Private company

Ferrero SpA

Italian multinational food corporation

Ferrero SpA ( fə-RAIR-oh, Italian: [ferˈrɛːro]), more commonly known as Ferrero Group or simply Ferrero, is an Italian multinational company with headquarters in Alba, Piedmont. Ferrero is a manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, and is reportedly the second largest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the world.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded¹

Industryfood industry¹
HeadquartersAlba¹
Founded inAlba¹
Websitewww.ferrero.com
Legal formsocietà per azioni¹

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The story

Founded by Pietro Ferrero in 1946, in Alba.¹

Leadership

Who has led Ferrero SpA, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Giovanni Ferrero2011–now

197019801990200020102020

FounderPietro Ferrero¹
Chief executive officerGiovanni Ferrero 2011 to now¹

Products and brands

Ferrero Rocher
Ferrero-Küsschen
Kinder Bueno
Kinder Chocolate
Kinder Joy
Kinder Surprise
Mon Chéri
Nutella
Tic Tac

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Delacre
Fannie May
Ferrero Ardennes
Oltan Gıda
Pozzuolo Martesana
The Willy Wonka Candy Company
Thorntons
Ferrara Candy Company since 2017

Also owns

Butterfinger
Kinder
Kinder Bueno
Kinder Chocolate
Nutella
WK Kellogg Co
Yogurette

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

2017Acquired Ferrara Candy Company¹

Employees over time

202548,697¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

202519.3B EUR¹

Timeline

2011New chief executive Giovanni Ferrero becomes CEO¹
1946Founded Founded in Alba¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataFerrero SpA on Wikidata
2
WikipediaFerrero SpA on Wikipedia