Ferrero Opens New Innovation Center in Chicago

Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, announced plans to open an Innovation Center in Chicago’s Marshall Field and Company Building. 

New confectionery and sweet packaged foods products will be developed in the new 45,000 square foot Innovation Center, which will also bring together Ferrero teams from across the U.S.

“Our goal for this space is to reflect Ferrero’s unique heritage and provide an opportunity to create greater synergies among our teams. This new space will foster the collaboration, creativity and culture that Ferrero is known for around the world,” said Todd Siwak, President, and Chief Business Officer of Ferrero North America.

The announcement is the latest in a series of milestones in Ferrero’s growth in North America. The company is building a chocolate processing facility and a new plant to make Kinder Bueno products in Bloomington, Illinois and is expanding capacity in its Brantford, Ontario plant. In the past few years, it has opened new distribution centers in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona and expanded its North American headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.