There is a great deal of things in America that are awesome…and most of those awesome things come from Chicago. Finding out a lot of the iconic candies like Lemonheads, Nerds, Laffy Taffy, and Jelly Belly to name a few, have their roots right here in Chicago. That sample batch of candies come the Ferrara Candy Company – whose called Chicago home since its inception.

Ferrara considers themselves as the “hometown team” and they are a big player in the confectionery industry, but not to be out done by the other big names in the confectionery industry who are also founded and established in Chicago; companies like Mars-Wrigley Confectionery, Mondelēz International, and Tootsie Roll Industries.