Ferrero has officially opened a new distribution center in Jonestown, Pa. that’s designed to support the company’s organic growth and integration of new brands.
Ferrero, maker of Ferrero Rocher, is breaking into the competitive assorted boxed chocolates category with the U.S. launch of Golden Gallery Signature, a premium assortment designed to inspire sharing.
Ferrero has plans to make New York City a little nuttier and a little sweeter. The confectionery giant will open a Nutella Cafe on 13th Street and University Place, near Union Square, before the end of the year.
I’ll admit: I didn’t see this coming. Last week, eight major candy manufacturers — a confectionery Justice League, if you will — joined forces on a new mission, but it’s not to stamp out crime.
Eight major candy manufacturers have committed to reducing calories in their individually-wrapped products and updating front-of-pack nutrition labels as part of an ongoing effort to offer consumers greater choice and transparency.
But a week later, 1-800-Flowers.com, Fannie May’s New York-based parent company, announced it would sell the brand -- along with the Harry London brand, an Ohio manufacturing facility, two warehouses and 79 retail stores -- to Ferrero International for $115 million.