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Nestlé-Perugina in Perugia, Italy. Perugina is an Italian chocolate confectionery company based in Perugia, Italy that was founded in 1907. [1] [2] The company also operates a chocolate-making school at its factory in Perugia, which commenced in 2007. [3] Perugina was purchased by and became a division of the Nestlé corporation in 1988. [1 ...
Perugina initially began with 15 employees. With the outbreak of World War I when men had to leave for the front, Spagnoli was left to carry on the business alone with her three children, including two sons Mario and Aldo, taking care of them all by herself. [1] After the war, the Perugina factory grew to more than 100 employees. [3]
Pernigotti is an Italian manufacturer of chocolate (its speciality is the production of high quality Gianduiotto, a chocolate-hazelnut based confectionery), [1] nougats, Easter eggs and ice creams.
Grupo Arcor is an Argentine food company specialized in confectionery.The firm was founded on July 5, 1951 in the city of Arroyito, Córdoba.It specializes in the production of foodstuff, sugar and chocolate confectionery, cookies and ice cream in 39 industrial plants throughout Latin America.
Ponce Candy Industries was a multi-national manufacturer of confectionery sweets based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, best known for its "Fiesta" brand of candy products. The company was founded in 1940 by Juan Eugenio Mayoral Renovales, Jorge Martín and Rafael Pou. [ 4 ]
The phrase "like water for chocolate" comes from the Spanish phrase como agua para chocolate. [9] This is a common expression in many Spanish-speaking countries, and it means that one's emotions are on the verge of boiling over. In some Latin American countries, such as Mexico, hot chocolate is made with near-boiling water, not with milk.
A pirulín (also known as pirulí) is a multicolor, conic-shaped hard candy of about 10 to 15 cm long, with a sharp conical or pyramidal point, with a stick in the base, and wrapped in cellophane. In Argentina , Colombia , and Cuba , this candy used to be very popular and sold in the streets and squares by a pirulinero , who are considered a ...
A cupcake topped with the sprinkle type of confetti candy. Confetti candy is a confectionery food product that is prepared with cooked sugar and corn syrup that is formed into sheets, cooled, and then cracked or broken into pieces. [1] [2] It has a hard, brittle [3] texture. To add eye appeal, colored sugar is sometimes sprinkled atop after the ...