Nutella maker Ferrero plans to buy WK Kellogg for $3 billion
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Ferrero, the European confectionery giant behind Nutella and Ferrero Rocher, is set to acquire WK Kellogg Co., the maker of classic American cereals, according to a press release issued Thursday.
The transaction marks the end of Battle Creek's run as a quintessential company town in Michigan, where the name "Kellogg" graces almost everything.
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The Italian maker of Ferrero Rocher and Nutella has set its sights on WK Kellogg as the U.S. cereal maker struggles to get traction.
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MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon/Kalamazoo on MSNKellogg sold to Italian candy company: How leaders are responding in the ‘Cereal City’Officials are welcoming an Italian sweets company to town as it finalizes a mega deal to buy an iconic Michigan company that helped redefine breakfast. Ferrero Group — the makers of Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and a slew of other tasty treats — is set to buy Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Co,