Ferrero USA, part of the Ferrero Group, has announced that Michael Zacharias has joined the organization as vice president, trade marketing and category management, USA.
Brands struggle to keep up with online demand as supermarkets lift restrictions but stock less confectionery as retailers focus on supplying staple items since the coronavirus outbreak.
Players who buy Butterfinger, Baby Ruth or CRUNCH bars can score a dynamic FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE theme for PlayStation 4 and powerful in-game accessories, global confectionery company Ferrero Group announce.
The Pennsylvania facility, located outside the state’s capital Harrisburg, will help the confectioner manage its growing US sales of brands like Butterfinger, Baby Ruth and Crunch.
After opening a Nutella Café in New York and Chicago, Ferrero offers fans of the hazelnut chocolate spread to live the Nutella life in California’s wine country with culinary pros.
Nestlé, Mars, Hershey and Lindt earned C-level ratings in the organization’s chocolate scorecard, while Mondelēz and Godiva fared worse. Smaller players including Alter Eco, Endangered Species, Theo and Tony’s Chocolonely again received top marks in the...
The Italian confectioner will honor the US launch of one of its most popular products (and a $5bn brand) with an interactive popup for two days in November.
Halloween is candy’s biggest holiday, and candy corn is at the center of it. ConfectioneryNews caught up with Peter Goldman, head of seasonal and Brach’s at Ferrara, to talk strategy, trends and good ol’ candy history.
From ethical chocolate to glow-in-the-dark wrappers, the industry offers trick-or-treaters a plethora of new options and old standbys to celebrate on October 31.
The confectioner anchored its showcase at the National Association of Confectioners (NACS) show with Trolli Crunchy Crawlers, complemented by innovations for SweeTarts, Laffy Taffy, Now and Later, and Fun Dip.
Two thirds of shoppers expect food shortages as a result of Brexit, says HIM survey, as confectionery companies start planning for worst-case scenario.
Kellogg Co said the divestiture of its cookie and fruit snack businesses is resulting in $35m in pretax charges, $20m of which are related to employee severance and termination benefits.
French factory that normally makes 600,000 jars a day of the popular spread grinding to a halt as workers blockade entrance over pay dispute with Ferrero.
We sat down with company leaders sculpting new products and market strategies for three of the Italian confectioner’s iconic names: Ferrero Rocher, Kinder and Tic Tac.
The sour trend continues to rule new confectionery products, as SweeTARTS launches two styles of sour gummies and HI-CHEW dips into the sweet and sour combo concept.
ConfectioneryNews talked with the Ferrara team at the National Confectioners Association’s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago about this growth – and what the future holds for established brands like Butterfinger and Crunch, as well as its powerful...
The confectioner will show off a gallery chocolate box and new Tic Tac mint alongside its popular hazelnut-wafer bar at the 2019 Sweets & Snacks Expo this week.
The Ferrara Candy Co. brand has reformulated its chocolate recipe for all of its double-dipped products and many of its other chocolates, including double-dipped peanuts, chocolate-covered almonds and malt balls.
Of the four major holidays, Easter boasts the largest percentage (nearly 30%) of non-chocolate candy sales, according to Brach’s, a division of Ferrara Candy Co. Jellybeans alone account for 32% of those sales.
More than two in three US parents make Easter baskets, according to the National Confectioners Association – here are several that might find a new home this year: Hershey put Reese’s Pieces inside other candy, Cadbury added shimmer to its chocolate eggs,...
The National Confectioners Association named Kirk Vashaw of Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company as the chairman to the Board of Trustees and Paul Chibe, president and CEO of Ferrero USA, as vice chairman.
Reaching beyond the television, Ferrero unleashed two promotional campaigns this week – one for Tic Tac Gum and one for Nutella, both in the US – aimed at millennials and Generation Z consumers.
The internet has been ablaze with reports of candy heart shortages and digital mobs hoarding past years’ supplies, but one major brand will continue to fill shelves this Valentine’s Day.
Barilla’s chocolate hazelnut spread is palm oil-free, contains less saturated fat than Nutella, and according to Euromonitor analyst Emil Fazira, threatens Fererro’s stronghold in Italy’s bread spread market.
Italian news daily Il Sole 24 Ore broke the news that the Nutella maker is in talks with Campbell Soup Company to buy Campbell’s international business, which includes Arnott’s biscuits and Danish butter cookie maker Kelsen.
From Ferrero's new Nutella Cafe opening in New York City to rubber trees in Brazil, here we reveal the top five stories trending across our social media channels this week.
Confectioners, Ferrero and Godiva, have named new executives to lead their government affairs and marketing teams, according to two separate announcements recently.
Ferrara will start producing revamped Butterfinger by the end of this month and shipping the products to the US market early next year, ConfectioneryNews learned at the recent NACS Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned in UK for targeting junk food products, following complaint.
In the first of our 'Sweetspot' video series, we look at the launch of Ferrero's Christmas range ... and how the company lived up to its reputation for putting on a good 'reception'!
Ferrero UK has invested £6.74m ($8.61m) in launching a new range of confections for Christmas 2018 after the company achieved consecutive seasonal growth over the last five years.
Ferrero India has revealed its plans to build a new product portfolio for the mass market in India, with the firm assessing opportunities for some of the 20 confectionery brands it acquired from the US unit of Nestle at the start of the year.
