E ‘dead Michele Ferrero, the inventor of Nutella and Tic Tac – The Republic

E 'dead Michele Ferrero, the inventor of Nutella and Tic Tac – The Republic

“Mister Nutella” is no more. Michele Ferrero 89 years, owner of the eponymous confectionery group, died this afternoon in Monte Carlo, after months of illness. This was announced by the same company of Alba, where it will be held the funeral. Not yet announced the date of the funeral. Until the last Michele was assisted by his wife, Maria Franca, and his son John, at the summit of the Group as sole CEO after the death in 2011 of Peter , the other son of Michael.

Born in Dogliani April 26, 1925, Michele Ferrero was the architect of the development – in Italy and abroad – the company founded by his father Peter in 1946. Under his leadership the company has indeed become one of Nutella major international confectionary world, present in 53 countries with over 34,000 employees, 20 manufacturing facilities and 9 farms. And always to his will was born, in 1983, the Ferrero Foundation, which apart from the former employees promotes cultural and artistic.

“Work, create, donate”, the three words that appear in the logo of the Foundation of the Group, which in its “DNA” has social responsibility, a value on which Michele Ferrero has insisted throughout his life. It was he who invented the most famous products of Ferrero Mon Cheri (1956) in Kinder Chocolate (1968), from Nutella (1964) for Tic Tac (1969), by Kinder Surprise (1974) to Ferrero Rocher (1982).

Italian Ferrero was considered the richest of all: according to the 2014 ranking of the Billionaire Index of Bloomberg , its assets amounted to 23.4 billion dollars . The ranking put the inventor of Nutella in the thirtieth position in the world rankings.

The death of industrialist Cuneo has unleashed a hail of messages of condolence. The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella sent a telegram to the family: “I have learned with emotion about the death of Michele Ferrero, entrepreneur breed, known and appreciated in Italy and abroad. Ferrero has been for many years a leading figure of the ‘ Italian industry, managing to keep pace with the times thanks to innovative products and to his hard work and reserved. Italy remembers with gratitude for the work of support and promotion of culture. “

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi entrepreneur Alba was “an innovator, a great Italian who brought head-on in the world the creativity, talent, quality, entrepreneurial capacity of our country.”

The Education Minister Stefania Giannini stresses that the disappearance of Ferrero “deprives the Italian industry of a figure of the primary reference and a way of doing business that has always put the center of his initiative, the person and his formation” .

“disappears and a great visionary captain of industry who has made Ferrero the symbol of the success of Italian business in the world,” said the mayor of Turin, Piero Fassino. For the governor Sergio Chiamparino the inventor of Nutella “was undoubtedly one of the greatest entrepreneurs of Piedmont, an undisputed star of the postwar economic revival thanks to its ability to combine the artisan know-how with an extraordinary entrepreneurial vision that has brought her brand around the world. “

Alba will mourning citizen for the death of the “father” of Nutella, as announced

Mayor Maurizio Marello: “Alba owes everything to Ferrero. The death of Mr. Michael is news that we never wanted to hear, even if we knew that some weeks she was not well, “said the mayor.” How is unfortunately already happened in 2011, with the death of his son Peter, the whole city ​​- he adds – will rally around the family Ferrero and will share her great pain. “

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