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Ruling on Ferrero's suit against a Maharashtra maker of fake 'Nutella Ferrero' spread, Justice Saurabh Banerjee declared NUTELLA a well-known mark, barred the counterfeiter for good and awarded Rs 30 lakh in damages.

WK Kellogg Co became a wholly owned Ferrero subsidiary and left the New York Stock Exchange, with shareholders paid $23 a share in cash a week after approving the deal.

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.

A proposed nationwide class action filed in Chicago accused Ferrero's Ferrara Candy Company of failing to warn that Nerds, Laffy Taffy, SweeTarts, Trolli and Black Forest gummies carry arsenic, citing State of Florida lab tests.

Ferrero's turnover rose 4.6% to EUR 19.3 billion in the year to 31 August 2025, with capital investment of close to EUR 1.1 billion and the WK Kellogg Co cereal deal closing just after year-end.

Kinder Bueno makes Ferrero's Super Bowl debut in Super Bowl LX with a 30-second space-themed spot starring William Fichtner and Paige DeSorbo.

Tic Tac packs Dr Pepper's 23-flavour blend into its pocket mint, a limited-time US collaboration arriving at select retailers before a nationwide roll-out.

Ferrero split its top job: Alessandro Nervegna will run the core confectionery, biscuits and better-for-you business, while CEO Lapo Civiletti moves to lead Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co from 1 September 2026.

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.

Ferrero North America's first portfolio-wide campaign, its biggest marketing commitment ever, offers a $1 million prize to shoppers across the World Cup summer, fronted by Tom Brady.

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.

Nutella's first new flavour since 1964 blends its cocoa spread with roasted peanuts and goes on sale at major US retailers nationwide.

Ferrara Candy Company, maker of Nerds and Trolli, will build a 750,000 sq ft plant in Orangeburg County, its first in South Carolina, investing $675 million and creating 1,000 jobs over 10 years.

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.

Ferrero plans ten seasonal and limited-edition Wonka products across chocolate, candy, ice cream and cereal for the US and Europe, in an exclusive global tie-up with Netflix.

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.

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.

Ferrero's WK Kellogg Co shut its 1942 cereal plant at 9601 F Street in Omaha, laying off 451 union and non-union workers in two waves from 20 July to 18 August 2026.

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.

Ferrero's WK Kellogg Co is permanently laying off 117 union and non-union workers at its cereal plant at 2168 Frisco Avenue in Memphis between 7 August and 2 October 2026.

Ferrero signed to buy Purely Elizabeth, the Boulder, Colorado granola, oatmeal and cereal brand whose sales more than doubled in two years, adding to its WK Kellogg breakfast business.

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.

Ferrero's reimagined Wonka sweets and chocolates reach Morrisons and Asda, with Tesco and other UK and Irish retailers following in October.

Ferrero and its unions fixed the 2025/2026 objectives-linked bonus for about 7,000 Italian employees at between 2,426 and 2,555 euros gross per site, paid with October 2026 wages, after targets were more than 90% met.

Four limited-edition Wonka treats, from Magic Hat pralines to Oompa Loompa gummies, reach US stores in November 2026 with a digital Golden Ticket hunt.

Ferrero's consolidated accounts for the year to 31 August 2026, the first full year to include WK Kellogg Co's US cereal business, are expected in mid-February 2027.

The first production lines of Ferrara Candy Company's $675 million, 750,000 sq ft plant in Orangeburg County, South Carolina are due to start in the first quarter of 2029, with the full facility opening later that year.