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You won't be seeing 'Nestle' candies in the US soon
The iconic Nestle brand name will soon disappear from candy aisles in US stores, The Post has learned. Part of the deal that saw Italy’s Ferrero this week agree to...
Ferrero is close to buying Nestle's US candy bar business
An Italian confectioner is close to scooping up Nestle’s US candy bar business, The Post has learned. Ferrero Group — which makes Nutella as well as the Ferrero Roche chocolate-and-hazelnut...
Nestle aims to use only cage-free eggs by 2020
ZURICH - Nestle, the world’s largest packaged foods company, said it aims to use only eggs from hens that live outside of cages, becoming the latest foodmaker to react to...
Nutella maker to buy Brach's parent company
Nutella maker Ferrero Group on Thursday agreed to buy the Ferrara Candy Company, maker of Brach’s — in a deal that sources said will sweeten the odds of its buying...
Japan's Kit Kat obsession created some wacky flavors
Japan's crazy obsession with Kit Kat chocolate bars has reached new heights. Already the world leader, Japan’s first Nestle factory in 26 years is opening in the country to cater...
22-year-old Kit Kat is bigger, but has less sugar and carbs
A shop owner who found a 22-year-old Kit Kat bar discovered it has less sugar than today’s version -- despite being bigger. Emma Duncan found the ageing snack at the...
Nestle plans share buyback after pressure from billionaire
Billionaire Dan Loeb has already managed to extract a few sweeteners from Nestle. The world’s largest packaged foods company, under pressure from Loeb’s hedge fund to sell off assets, said...
Dan Loeb buys a chunk of Nestle, blasts 'staid' culture
Dan Loeb just placed his biggest bet ever on a chocolate company. The activist investor's hedge fund Third Point LLC amassed a $3.5 billion stake in Nestle, the world’s largest...
All your favorite candy is about to get smaller
Big Candy is taking a bite out of calories by cutting the size of its sweets. Mars, Nestle, Wrigley, Lindt, Ferrara and Ferraro announced last week that they have committed...
Candy makers hit by health craze team up to reduce calories
Five major chocolate and candy companies announced a joint commitment on Thursday to reduce calories in many sweets sold on the U.S. market, a rare example of cooperation in a...
Nespresso gets new digs further up Madison Avenue
Nespresso is moving up Madison Avenue from the jewelry Gold Coast to a space on the Apple and Art block. The coffee cafe will be brewing on the northeast corner...
The gross new Kit Kat 'should not be a thing'
People won’t give Nestle a break over its cheesy new Kit Kat. The Twitterverse is slamming the melon and cheese treats now being sold at Japanese airports after their limited...
Keurig to be sold as super-sized coffee battle brews
There’s a huge global coffee battle brewing. Germany’s JAB Holding, a growing java juggernaut whose brands include Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee and Stumptown Coffee Roasters, on Monday announced...
The controversial rise of the 'Food Babe'
It’s been a big month for menu changes at the nation’s largest food companies, including: Dunkin’ Donuts will remove the whitening agent titanium dioxide from its powdered donuts. McDonald’s and...