Pietro Ferrero, the joint chief executive at Italian confectionery giant Ferrero, has died in South Africa, the company has confirmed. Mr Ferrero, 48, was on a business trip in South Africa, a spokesman...

Italian confectionary maker Ferrero is looking to cut its carbon emissions by 17% by 2013 as part of a sustainability drive outlined in a report published by the maker of Ferrero Rocher, Rafaello, Nutella...

Italian confectioner Ferrero has ruled out a late takeover rival bid for Cadbury, formally declaring itself out of the race for the Dairy Milk maker. The announcement to the City this morning (25 January)...

Hershey has advised that they will not make a bid for Cadbury in light of the revised Kraft offer that surprisingly gained the British confectioner’s support last week. Talks between Kraft’s...

Belgian’s three major food retailers are under investigation for allegedly fixing the price of Ferrero’s iconic Nutella chocolate spread over a six-year period. The allegations stem from a...

The latest speculation suggests American confectionery company Hershey will be a late entry into the race for Cadbury, presenting competition to Kraft’s hostile proposal. According to the Financial...

In its second response statement to the Kraft takeover bid, confectioner Cadbury had continued to criticise the offer, arguing that it’s even more unattractive now than when it was made. The UK-based...

Ferrero, the Italian confectioner linked to a possible counter-bid for Cadbury, has insisted it is still mulling whether to launch a raid on the Dairy Milk maker and said the company is looking at “all...

Kraft Foods is a long way away from gaining control of UK-based confectioner Cadbury, with a release from the American manufacturer overnight showing that a mere 1.52% of Cadbury shareholders had accepted...

Britain’s Takeover Panel has granted Cadbury three extra days to present new material aimed at fending off the current offer from Kraft as the US manufacturer reportedly considers raising their initial...