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Butterfinger is a candy bar manufactured by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero. ... the largest leveraged buyout in history. In February 1990, ...
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.
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.
Butterfinger, an American confectionery brand of Ferrero; Butterfinger (Canadian band), a Canadian alternative-rock band; Butterfingers (Australian band), an Australian hip hop group; Butterfingers (Malaysian band), a Malaysian rock band; Butter Fingers, a 1925 American film directed by Del Lord "Butterfingers" (song), a song by Amy Pearson
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]
In September 2017, Lapo Civiletti became the first non-family CEO in the history of the company. Giovanni Ferrero instead became the executive chairman, focusing on long-term strategy. [14] In October 2017, Ferrero announced that they would acquire the Ferrara Candy Company. [15] The acquisition was completed that December. [16]
Butterfinger BB's were originally introduced into two test markets - Charlotte, NC and Louisville, KY - while Butterfinger was still part of the Curtiss Candy Company. When Nestlé acquired the Butterfinger brand from RJR Nabisco in 1990, BB's were no longer being produced.
In March 1999, Transcendence (1999) debuted at the number three on the RIM International Charts was released and sold over 60,000 units, which was considered to be Butterfinger's best work. [3] The album went on to earn Butterfingers their first Double Platinum Award. This album also contains their most well-known song, "The Chemistry (Between ...