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Nestlé version (1990–2018); this wrapper was used from 2001 to 2018. Butterfinger is a candy bar manufactured by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero. [1] It consists of a layered crisp peanut butter core covered in a "chocolatey" coating (it is not eligible to be referred to as chocolate, as it contains no cocoa butter).
The Baby Ruth / Butterfinger factory, built in the 1960s, is located at 3401 Mt. Prospect Rd. in Franklin Park, Illinois. Interstate 294 curves eastward around the plant, where a prominent, rotating sign, resembling a giant candy bar, is visible. It originally read "Curtiss Baby Ruth" on one side and "Curtiss Butterfinger" on the other.
The candy bar was introduced in 1936 by Luden's, at the time a subsidiary of Food Industries of Philadelphia. [1] [4] [5] The name was an attempt to associate the candy with fashionable 5th Avenue in New York City. [6]
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Ferrero International SpA (/ f ə ˈ r ɛər oʊ / fə-RAIR-oh, Italian: [ferˈrɛːro]), more commonly known as Ferrero Group or simply Ferrero, is an Italian multinational company with headquarters in Alba.
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It was the first American "combination" candy bar to achieve nationwide success. Two similar candy bars followed the Clark Bar, the Butterfinger bar (1923) made by the Curtiss Candy Company and the 5th Avenue bar (1936) created by Luden's. The Clark Bar was manufactured in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the original family-owned business until 1955.
In January 2018, Nestlé USA announced it was selling its US confectionary business including the 100 Grand, BabyRuth, Butterfinger, OhHenry!, Raisinets and SnoCaps to Ferrara Candy Company, an american based chocolate and candy maker and Ferrero-related company. [68] The company was sold for a total of an estimated $2.8 billion. [68]