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Nestlé sells US confectionery arm to Ferrero in £2.03bn deal

17-Jan-2018 By Gwen Ridler

Nestlé has sold its US confectionery arm – including well-known brands Crunch, Nerds and Butterfinger – to Ferrero, in a deal worth $2.8bn (£2.03bn).

Nutella maker Ferrero appoints first non-family boss

03-Apr-2017 By Noli Dinkovski

Confectionery manufacturer Ferrero Group, known for producing Nutella hazelnut spread and Kinder chocolate, has appointed its first non-family ceo as part of a management restructure.

Ferrero completes deal for United Biscuits’ Delacre

09-Dec-2016 By Matt Atherton

Biscuit brands Delacre and DeliChoc have been bought by Ferrero from United Biscuits, for an undisclosed sum.

Ferrero close to sealing United Biscuits deal

30-Nov-2016 By Matt Atherton

Nutella and chocolate maker Ferrero is close to sealing a deal to buy two biscuit brands from United Biscuits, the manufacturer has confirmed.

Recession hits Ferrero’s plans for a UK factory

05-Sep-2014 By Nicholas Robinson

Ferrero’s plans to build a new production facility in the UK and double its sales here to £400M by 2015 were abandoned because of capital expenditure constraints, it has been revealed.

Ferrero Group appoints new md

13-Jan-2012 By Mike Stones

Confectionery firm Ferrero Group has appointed Pieraldo Oldano as the new md of Ferrero UK & Ireland.

With accusations of misleading advertising from consumer groups Which? in the UK and Foodwatch in Germany, and bad publicity about the way its Nutella hazelnut spread has been marketed in the US, Ferrero md for UK and Ireland, Christian Walter is remarkably...