In 1990, Farley purchased a , former E.J. Brach's factory, located in Melrose Park, Illinois. This plant was used for a wide range of products, but primarily produced hard candies, eventually replacing the plant in Zion, Illinois and concentrating production facilities within a smaller radius of the company's warehouse/distribution center. One of the main products produced on state-of-the-art equipment at this plant was "Starlight Mints", at a much lower cost than those from competitors such as E.J. Brach, for which it was a mainstay product.