Ferrero breaks ground on Illinois chocolate processing facility
$75M project will add up to 50 new jobs.
Ferrero North America has broken ground on a new chocolate processing facility in Bloomington, Illinois, Ferrero Group’s first outside of Europe.
State and local leaders joined Ferrero at a ceremony to celebrate the occasion, including Sylvia Garcia, acting director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker delivered remarks via video.