Confectionery – Confectionery Manufacturer
Contact: Darren Smith
Work
889 Greenford Road
Greenford
London UB6 0HE
Work Phone: 02031 350750
Cell Phone: 07783 421609
Work Email: Darren.smith@ferrero.com
Website: http://www.ferrero.co.uk
The history of the Ferrero Group is a story of success in its third generation, in which the development of a multinational company perfectly combines with the past, present and future of a tenacious Piedmontese family.
THE BEGINNING IN ALBA AND THE FOLLOWING YEARS
We have to return to the ‘40s to discover the roots of this success. These were the years when Piera and Pietro, Michele’s parents, transformed a pastry shop into a factory. The Ferrero’ Family was the first Italian manufacturer after World War II to open production sites and offices abroad in the confectionary sector, turning the Company into a truly international Group. These first and decisive steps forward were thanks to the products “invented” by Pietro Ferrero and his son Michele, who was then very young. Another key to success was the effective sales network organised by Giovanni, Pietro’s brother, who died in 1949.
A WORLDWIDE SUCCESS
Following the success of the company in Italy, Michele Ferrero decided to start producing also abroad. In 1956 a large plant in Germany was inaugurated and a short time later a plant in France. It was the prelude to a rapid expansion of Ferrero in Europe, with the establishment of commercial offices and production centres in Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. In the following decades Ferrero becomes global, with companies and plants in North and South America, South East Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, Australia; and, more recently, in Turkey, Mexico and China.
FROM BIG IDEAS TO CULTURAL ICONS
1964
Nutella is launched
1968
Kinder Chocolate is launched
1969
The rebel of the category is launched
1974
The Kinder division enlarges the Kinder Family
1982
Ferrero Rocher has been launched
THE FIRST ACQUISITIONS
During 2015, Ferrero opened the dawn of a new era for our company through two important acquisitions. In March, the Company obtained the final approval to start the integration process with Oltan, now Ferrero Findik, the leading company for collecting, roasting and trading hazelnuts in Turkey. The second acquisition, as of August, was Thorntons, the chocolate confectionary company founded in 1911 in the United Kingdom. Thorntons, employing more than 3.300 people, is now part of our extended family. We both have rich family histories and share a strong commitment to delighting customers with high quality, premium confectionary products.
Ferrero Confectionery is available via wholesaler Automatic Retailing