USA: Ferrero to launch flavour-changing Tic Tac sweets
Confectionery firm Ferrero has launched new a version of its Tic Tac sweets that are claimed to create a “flavour changing experience”. According to Bloomberg, Tic Tac Mixers are aimed at “young consumers who hate being bored” and is the company’s first major innovation since 2008. Todd Midura, Marketing Director for Tic Tac in the […]
Italy: Ferrero to develop new packaging based on hazelnut shells
Ferrero, which purchases a quarter of the world’s hazelnut supply and produces 180 million kg of Nutella chocolate spread per annum, is collaborating with Stora Enso, and PTS, a German research institute, to develop a new material called EcoPaper which is based on waste hazelnut shells. Miguel Sanchez, mill manager at Stora Enso, describes that […]
China: Ferrero to open first factory
Ferrero SpA, the world’s fourth largest chocolate manufacturer, has announced that it is to begin construction of its first factory in China, to be completed in the first half of 2015. Among the major confectionery companies that currently dominate the Chinese chocolate market – Mars, Nestle, Ferrero and local brand Le Conté – Ferrero is […]
India: Ferrero to launch Schoko Bons Crispy brand
The Italian chocolate maker Ferrero is due to launch its fifth brand in India – Schoko Bons Crispy. The launch, a chocolate wafer bar, was developed by Ferrero’s Indian team and follows the company’s first localised product – an elaichi flavour for Tic Tac mints. Commenting on the launch, Emanuele Fiordalisi, Marketing Head at Ferrero […]
Turkey: Ferrero buys nut producer Oltan Gida
Oltan Gida, the largest hazelnut company in Turkey, has been acquired by Italian confectionery firm Ferrero, according to reports. Oltan Gida has been the largest hazelnut exporter in Turkey since 2002, and in 2013 achieved sales of $500 million and total exports of 68,000 tonnes. Earlier this year the company invested TL 100 million in […]