Sorry, candy corn haters, it'll take more than ransomware to stop Brach's Candy Corn
Ferrara Candy Co, the makers of Brach’s Candy Corn, says the attack won’t affect supplies
People hate candy corn. It’s an opinion movement that’s been picking up steam for the last 10 years or so. Those orange, yellow, and white sugar pyramids may have been good for trick-or-treaters in the 1890s, but we have Take 5 bars now. We need old-timey candy like a hula hoop needs a stick.
Candy corn hate can’t be explicitly tied to the ransomware attack that disrupted the production of Brach’s Candy Corn production at Ferrara Candy in Chicago. But it does give one pause.
Earlier this month, the Chicago-based confectioners Ferrara Candy reported being hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted manufacturing at the worst possible time: Spooky season aka Halloween aka October.
“Who cares?” Joe Candy Corn Hater says to himself. Well, candy corn wasn’t the only thing affected by the hack. Ferrara also produces Nerds, Laffy Taffy, Keebler, and Famous Amos.