat Units).

http://www.ferrarapan.com/faq/

Highnumber (talk) 02:07, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Surprising. I always thought it was cinnamon oil (cinnamaldehyde) that gave the candy a hot flavor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.150.27.130 (talk) 19:53, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Cherry Chan or Cherry Clan?

Article states that Cherry Heads used to be called "Cherry Chan." I have heard them called "Cherry Clan" and distinctly remember the packaging in the 1980s. Is this an error in the article or are there other variations? 12.150.27.130 (talk) 20:01, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

No, this is not an error. The Cherry Chan candy featured a Charlie Chan type character on the packaging that eventually drew the ire of Asian-American activist groups. This was replaced with Cherry Clan. Then Cherry Clan was replaced with Cherry Heads to emphasize the similarity to Lemon Heads.--RJBowman (talk) 15:39, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

History of Brach's merger with Farley's & Sathers and subsequent downsizing ordeals

A section of the article was just deleted, probably because it was not cited or substantiated. It went as follows:

"Culled from the efforts and innovations of numerous individuals who built and grew their products, processes, and companies; at their combined peaks these production companies had once utilized more than 5,000,000 square feet (460,000 m2), and employed more than 10,000 workers."

Although I cannot quickly find anything that substantiates this claim; nevertheless, I see that there was apparently ongoing labor disputes and local controversies about the lay-offs and overall downsizing of the company after its merger with Farley's & Sathers Candy Company. Instead of deleting this section entirely and abandoning its contribution altogether, perhaps something should be said about Brach's once major presence in the community, i.e., as a major employer and so on. Doing an internet search, there's many articles, as well as even blogs, that cover both the labor protests, as well as discussion on the end of an era of heritage. How this company and its role in the community changed appears to be a reasonable subject to include in the article… at least a paragraph or two. Citing the notable response it received from former workers and residents of the area would not be a bad idea. Brach's was a major American candy brand, and although since merged, it is still recognized as such by many persons. To wipe this section, without further note of people's ordeals, might be inappropriate and insensitive to that history. A proactive effort should be made to include this in the article. Ca.papavero (talk) 21:13, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Here's one citation about protest, for an exampleRomain, Michael (October 31, 2014). "Protest at Ferrara Candy in Forest Park Activists allege temp racial discrimination". Forest Park Review. Wednesday Journal Inc. Retrieved 28 April 2015.</ref> Ca.papavero (talk) 21:31, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

A blog noting the significance of the old plant. Ca.papavero (talk) 21:31, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

References

Candy Inspired by Hiroshima Bombing and Deformed Baby?

Could someone please source the horrific origins given Atomic Fireballs and Lemonheads? These paragraphs read more like vandalism than truth, and I don't think that they came from a corporate web site.--RJBowman (talk) 15:43, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Marketing Genius

The article mostly reads as a marketing release. Calling the products "great" and such. I am mad about a CANDY ARTICLE!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.250.172.241 (talk) 07:03, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Advertisement

"The company has between 700 and 800 pans operating at any given time...it is believed that no other US company has more than 150." It's clear the last paragraph under 'History' is written by the PR department. Please edit.

jujube

How come no mention of Jujube (confectionery)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.49.216.149 (talk) 02:46, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

Nello Ferrara

After coming across this New York Times article, I looked up Nello Ferrara, which redirects here. Someone, perhaps the son of the founders, is mentioned in our article as the inventor of the Atomic Fireball; the subject of the NYT article is a different person, part of the same family but a minor-league hockey player. The latter, at least, may merit an article at some point. Maybe both of them. --BDD (talk) 16:59, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Whisky link

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_Cinnamon_Whisky

71.80.203.159 (talk) 04:30, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Maple nut goodies

Do y'all make maple nut goodies Charles250 (talk) 14:21, 23 January 2023 (UTC)