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Ferrara's Orangeburg Candy Plant Starts First Production Lines
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CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE115 days agoCalifornia EDD's WARN report lists five Ferrara Candy Company (Jelly Belly) Fairfield notices dated 02/21/2026 with effective date 06/01/2026, 69 permanent layoffs in all.[1]Ferrara, which bought Jelly Belly in 2023, began laying off 69 of the 374 staff at Jelly Belly's Fairfield, California headquarters as it shuts the corporate and commercial offices there; the factory, warehouse and visitor center stay open.0.63Ferrero 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.$86M0.63Ferrero 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.$75M0.61Ferrero 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.$214M0.61Ferrero Agrees to Buy Nestlé's US Candy Business for $2.8 Billion
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE8.7 years agoFerrero's[1] release is dated "Tue, 01/16/2018" and says Ferrero "today announced a definitive agreement" to buy the business; no time is given.Ferrero agreed to pay $2.8 billion in cash for Nestlé's US confectionery arm, over 20 brands including Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Crunch, Nerds and SweeTarts, making it the third-largest US confectionery company.$2.8B0.60Ferrero Announces C$445M Expansion of Its Brantford, Ontario Plant
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoThe Invest Ontario[1] release is datelined 'BRANTFORD, Ontario, April 11, 2025' and announces the expansion that day.Ferrero Canada will spend C$445 million expanding its Brantford plant, adding 500 jobs and the first lines anywhere for new Ferrero Rocher chocolate squares, plus Nutella Biscuits made outside Europe for the first time.C$445M0.60Ferrero Breaks Ground on $214M Kinder Bueno Plant in Bloomington
Ferrero Chocolate Processing Facility, 2501 Beich Road, Bloomington, Illinois 61705, United StatesFerrero
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.9 years agoThe release stamped Nov 02, 2022, 12:37 ET says Ferrero North America 'today broke ground on its new Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington, Illinois'.[1]Ferrero North America broke ground on a 169,000 sq ft Kinder Bueno factory on its Bloomington, Illinois campus, a $214.4 million project adding 200 jobs and the first Kinder production in North America.$214.4M0.60Ferrero Reports 2022/23 Turnover of EUR 17 Billion
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoThe release is datelined "Luxembourg, 14 February 2024" and its PR Newswire[2] copy is stamped "Feb 14, 2024, 05:00 ET".Ferrero's turnover jumped 20.7% to EUR 17 billion in the year to 31 August 2023, boosted by the Wells Enterprises ice-cream deal; plants rose from 32 to 37 and staff to 47,212.0.60Ferrero 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.$75M0.60Ferrara Launches the 'Better Butterfinger' With a New Recipe
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE7.6 years agoPR Newswire[1], Feb 11, 2019, 08:01 ET: "The Butterfinger brand today launched the national 'Better Butterfinger' campaign" and "The better Butterfinger is available now".Ferrero's US candy unit Ferrara puts a reworked Butterfinger on shelves nationwide, with in-house roasted US peanuts and a richer coating, backed by a national TV campaign.0.60GFP Real Estate Wins the Flatiron Building's Second Auction
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Jeffrey Gural won Tuesday's auction outside 60 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan with a bid for $161 million."After the top bidder in the Flatiron Building's court-ordered auction failed to pay, a second sale handed New York's cake-slice tower to majority owner GFP Real Estate for $161.5 million.$161.5M0.60
