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Nutella Founder, Michele Ferrero, Dies at 89

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getty 021714 nutellafounderdies?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1424176969360iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Michele Ferrero, the richest man in Italy, passed away over the weekend.

While his name may not be all that familiar to Americans, one of his company’s products will ring a bell: Nutella.

The Ferrero Group also makes Tic-Tacs, Ferrero-Rocher chocolates and Kinder eggs.

Forbes ranked Ferrero and his family 30th on their list of the richest people in the world. The magazine described him as the “richest candyman on the planet.”

The Times of London reports that Ferrero died at home in Monaco “after months of illness.” He was 89.


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