Ferrero North America will build a new chocolate manufacturing center in Bloomington, Illinois; its first chocolate production plant in North America. The new manufacturing center will be an expansion of Ferrero’s current facility and 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 and is projected to start construction by spring 2021. It is anticipated to create approximately 50 local jobs.
"As a family company, we are proud to have a long track record of investments in local manufacturing infrastructure over the last 70 years. We are therefore delighted to announce that construction will begin on Ferrero's first chocolate manufacturing center in North America—a key strategic market for us. This investment represents an important milestone as we continue to expand our offering of high-quality products for consumers across North America," said Giovanni Ferrero, executive chairman of the Ferrero Group, in a statement.
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