It's quite tough to find, to the extent that it's been rumored to be discontinued. But spoiler, it's not, which makes nabbing ...

Nello Ferrara, the creator of the candies Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs, died Feb. 3. Audie Cornish talks to his son, Salvatore Ferrara II, about his father's legacy.

From the Chicago Sun-Times: Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs creator Nello Ferrara, chairman of Chicago’s Ferrara Pan Candy Co., died Friday at his home in River Forest at age 93.

Nello Ferrara created spicy-hot Atomic FireBalls after serving in Occupied Japan in the post-atom bomb era. He developed Lemonheads in 1962, saying he got the idea after his son was born with a ...

What’s not to love about the Atomic FireBall? The name is perfect: descriptive, enthusiastic, plus the atom bomb association gives it that Cold War vibe. And the taste? Sugary, then blazing h… ...

The candy company that makes Lemonheads, Red Hots and Atomic Fireballs plans to close its plant in Winona.One-hundred-24 employees at Ferrara Candy will be out of work at the end of April.

CHICAGO (CBS) --The maker of Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs is rolling out of suburban Oakbrook Terrace and into the Old Post Office in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said candy maker Ferrara will ...

What’s not to love about the Atomic FireBall? The name is perfect: descriptive, enthusiastic, plus the atom bomb association gives it that Cold War vibe. And the taste? Sugary, then blazing hot.

Nello Ferrara, the creator of the candies Lemonheads and Atomic Fireballs, died Feb. 3. Audie Cornish talks to his son, Salvatore Ferrara II, about his father's legacy.

When Salvatore Ferrara II was born by forceps, his temporarily misshapen appearance inspired his dad to call the new lip-puckering candy he invented “Lemonheads.” That was the joke told by ...