History on Atomic Fireballs
Nello Ferrara, the son of Salvatore Ferrara, created the famous Atomic FireBall in 1954. At this time in his life he had the idea to develop a spicy candy. When the product was presented to the candy industry, the capacity at Ferrara Pan was limited to 200 cases per day. Within three weeks of sending samples to Ferrara Pan brokers, orders were rolling in at a rate of over 50,000 cases per day, far beyond the capacity Ferrara Pan could handle at that time.
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The Atomic FireBall was developed using the hot panned candy process. This process involves building candy pieces from single grains of sugar and tossing them into revolving pans while adding flavor, color and other candy ingredients. This process continues until the pieces become the desired size. For further information on the process of how Atomic FireBalls are made, visit Ferrara Pan's "
Atomic Fire Ball Virtual Tour".The "Atomic Fire Ball" gained world-wide recognition shortly after the product was introduced. The round, spicy, hard candy that was once a dream, had become a success. An estimated 15 million fireballs are consumed per week by people all over the world and the number continues to grow.
Today, Ferrara Pan Candy Company makes numerous types of candy, such as hard candies, gummies, and jellies. For more information on the history of Ferrara Pan Candy Company and other Ferrara Pan candy products, please visit
ferrarapan.design.americaneagle.com.
