A 'Bueno' day in Bloomington as new Ferrero chocolate plant officially begins production

Oct 03, 2024 272

BY: Charlie Schlenker

Candy maker Ferrero may not be done growing in Bloomington-Normal even though the company's new $214 million chocolate plant is now officially open and ramping up production of Kinder Bueno candy bars and other products. Ferrero North America President Michael Lindsey said during Monday's ribbon-cutting ceremony the company could add to the plant's 200 new jobs.

"There is both room for expansion and we have plans for expansion. I can't talk about them now, but we want to continue to invest in Bloomington," said Lindsey. He said other companies investing in Bloomington are seeing the same things Ferrero does.

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SOURCE: https://www.wglt.org/

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