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Who owns Nutella?

Nutella 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, Alba
Founded
1964
Category
Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sweet spreads & nut butters
Last verified
· 1 sources

About Nutella

Nutella descends from the Giandujot, a hazelnut and cocoa loaf Pietro Ferrero made in 1946 when cocoa was scarce and hazelnuts were plentiful in Piedmont, and it took its present spreadable form and name in 1964. It is the largest hazelnut spread in the world and consumes a substantial share of the global hazelnut crop.

Ownership timeline of Nutella

Owners of Nutella over 1964 to 2026 Ferrero start not recorded–present Ferrero (start not recorded) 197019801990200020102020
  1. Current owner Ferrero [1] reported

Where Nutella 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

All Ferrero brands →

Other brands in sweet spreads & nut butters, and who owns them

The 36 brands in sweet spreads & nut butters on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Halwani Bros, with 4.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Halwani Brothers Halwani Bros 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Hero Hero Group 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Maple Grove Farms B&G Foods 🇺🇸 United States
Bega Peanut Butter Bega 🇦🇺 Australia
Jif J.M. Smucker 🇺🇸 United States
Chocolion Patisen 🇸🇳 Senegal
Highland Sugarworks Rogers Sugar 🇨🇦 Canada
Matina Cevital Agro-Industrie 🇩🇿 Algeria

Every brand in sweet spreads & nut butters and its owner →

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: full profile, brands and acquisition history →

🇮🇹 Nutella 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; Nutella is not one of them.

All Italian brands and who owns them →

Official recalls involving Nutella products

1 recall notice from government regulators matched to Nutella. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.

Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Nutella?

The parent company of Nutella is Ferrero, a family-owned company headquartered in Italy.

Is Nutella Italian?

Yes. Nutella originated in Italy in 1964 and its owner, Ferrero, is also headquartered in Italy.

Is Nutella still owned by Ferrero?

Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Nutella 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. [1] Ferrero Group — our brands — Ferrero Group, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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