Butterfinger
| Product type | Candy bar |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ferrara Candy Company (US) (since 2018) Nestlé (International) |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1923 |
| Previous owners | Nestlé (US)
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| Website | www |
Butterfinger is a candy bar manufactured by US based Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero. It is manufactured internationally by Nestlé. It consists of a layered crisp peanut butter core covered in a chocolate-like coating; the coating is not eligible to be described as chocolate, as it contains no cocoa butter. Butterfinger was invented by Otto Schnering of the Curtiss Candy Company in 1923. A popularity contest chose the name.
In its early years, the Butterfinger was promoted by Shirley Temple in the 1934 film Baby Take a Bow. It was advertised by characters from The Simpsons (most notably Bart Simpson) from 1988 to 2001.