Michele Ferrero [SEP] father
of Pietro Ferrero, who founded the Ferrero company, and his wife Piera Cillario.
Career.
Ferrero joined the firm in 1949.
He was the richest person in Italy, with a personal wealth of $26bn surpassing Silvio Berlusconi in March 2008. In May 2014, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index listed Ferrero as the 20th richest person in the world.
Ferrero's brands include Nutella, Mon Chéri, Kinder Chocolate, Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tacs and Kinder Eggs.
From 1997, his sons, Giovanni Ferrero
Michele Ferrero
Michele Ferrero (; 26 April 1925 – 14 February 2015) was an Italian entrepreneur. He owned the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA, Europe's second largest confectionery company (at the time of his death), which he developed from the small bakery and café of his father in Alba, Piedmont. His first big success was adding vegetable oil to the traditional "gianduja" paste to make the popular spread, Nutella.
Early life.
Michele Ferrero was born on 26 April 1925 in Dogliani, the son