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Ferrero Is Founded in Alba, Italy
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE80.4 years agoFerrero's[1][2] Italian history page: "Il 14 maggio 1946 nasce ufficialmente l'industria Ferrero"; La Stampa[3] gives the same day for the firm's registration.Pietro Ferrero's firm is officially born in Alba, Piedmont, on 14 May 1946, months after his cheap hazelnut paste Giandujot became a hit in post-war Italy.0.75Ferrero Opens $75M Nutella Peanut Line at Franklin Park, Illinois
Ferrero Franklin Park Plant, O'Hare West Bypass, Franklin Park, Illinois 60132, United StatesFerrero
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE153 days agoThe release stamped Apr 24, 2026, 16:53 ET says Ferrero North America 'today celebrated the opening of its new Nutella Peanut production line in Franklin Park, Illinois'.[1]Ferrero North America opened a $75 million Nutella Peanut production line at its Franklin Park, Illinois plant, creating 50 jobs and making the brand's first new flavor and its first product manufactured in the United States.$75M0.72Ferrero Reports 2023/24 Turnover of EUR 18.4 Billion
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoFerrero's[1] page is timed "Thu, 02/13/2025 11:00" (CET) and the PR Newswire[2] copy is stamped "Feb 13, 2025, 05:00 ET".Ferrero's turnover rose 8.9% to EUR 18.4 billion in the year to 31 August 2024, the year Nutella Ice Cream launched; capital investment grew 18% to EUR 958 million.0.71Nutella Biscuits Go on Sale in Italy
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE6.9 years agoSky[1] TG24: "Si chiamano Nutella[3] Biscuits e dal prossimo 4 novembre saranno sugli scaffali dei supermercati italiani"; December coverage reports them on sale and scarce.Ferrero's first biscuit with a Nutella heart reaches Italian supermarkets on 4 November 2019, made on a new line at its Balvano plant that cost more than EUR 120 million.0.70Ferrero Launches Nutella Plant-Based
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE2.1 years agoFerrero[1]: "LUXEMBOURG, 3 September 2024: Ferrero has today announced the launch of its beloved global spread in a new plant-based version".A vegan-certified Nutella that swaps milk for chickpeas and rice syrup, launched in Nutella's 60th year in Italy, France and Belgium in a 350g jar.0.70Ferrero Recalls Frozen Nutella Croissants and Muffins Over Metal
CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE91 days agoFerrero's[1] release 'Ferrero initiates a recall of selected frozen bakery products in Europe' is dated Thursday 25 June 2026.Ferrero recalled specific batches of frozen Nutella Croissant and Nutella Muffin in seven European countries because they might contain metal fragments; the lots came from its Fresystem bakery near Naples.0.70Salmonella Found Again at Ferrero Arlon, Some Lines Halted
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.2 years agoRTBF[1], 29 June 2023: several production lines 'ont dû être mises à l'arrêt', confirmed by Ferrero and AFSCA; L'Avenir: the plant 'a reconnu ce jeudi devoir stopper momentanément des lignes'.Fifteen months after the Kinder outbreak, Ferrero's own checks found salmonella in the Arlon plant's surroundings - floor, stairs or skirting - and it stopped the lines concerned; no finished product tested positive.0.68Nutella Peanut, the Brand's First New Flavour in 60 Years, Launches in the US
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE162 days agoFerrero[1][3], Wed 04/15/2026, 9:00 AM: "Launch: April 15, 2026"; "Nutella[2] Peanut is now available nationwide".Nutella's first new flavour since 1964 blends its cocoa spread with roasted peanuts and goes on sale at major US retailers nationwide.0.68Belgian Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Ferrero's Arlon Plant
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.5 years agoPaperjam[1] (11 April 2022): the substitute prosecutor 'a annoncé, dans un e-mail transmis à la presse... ce lundi': 'Je vous confirme l'ouverture d'une information judiciaire'.The Luxembourg-province prosecutor's office confirmed a judicial investigation into Ferrero over the salmonella outbreak traced to its Arlon plant, the province's biggest employer and sole maker of Kinder Schoko-Bons.0.68Ferrero 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.$75M0.67Ferrero 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.$86M0.66Belgium Shuts Ferrero's Arlon Kinder Plant and Orders Full Recall
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.5 years agoFerrero's PR Newswire[1] release is stamped 'Apr 08, 2022, 08:35 ET' and TV Lux[3] reports AFSCA's same-day decision.Belgium's food safety agency AFSCA withdrew the Arlon plant's authorisation after about a hundred salmonellosis cases in Europe, and Ferrero recalled every Kinder Surprise, Mini Eggs, Surprise Maxi and Schoko-Bons made there.0.66
