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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 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]
Perugia has become famous for chocolate, mostly because of a single firm, Perugina, whose Baci ("kisses" in English) are widely exported. [28] Perugian chocolate is popular in Italy. The company's plant located in San Sisto (Perugia) is the largest of Nestlé's nine sites in Italy. [ 29 ]
Nestle Caja Roja (Portugal) Nestlé Classic (Brazil) Nestlé Dessert; Nestlé Extrafino (Portugal) Nestlé Milk Chocolate; Nestlé Munch (India and Bangladesh) Nestlé Toll House cookies; Nestlé with Almonds; Nestlé Wonder Ball; Nestlé Yes (Germany) Nuts (Europe) Orion (Slovakia, Czech Republic) Passatempo (Brazil)
D'Onofrio is a Peruvian brand and business dedicated primarily to the sale of confectionery products. It was founded in 1897 by Pietro D'Onofrio. The company and its brand currently belongs to Nestlé Perú (acquired in 1997) (a subsidiary of the larger Nestlé company) and sells its products in the same country.
Nestlé Purina PetCare continued integrating the two companies through 2002. [10] It cut back dry dog food manufacturing at facilities inherited from Friskies PetCare Company in Jefferson, Wisconsin, St. Joseph, Missouri and Arden Hills, Minnesota, then moved those operations to manufacturing facilities acquired from Ralston.
Nestlé Milk Chocolate was created as a competitor to the more-established, and North American chocolate bar segment-leader Hershey bar [citation needed], and was even created in a similar form as their competitor.
Besides the chocolate bar, Nestlé also produces or licenses other Crunch products: Buncha Crunch [8] are candy pieces made of milk chocolate with crisped rice mixed in. Released in 1994, they were originally only sold exclusively in movie theaters; as of May 2012, they have become available in most grocery stores.