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• Food09/24/2026@BuildDesk

  Ferrero Invests $86M to Expand Its San José Iturbide Plant in Mexico

  San José Iturbide, Guanajuato 37984, MexicoFerrero

  

  Starts 07/21/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better73 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.

  $86M

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  EU Antitrust Inspectors Raid Ferrero Over Cross-Border Sales Curbs

  European Commission (Berlaymont), Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/13/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better172 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.

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Kinder Bueno Airs Its First Super Bowl Ad, 'Yes Bueno'

  Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, California 95054, United StatesFerrero

  

  Starts 02/08/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better236 days agoFerrero^[1][4], 2 Feb 2026: the spot "will air live during the Big Game on February 8, 2026, broadcasted on NBC".

  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.

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• Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

  Ferrero Reports 2023/24 Turnover of EUR 18.4 Billion

  Ferrero International S.A., 16 Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, Niederanven, 2633, LuxembourgFerrero

  

  Starts 02/13/2025 10:00AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.6 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.

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• Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk

  Ferrero Opens $214M Kinder Bueno Plant in Bloomington, Illinois

  Ferrero Chocolate Processing Facility, 2501 Beich Road, Bloomington, Illinois 61705, United StatesFerrero

  

  Starts 09/30/2024 5:01PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.0 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.

  $214M

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• Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk

  Ferrero Opens Its First North American Chocolate Factory in Bloomington

  Ferrero Chocolate Processing Facility, 2501 Beich Road, Bloomington, Illinois 61705, United StatesFerrero

  

  Starts 05/07/2024 4:38PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.4 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.

  $75M

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Salmonella Found Again at Ferrero Arlon, Some Lines Halted

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 06/29/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.3 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.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Judge Dismisses Kinder Joy 'Sweet Cream' Suit Against Ferrero

  Dirksen Federal Building and US Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604, United StatesFerrero

  

  Starts 02/15/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.6 years agoDocket entry 19: 'ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Manish S. Shah on 2/15/2023: Defendant's motion to dismiss... is granted.'^[1]

  Judge Manish Shah in Chicago threw out a proposed class action claiming Kinder Joy's 'sweet cream' label misled buyers because the cream is made from vegetable oils, skim milk powder and whey.

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• Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk

  Ferrero Breaks Ground on $214M Kinder Bueno Plant in Bloomington

  Ferrero Chocolate Processing Facility, 2501 Beich Road, Bloomington, Illinois 61705, United StatesFerrero

  

  Starts 11/02/2022 4:37PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.9 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'. Completion: Ferrero North America release, 30 Sep 2024: Ferrero "today celebrated the opening of its new Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington, Illinois"; WGLT^[3] the same day: "After a two-year construction period" the plant "officially begins production".

  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.

  $214.4M

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  AFSCA Confirms Full Production Licence for Ferrero's Arlon Plant

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 09/16/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.0 years agoFerrero's^[1] release: 'Vendredi 16 septembre, l'AFSCA a confirmé la licence de production de l'usine Ferrero Arlon.'

  After three months of supervised production with every batch tested, Belgium's food safety agency gave the Arlon Kinder plant a definitive licence, with closer unannounced inspections for the following year.

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Ferrero's Arlon Kinder Plant Gets Conditional Licence to Reopen

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  06/17/2022 - 09/15/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.3 years agoFerrero's^[1] release is dated 'Luxembourg 17 June 2022'; AFSCA: 'Cette autorisation conditionnelle sera accordée pour une période de 3 mois', replaced by the definitive licence on 16 September 2022.

  Belgium's AFSCA gave the Arlon plant a three-month conditional authorisation, with raw materials and every batch tested before sale, after Ferrero replaced equipment and 300 metres of pipeline.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Police Raid Ferrero's Arlon Plant and Luxembourg HQ in Kinder Probe

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 06/08/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.3 years agoLe Quotidien^[1], published 8 June 2022: 'Six perquisitions ont eu lieu ce mercredi, indique le parquet de Luxembourg'.

  Federal judicial police and AFSCA agents carried out six searches at Ferrero sites in Arlon and Brussels and at its Niederanven headquarters in Luxembourg, seizing documents and computer equipment.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Paris Prosecutors Open Kinder Salmonella Inquiry Into Ferrero

  Tribunal de Paris, Parvis Robert Badinter, 75017 Paris, FranceFerrero

  

  Starts 05/25/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.4 years agoici^[1] (AFP, 9 June 2022): 'Cette enquête a été ouverte le 25 mai'.

  The public-health division of the Paris court opened a preliminary inquiry into aggravated deception endangering health, involuntary injury and endangering life, after Foodwatch's complaint over Kinder products from Arlon.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Belgian Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Ferrero's Arlon Plant

  Palais de Justice, Place Schalbert, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/11/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 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.

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Belgium Shuts Ferrero's Arlon Kinder Plant and Orders Full Recall

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/08/2022 12:35PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 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.

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Ferrero USA Recalls Kinder Happy Moments and Kinder Mix Over Salmonella

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/07/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 years agoThe FDA^[1][2] notice says 'A previous version of this press release issued on 4/7/2022', and FDA's enforcement record gives recall initiation 2022-04-07.

  Ferrero U.S.A. recalled two Kinder assortments made in the Belgian plant where Salmonella Typhimurium was found - 71,280 Happy Moments boxes and 396 Kinder Mix baskets - though no US illnesses were reported.

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Ferrero Recalls Belgian-Made Kinder Surprise in UK Over Salmonella

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/02/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 years agoThe Food Standards Agency alert FSA-PRIN-22-2022 is dated '2 April 2022'.^[1]

  Ferrero recalled batches of Kinder Surprise 20g and 3x20g made in Belgium, best before 11 July to 7 October 2022, because they might carry Salmonella, in an outbreak Belgium's AFSCA linked to the Arlon plant.

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