Ferrara Candy Company, a sugar confectioner in the United States, Brazil and Europe, announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operation in Orangeburg County. The company said its $675 million investment is projected to create 1,000 manufacturing and corporate jobs over the next 10 years.
Ferrara’s new operation will be located at Highway 21 and Rowesville Road in Orangeburg, where the company plans to construct a 750,000-square-foot manufacturing facility including processing and packaging, a warehouse for raw and pack materials and an administrative office.
The first production lines in the new facility are expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2029.
Headquartered in Chicago for 118 years, Ferrara operates a network of more than 30 facilities worldwide and employs more than 9,400 people. Its products are sold in more than 60 countries and span a portfolio of more than 40 brands including NERDS, SweeTARTS, Laffy Taffy, Trolli, Brach's, Jelly Belly in the U.S., Terry’s and Carambar in Europe, and Dori in Brazil.
Ferrara is a privately held Ferrero-affiliated company.
