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  1. Giovanni Ferrero
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    Giovanni Ferrero is the richest man in Italy and the secretive billionaire behind the Ferrero Group. The Ferrero Group is the world's second-largest chocolatier and the maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, and Tic Tacs. Ferrero is also a part-time novelist. Ferrero made $9.63 billion in 2019, bringing his current net worth to $32 billion.

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    Giovanni Ferrero is executive chairman of his family's namesake confections business, which posted $18 billion sales in 2023. The firm is best known for its iconic Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread, Kinder chocolates and Tic Tac mints.

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    Who makes Nutella?
    Nutella is manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero and was introduced in 1964, although its first iteration dates to 1963. Pietro Ferrero owned a bakery in Alba, an Italian town known for the production of hazelnuts. In 1946, he sold the initial 300-kilogram (660 lb) batch of Pasta Gianduja, derived from Gianduja.

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    Who invented Nutella spread?
    The man who invented the global commercial phenomenon that is Nutella spread was born on this day in 1925. Michele Ferrero, who died in 2015 aged 89, owned the Italian chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA, the second largest confectionery producer in Europe after Nestlé.

    Michele Ferrero - the man who invented Nutella | Italy On This Day

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    Why did Ferrero make Nutella?
    Ferrero's father, Pietro, turned the family pastry shop into a production facility back in the 1940s. Because of World War II, chocolate was rationed, so he mixed in hazelnuts to produce more product. The spread now known as Nutella was once six times less expensive than chocolate, according to the company.

    Michele Ferrero: Billionaire Nutella founder dies at 89 - CNN Business

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    Does Ferrero have a lawsuit against Nutella?
    "Nutella Lawsuit: Ferrero Settles Class-Action Suit Over Health Claims For $3 Million". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 April 2012. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nutella.

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    Michele Ferrero - Wikipedia

    Owner of Ferrero SpA: Known for: Nutella, Mon Chéri, Kinder Chocolate, Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tacs, Kinder Eggs: Spouse: Maria Franca Fissolo: Children: Pietro Giovanni: Parent(s) Pietro Ferrero Piera Cillario: Website: www.ferrero.com See more

    Overview

    Michele Ferrero was an Italian billionaire businessman. He owned the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA, Europe's second-largest … See more

    Early life

    Michele Ferrero was born on 26 April 1925 in Dogliani, the only child of Pietro Ferrero, who founded the Ferrero company, and his wife Piera Cillario. See more

    Personal life

    Ferrero married Maria Franca Fissolo in 1962, and they had two sons together, Giovanni Ferrero and Pietro Ferrero Jr.
    He was a fervent … See more

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    Career

    Ferrero joined the firm in 1949.
    He was the richest person in Italy, with a personal wealth of $26bn surpassing Silvio Berlusconi in … See more

    Distinctions

    • Knight of the Order of Merit for Labour (1971)
    • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic See more

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    Billionaire Nutella founder Michele Ferrero dies - CNN Business

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    Michele Ferrero & family - Forbes

    WebMar 3, 2014 · Michele Ferrero, who built his father's sweets company into a global candy empire best known for its Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread, passed away in February 2015 at age 89. Ferrero Group...

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    Michele Ferrero, Tycoon Who Gave the World Nutella, …

    WebFeb 16, 2015 · Michele Ferrero, widely regarded as the richest man in Italy and — a distinction more notable to lovers of sweets everywhere — the creator of Nutella, died on Saturday at his home in Monte...