Who owns Ferrero Rocher?
Ferrero Rocher is owned by Ferrero (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ferrero Group — our brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ferrero Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Alba
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Founded
- 1982
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Chocolate
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ferrero Rocher
Ferrero Rocher is a hazelnut and wafer praline wrapped in gold foil, launched in 1982 and named after the rock grotto at Lourdes. Its British advertising, showing an ambassador serving them at a reception, was mocked so widely that the campaign became more famous than the product it sold.
Ownership timeline of Ferrero Rocher
Where Ferrero Rocher sits in Ferrero
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Ferrero brand portfolio (23) →
Other brands owned by Ferrero
Ferrero controls 23 brands on Brandtree, 23 of them in food.
Also in food
- Baby Ruth (1921)
- Blue Bunny (1935)
- Bottle Caps (1972)
- Brach's (1904)
- Butterfinger (1923)
- Crunch (1928)
- Famous Amos (1975)
- Froot Loops (1963)
- Frosted Flakes (1952)
- Halo Top (2012)
- Keebler (1853)
- Kellogg's Corn Flakes (1894)
- Kinder (1968)
- Laffy Taffy (1970)
- Nerds (1983)
- Nutella (1964)
- Raisin Bran (1942)
- Rice Krispies (1928)
Other brands in chocolate, and who owns them
The 131 brands in chocolate on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Mars, with 9; Ferrero has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bounty | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cadbury | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Danusia | Wawel | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Colian | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Almond Joy | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Caffarel | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eitt Sett | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Águila | Arcor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Ferrero
Ferrero is a family-owned company headquartered in Alba, Italy, founded in 1946. Brandtree records 23 brands under its control.
Ferrero was founded by pastry maker Pietro Ferrero in Alba, Piedmont in 1946, where wartime cocoa shortages led him to stretch chocolate with local hazelnuts. It remains family-owned through a Luxembourg holding company and has expanded into American biscuits and ice cream by acquisition.
🇮🇹 Ferrero Rocher and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 210 brands that began in Italy. 77 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ferrero Rocher is not one of them.
- Academia Barilla — Barilla 🇮🇹
- Acquaviva — Vandemoortele 🇧🇪
- Alpenliebe — Perfetti Van Melle 🇳🇱
- Amalattea — Granarolo 🇮🇹
- Balconi — Valeo Foods 🇮🇪
- Bertagni — Ebro Foods 🇪🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ferrero Rocher?
The parent company of Ferrero Rocher is Ferrero, a family-owned company headquartered in Italy.
Is Ferrero Rocher Italian?
Yes. Ferrero Rocher originated in Italy in 1982 and its owner, Ferrero, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is Ferrero Rocher still owned by Ferrero?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ferrero Rocher is still owned by Ferrero. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ferrero Group — our brands — Ferrero Group, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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