As long as we are talking about food - Nutella

[Luckdragon]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Miles" <miles at ...> wrote:
>
> Steve wrote:
> > Nutella is cocoa Hazlenut Butter, sort of like chocolate peanut 
butter
> > in concept. It was originally invented in Italy during WWII when 
cocoa
> > and chocolate prices were sky high. The factory was moved to the
> > United States, and now, worldwide, Nutella out sells all brands 
of
> > peanut butter combined.
> 
> "The factory" was definitely not "moved" to the USA. Ferrero (the 
Italian
> company that invented Nutella) is operating worldwide, producing 
in the USA
> as well - but not only there (why should they do it`?).
> 
> Nutella is very popular in Germany, it was introduced here in 
1964. 99% of
> all children know it and most of them like it. Though there are 
similar
> products sold and eaten as well, Nutella is the most popular 
product among
> all chocolate spreads.
> 
> Ferrero is a very successful company, producing a wide variety of 
sweets
> with and without chocolate, for example the most popular "Mon 
Cheri", a
> praline with dark chocolate, a whole cherry and cherry liqueur.
> 
> Miles, avoiding Nutella, since any glass he buys is empty much too 
fast...
>

Luckdragon now: cursing Ferrero for making something that sounds so 
good but is so deadly.  I'm deathly allergic to hazelnut and all 
treenuts. Nutella is sold in most grocery stores here in Ontario 
Canada, but obviously I've never tried it.