Spain: Ferrero to transform ice cream facility into European hub

Ferrero, the Italian confectionery group, is investing €140 million (approximately $162 million) to modernize its Ice Cream Factory Comaker (ICFC) plant in Alzira, Valencia, transforming it into its new European technology hub for ice cream development.

The substantial investment is part of a long-term growth plan to strengthen the company’s branded ice cream portfolio across Europe, which currently includes products based on iconic brands such as Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello and Kinder.

The project involves expanding capacity, modernising core processes, and installing new production lines before 2030. Critically, the company will cease all private-label production at the Alzira facility by the end of 2026 to focus entirely on its own-brand range. This latest move builds upon the group’s acquisition of a controlling stake in ICFC in 2019.

“Ferrero guarantees job continuity for all employees throughout the process, both in office and production roles, although some may take on new responsibilities within the renewed structure”, the company said in a statement

Source: Ferrero / Just Food / Food & Beverage