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Ferrero to build first US chocolate manufacturing plant, creating 50 jobs
November 20, 2020
Ferrero North America plans to build a chocolate manufacturing center in Bloomington, Illinois, its first chocolate production plant in North America and its first outside of Europe, according to a press release.
The manufacturing center will be an expansion of Ferrero's Bloomington facility and will allow the company to produce chocolate for Crunch,100Grand, SnoCaps, Raisinets, Goobers, Ferrero Rocher and other Ferrero products. The $75 million expansion will add 70,000 square feet to Ferrero's current 2501 Beich Road footprint, with construction expected to begin by spring 2021.
The project is expected to create approximately 50 local jobs.
"This investment represents an important milestone as we continue to expand our offering of high quality products for consumers across North America," Giovanni Ferrero, executive chairman of the Ferrero Group, said in the release.
"North America will be home to our third chocolate manufacturing plant in the world. This investment strengthens our commitment to the region and will play a crucial role in meeting our global growth goals," said Lapo Civiletti, CEO of the Ferrero Group.
Over the last 18 months, Ferrero has made investments in North America, including the expansion of its North American headquarters in New Jersey, opening of distribution centers in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia, and management of two facilities in Franklin Park, Illinois, as well as the plant in Bloomington.
