Michele Ferrero.. the family business into an international chocolate company expanded
The Italian chocolate tycoon Michele Ferrero is dead as Italian media reported died of Surprise creator on Saturday at the age of 89 years in Monaco. The long-time head of the Ferrero Group, the Nutella and children is especially known for its brands, therefore, had been ill for several months. According to the news agency AG Ferrero is to be buried in his home town of Alba in northern Italy.
Michele Ferrero had the family business from his father, the confectioner Pietro Ferrero, who in the 40s had the idea in the production a sweet chocolate coating cream expensive to replace them with cheaper hazelnuts. This was the beginning of the chocolate hazelnut spread, which, however, only in 1964 was named Nutella used to date
Sugar -. The sweet energy supplier
Sugar is a carbohydrate and has a high calorie content. The energy supplier is found in nature in different forms
Source:. Dpa / zentrum-der-gesundheit.de
The table sugar (sucrose) is mainly from sugar cane and how gained in Germany from sugar beets.
There are different varieties such as granulated sugar, powdered sugar, sugar cubes or candies. In Western societies, the consumption of refined sugar has become a daily addiction.
The sugar content of a product is often deliberately in front of the consumer ” hidden “. In the ingredients list of the label, the sugar is namely not necessarily declared as such. Perhaps there is sucrose or glucose syrup (as a cheaper substitute for table sugar, which is no less dangerous).
Often products contain pure dextrose (glucose), fructose (fructose), milk sugar (lactose) or malt sugar (maltose). In all of these sugars are refined industrial sugar – regardless of whether they have been recovered from the milk or fruit
Fructose, also called fructose, sounds healthier, but does not lower energy content than granulated sugar. Thus diabetics must calculate the fruit sugar like regular sugar. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment indicates that an excess of fructose in the diet promotes the development of obesity.
Aspartame is a well-known sweetener that is prepared synthetically. It is widely used in soft drinks and chewing gum. There is always debate whether artificial sweeteners are harmful. Aspartame was approved in Germany 1990, which permitted daily dose is 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
The shredded Stevia -sheet is 30 times sweeter than granulated sugar. If the sweetener isolated from the leaf, one obtains the sweetener stevioside that is 250 to 300 times sweeter than sugar. Another substance that can be extracted from the plant, the rebaudioside-A – 300 to 450 times sweeter than sugar
Today is a debate about whether sugar is a health risk. The per capita consumption of sugar is in Germany and the US with more than 30 kilograms annually similarly high.
The Americans but consume more corn syrup, is often used in soft drinks. He may contribute to obesity and some diseases.
His son Michele, who took over the reins in 1957, the company expanded into an international chocolate company from whose products have a high level of awareness, such as Ferrero Rocher chocolates, chocolate cherry Mon chéri as well as the brand children with various chocolate bars and in 1974 invented Surprise egg.
In eleven manufacturing facilities worldwide approximately 365,000 tonnes are produced annually Nutella. The Group employs more than 22,000 people and has recently reported annual sales of more than eight billion euros.
With an estimated fortune of more than 20 billion euros Michele Ferrero was, according to the US magazine “Forbes” the richest man Italy. From the days business however, he had retired several years ago. After the death of his eldest son Pietro, 2011, he handed over the management of the group to his younger son Giovanni.
The Italian President Sergio Mattarella praised Michele Ferrero as a “true entrepreneur” who was known in Italy and abroad and appreciated. With its innovative products and tough work he had succeeded, had succeeded him, and always be up to date. “Italy recalls with gratitude to him.”
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