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Ferrero Rocher Confectionery Company
Ferrero Rocher chocolate candies traditionally have a sphere shape. Each chocolate sphere is wrapped in foil and carefully placed on the paper liner. Candy is strongly associated with holidays such as Christmas and has become a part of the celebration culture in many countries. In particular, chocolate became especially popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s era. The advertisement “Ambassadors” made everyone aware of its specifics.
The candy was introduced in Europe in 1982. However, in the beginning, there was a problem with the label printing, and the production had to be stopped for a while. The major part of the candy production process remains secret. There are no smartphones or any similar devices allowed in the facilities, and very few journalists have even been there. Production is mainly done with machinery.
The Ferrero Rocher chocolate boxes are sold in 42 countries, and the total number of candies produced every year goes up to 4.8 billion pieces.
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 candies come gilded and often in spectacular packaging
One of the most notable and iconic aspects of Ferrero-Rocher is the luxe packaging the candies come in. Wrapped in gold foil and individually portioned in fluted paper cups, the chocolates look distinctly luxe. That's by design and its makers love that it is associated with luxe living.
The individually wrapped candies are often sold in large format packaging that is designed to highlight the gold aspect as much as possible. Clear plastic boxes –- which these days are much more eco-friendly than they used to be, according to Confectionery News –- show off the gold foil and allow for a sneak peek of what is to come.