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Poradnik - Jak pozbyć się pryszczy po Ferrero Rocher?
A commercial from the '90s is both cheesy and fondly remembered
To this day the Ferrero family maintains that they weren't being over the top in their depiction of the level of status that their chocolate candies rate and that an ambassador serving their chocolates at an affair of state was only to be expected.
As it turns out, they were right and the Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom really did serve Ferrero-Rochet chocolates to guests at his embassy in London. Radio Times quotes Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano as saying "I was a bit wary at the beginning because of the cliché, [. ] but then people asked for them –- and they are good, so . "
The candies helped make Michele Ferrero the richest man in Italy
When Michele Ferrero died on Valentine's Day in 2015, he was the richest man in his country. He had made a reported fortune of over $26 billion, according to Forbes. When describing the sources of his fortune in their annual Billionaire's Report, they simply indicated "chocolates," truly all that needs to be said.
Ferrero used his vast wealth to give back and started the Fondazione Ferrero. This organization is devoted to helping seniors navigate a world that can often feel like it's leaving them behind. This foundation is based in the family's hometown of Alba and has inspired similar organizations in other countries as well.
The name is inspired by the Virgin Mary
Michele Ferrero — who inherited the Ferrero company from his father Pietro — was a devoted Catholic and when he introduced Ferrero-Rocher in 1982, he had a very specific inspiration in mind for the name. In 1858 a 14-year-old girl named Bernadette Soubirous –- a native of the town of Lourdes in France –- reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary. She claimed to have been visited by the mother of God on 18 separate occasions and -– after some initial doubt -– clergy members came to trust her visions as genuine. Soubirous was made a saint in 1933.
Ferrero maintained a devotion to Mary for his entire life. He brought his high-level managers to Lourdes and he made sure that a statue of Mary was maintained in each one of his company's 14 production facilities.
The company has become a major player in the international candy market
Ferrero has grown larger and larger over the years. The company has been involved in several business acquisitions and deals, including a failed attempt at preventing Kraft from taking ownership of the U.K.'s Cadbury chocolate company.
Other acquisitions over the years have included various brands previously owned by Kellog such as Keebler and Famous Amos (according to Business Insider). In addition, it has also absorbed Thornton's chocolates in the U.K. and the rights to make some of the Girl Scout cookies in the States. The company has come very far from its quiet, Alpine origins
The creamy layer of filling within the spherical wafer is none other than the best thing to happen to morning toast. The rich, melting texture of the interior is a perfect foil to the crispness of the wafer and the crunchy hazelnuts. It does make sense that the makers of such a delicious product would find a way to work it into as many of its products as possible.
