Italy-based confectionery group Ferrero has set up another distribution outlet in the US with plans to take on 50 workers during its first year of operation.
The more than 640,000 sq m facility is located in Goodyear, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, and will become operational around mid-March.
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“Ferrero is investing in our presence and business in the US,” said Paul Chibe, president and chief executive for Ferrero North America. “We’re introducing new brands and innovations, hiring top talent, and opening state-of-the-art facilities like this new Goodyear distribution center, all of which will help us continue to fuel the confectionery category.”
Outlining the company’s recent developments in the country, Ferrero said it has expanded its North American headquarters in New Jersey, opened a new distribution centre in Pennsylvania, and assumed management of two manufacturing plants in Bloomington and Franklin Park in Illinois.
And last year, Ferrero completed the purchase of a host of assets from breakfast cereal and snacks maker Kellogg, including cookies, fruit-flavoured snacks, pie crusts, and its ice cream cones business.
“The Goodyear facility adds capacity for Ferrero to distribute its growing portfolio of brands, including Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, and Crunch, throughout North America,” Ferrero said in a statement. “Over time, the facility will distribute other Ferrero brands, including Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Tic Tac and Kinder, to support overall company growth.”
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By GlobalDataIt added that DHL Supply Chain North America will provide warehouse services for Ferrero’s new distribution facility in Goodyear, including packaging, distribution and inventory management.
