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Ferrero begins production of Nutella Peanut at Chicago area plant
Ferrero North America, part of the global sweet-packaged food company the Ferrero Group, today celebrated the opening of its new Nutella Peanut production line in Franklin Park, Illinois. The $75 million project creates 50 new jobs, marking the Nutella brand's first-ever new flavor and first product manufactured in the United States.
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