Today, we employ over 300 people across our commercial operations in Australia and New Zealand and our factory in Lithgow, New South Wales. Tic Tac and NUTELLA® have been proudly made in Lithgow for over 40 years.
With its iconic design, Nutella® was launched in Germany.
It is important to highlight that the Australian factory was one of the first production plants to produce Ferrero products outside Europe. The production of Tic Tac started in 1976 followed by Nutella in 1978, always with the complete production cycle going from raw material to finished product.
Alba, the city of the Ferrero Rocher factory
Ferrero and Nutella are the pride of Alba and the story of this commercial success has benefited the town situated in Piedmont, Italy. Visitors who get to Alba are usually familiar with the two most popular chocolate delights, Nutella and Ferrero Rocher.
Although that is less than seven per cent of the population, Nutella is really popular with many migrant groups from Asia as well as with Americans. Vegemite, though, is eaten by more than 40 per cent of all Australians. Other research suggests that you will find a jar of Vegemite in nine out of ten Australian homes.
HISTORY OF FERRERO IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Today, we employ over 300 people across our commercial operations in Australia and New Zealand and our factory in Lithgow, New South Wales. Tic Tac and NUTELLA® have been proudly made in Lithgow for over 40 years.
Is Nutella® Halal certified? Nutella® sold by Australian Food Service is sourced from Ferrero® factories in Alba, Italy and from Lithgow, Australia and is Halal certified. Please refer to the National Independent Halaal Trust website www.halaal.org.za for more information.
Swedish Nutella is the most chocolately. and people who prefer a less sweet, and more nutty spread will tend to like German and Swiss Nutella the best, (although the German Nutella ranked better than the Swiss one).
Founded in 1946 in Alba, a picturesque town in the north of Italy, by brothers Pietro and Giovanni Ferrero, the Ferrero Group is now one of the world's largest sweet-packaged food companies with more than 35 much-loved brands such as Kinder, Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, and Tic Tac, sold in more than 170 countries.
The factory in Villers-Ecalles, France, produces about one-quarter of the world's Nutella, about 600,000 jars a day.
And Australians definitely love Nutella. The dedicated staff at Nutella's factory in Lithgow, NSW make 8.8 million kilograms of the world's favourite chocolate hazelnut spread for Australia and New Zealand each year.
According to Roy Morgan's data, around 1.2 million Aussies (or 6.4% of the population) chow down on Nutella or an equivalent choc spread each week. This is significantly lower than Vegemite and other yeast-based spreads which are consumed by 40.2% of the population in an average week.
The health and well-being of consumers is an absolute priority for Ferrero. Is the vegetable oil in Nutella® hydrogenated? No. The vegetable oil contained in Nutella® is palm oil, which is naturally extracted from the palm fruit and gives our spread its creamy texture.
Thicker and nuttier
Both Serious Eats and Jim Webster of The Washington Post contend that the European version of Nutella is less sweet and has more hazelnuts. Webster writes that when a scoop of each is taken from the jar, the European version is firmer compared to the American version.
Despite Nutella being associated with dark chocolate and hazelnuts, did you know that the spread is actually primarily made from sugar and palm oil? We also really hate to break it to you, but Nutella is not suitable for vegans. That's because Nutella contains non-vegan ingredients like milk.
According to the Ferrero company's statistics, France is considered to be the largest consumer of Nutella in the world where over 25% of the world's production is consumed and produced each year.
Why is the N Black on Nutella? The letter 'N' is in black because there was already a company named Nutella, so Ferrero had to keep the letter N in black due to trademark issues.
Ferrero Rocher is halal and permissible to consume when produced in Canada, US, Germany & Italy.
A jar of the Italian chocolate spread Nutella can reach 15,000 bolivares - $15 (£11) if you sell it on the black market.
One of the big reasons that why Italian's love Nutella is the ease of eating it – no matter where you are in Italy you will be able to find it in every cafe & shop! Italian's start their morning a little different to how Americans start their morning.
The sole difference is that the Italian version lists two percentages: hazelnuts (13%) and milk (5%) while the American version keeps mum. The website for American Nutella says, "Each 13 oz. jar contains more than 50 hazelnuts." If I had to guess, I'd say Italian Nutella uses a few more nuts than that.
Fun fact: The chocolate layer that surrounds the hazelnut in the middle of each Ferrero Rocher is Nutella.
Is VEGEMITE certified Halal? VEGEMITE is certified Halal by The Halal Certification Authority (HCA). VEGEMITE is made on a dedicated production line and does not contain or come into contact with any animal derived ingredients and the yeast in the product has been processed to ensure the product is alcohol free.
The Australian National Imams Council has released a report examining poultry slaughtering processes, and has declared a common practice is not halal.