John Sather, a local grocer in Round Lake, Minnesota, established the Sather Company in 1936. John's son, Kenneth, joined the business after graduation from high school and continued in the business, after his tour of duty during World War II.

By the early 1960’s, Sathers distributed products to the five state Midwest region. The territory grew and product lines and operations changed to include the addition of a nut roasting operation in the 1960’s. With the addition of telemarketing in 1967, the customer territory expanded to eleven Midwest states. With this increase, Sathers added tractor trailer units to its trucking fleet.

The company continued to expand. In 1972, Sathers went nationwide with product distribution. From 1983 to 1994, Sathers expansion continued with the company purchasing five companies to increase the packaging and distribution of product. This now included three manufacturing facilities and two additional distribution centers.

Sathers Candy Company and Farley Candy Company merged under the umbrella of Favorite Brands International, in 1996. In 1999, Nabisco purchased Favorite Brands, and Kraft Foods purchased Nabisco in 2000.  Kraft Foods sold assets from Farley's Candy Company and Sathers Candy Company in 2002, forming Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc.