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Ferrero Agrees to Buy Brazilian Protein-Bar Maker Bold Snacks
CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE190 days agoFerrero's[1][2] release is timed "Wed, 03/18/2026 16.30" (CET) and says Ferrero "has signed an agreement to acquire Bold Snacks".Ferrero signed to buy Bold Snacks, a Brazilian protein-bar and whey brand founded in 2018, with its office and factory in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais and about 300 staff - its first better-for-you business in South America.0.77First Jar of Nutella Leaves Ferrero's Alba Factory
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE62.4 years agoCuneo24[1]: "Il 20 aprile 1964, infatti, dallo stabilimento Ferrero[3] di Alba uscì il primo vasetto di Nutella[2]".The hazelnut and cocoa spread that grew out of Pietro Ferrero's post-war Giandujot is first jarred as Nutella at Ferrero's plant in Alba on 20 April 1964.0.76Ferrero Starts World's First Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Squares Line
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE336 days agoBrantBeacon[1]: 'Ferrero Canada celebrated the launch of its new Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Squares production line on Thursday, October 23, 2025.'Ferrero Canada started the world's first production line for Ferrero Rocher chocolate squares at its Brantford, Ontario plant, part of its C$445 million expansion there.0.75Ferrero Invests $86M to Expand Its San José Iturbide Plant in Mexico
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE65 days agoThe Guanajuato government bulletin is datelined 'San José Iturbide, Gto. 21 de julio de 2026' and reports the governor leading 'la ceremonia del anuncio' of the $86 million investment.[1]Ferrero announced an $86 million expansion of its San José Iturbide plant in Guanajuato, strengthening Nutella and chocolate production, storage and a new high-voltage power supply to lift exports to North America.$86M0.75Ferrero Reports 2021/22 Turnover of EUR 14 Billion
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.6 years agoThe release is signed "Luxembourg, 16th February 2023" and says Ferrero[1][2][3] International S.A. "approved the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended August 31, 2022"; no time is given.Ferrero's turnover rose 10.4% to EUR 14 billion in the year to 31 August 2022, with growth led by the USA and Italy and the FULFIL Nutrition bar maker bought in June 2022.0.74Ferrero Opens Its First North American Chocolate Factory in Bloomington
Ferrero Chocolate Processing Facility, 2501 Beich Road, Bloomington, Illinois 61705, United StatesFerrero
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE2.4 years agoThe release stamped May 07, 2024, 12:38 ET says Ferrero North America 'today celebrated the opening of its first chocolate processing facility in North America and third globally'.[1]A 70,000 sq ft, $75 million chocolate processing plant on Ferrero's Bloomington, Illinois campus, the group's third chocolate factory worldwide and its first outside Europe, making chocolate for Kinder, Ferrero Rocher, Butterfinger and Crunch.$75M0.73Ferrero Unveils Its First Ferrero Rocher and Raffaello Ice Creams
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE5.5 years agoFerrero's[1][2][4] release, dated 22 March 2021: "Ferrero unveiled its first-ever Ferrero Rocher, Ferrero Rocher Dark and Raffaello ice cream sticks".Ferrero enters ice cream with Ferrero Rocher, Ferrero Rocher Dark and Raffaello sticks, made in Alzira, Spain, and launched first in five European countries in 2021.0.72Ferrero Agrees to Buy UK Cereal-Bar Maker Eat Natural
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoFerrero's[1][2] release is dated "Thu, 12/17/2020" and says Ferrero "today announced a definitive agreement" to acquire Eat Natural; no time is given.Ferrero signed a definitive agreement to buy Eat Natural, the UK maker of cereal bars, toasted muesli and granola, taking over its Halstead factory and its first step into healthier snacking.0.72Ferrero Opens $214M Kinder Bueno Plant in Bloomington, Illinois
Ferrero Chocolate Processing Facility, 2501 Beich Road, Bloomington, Illinois 61705, United StatesFerrero
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE2.0 years agoThe release stamped Sep 30, 2024, 13:01 ET says Ferrero North America 'today celebrated the opening of its new Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington, Illinois'.[1]Ferrero North America opened a 169,000 sq ft Kinder Bueno factory on its Bloomington, Illinois campus, a $214 million investment creating about 200 jobs and making Kinder Bueno in the US for the first time.$214M0.72Ferrero Opens Chicago Innovation Center in Marshall Field Building
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.0 years agoThe release stamped Sep 19, 2023, 16:17 ET says Ferrero North America 'today celebrated the opening of its new Innovation Center and North America R&D Labs in Chicago'.[1]Ferrero North America opened a 45,000 sq ft Innovation Center and R&D Labs in Chicago's historic Marshall Field and Company Building, bringing together more than 150 staff working on Keebler, Famous Amos, Mother's and Fannie May.0.71Alessandro Nervegna Takes Over as CEO of Ferrero Core
CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE23 days agoThe release says the two new roles take effect "on 1 September 2026", and Ferrero's[2][3] leadership page now lists Nervegna as "Chief Executive Officer of Ferrero Core".Ferrero's new structure took effect: Alessandro Nervegna became CEO of Ferrero Core and Lapo Civiletti, CEO since 2017, became President of Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co, both reporting to Giovanni Ferrero.0.71EU Antitrust Inspectors Raid Ferrero Over Cross-Border Sales Curbs
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE164 days agoThe Commission's release IP/26/802 was published on 13 April 2026: 'The European Commission is carrying out unannounced antitrust inspections in two Member States'.[1]European Commission officials made unannounced antitrust inspections at a chocolate maker's premises in two EU countries over possible restrictions on cross-border trade, and Ferrero confirmed it was the company.0.71
