FERRERO - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

This company is engaged in the manufacture of chocolate and other confectionery products. It is considered as one of the world's largest chocolate producers, manufacturing approximately 100,000 tons of assorted products every year. The company manufactures a range of chocolate products, such as Kinder Sorpresa Eggs, a hollow egg-shaped chocolates with tiny toys inside; and Nutella chocolate and hazelnut spread. Its other product series under Kinder brand include Kinder Surprise, Fiesta Ferrero, Kinder Chocolate bars, Kinder Happy Hippo, Kinder Maxi, Kinder Dalice and Kinder Bueno. The company also produces Mon Chari chocolates and Pocket Coffee espresso-filled chocolates, Giotto, Ferrero Rocher chocolates, and Tic Tac breath mints. The company was founded by confectioner Pietro Ferrero in 1946. The company has opened a production facility in Brazil in 1997. The company is owned by the Ferrero family. Ferrero S.p.A. is based in Alba, Italy. It also has operations worldwide and sells its sweets in the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Ferrero supports its international sales with a global network of 29 sales and 15 production subsidiaries. Four production sites are located in Italy (Alba), France, Brazil and the United States (New Jersey).