Michele Ferrero

This article is about the Italian chocolate maker. For the priest, see Michele Ferrero (priest).
Michele Ferrero
Born(1925-04-26)26 April 1925
Dogliani, Piedmont, Italy
Died14 February 2015(2015-02-14) (aged 89) (death after a long disease)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
OccupationOwner of Ferrero SpA
Known forNutella, Mon Chéri, Kinder Chocolate, Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tacs, Kinder Eggs
SpouseMaria Franca Fissolo[1]
ChildrenPietro
Giovanni
Parent(s)Pietro Ferrero
Piera Cillario
Websitewww.ferrero.com

Michele Ferrero (Italian pronunciation: [miˈkɛːle ferˈrɛːro]; 26 April 1925 – 14 February 2015) was an Italian billionaire businessman. He owned the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA, Europe's second-largest confectionery company (at the time of his death),[2] which he developed from the small bakery and café of his father in Alba, Piedmont. His first big success was adding vegetable oil to the traditional gianduja paste to make the popular spread Nutella.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Various (30 October 2015). Hachette Children's Yearbook& Infopedia 2016. Hachette India. p. 37. ISBN 978-93-5195-041-7.
  3. ^ "Sweet secrets", The Economist, p. 90, 21 February 2015