Who made Kinder?

The story of the KINDER™ brand begins in 1968 at the heart of a small Italian town named Alba. Michele Ferrero developed KINDER CHOCOLATE and added what would become a famous brand for the Ferrero company, which remains family owned today.
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Why is it called Kinder?

The word kindergarten comes from the German language. Kinder means children and garten means garden. The term dates back to the 19th century. Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) started the first kindergarten, Garden of Children, in 1840.
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Is Kinder French or German?

Kinder Chocolate (Italian: Kinder Cioccolato; "Kinder" is German for “Children") is a brand of chocolate bars produced by Italian multinational confectionery company Ferrero.
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Why Kinder is banned in the US?

The Kinder Surprise is a kind of egg with a collectible toy inside. It is sold in many parts of the world, just not in the U.S. CORNISH: That's because for years, the Food and Drug Administration has banned the Kinder Surprise. It's considered a choking hazard due to the mix of edible and non-edible parts.
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Where did Kinder chocolate come from?

Kinder chocolate was first introduced to the German market in 1968 and quickly hit the Italian market that same year before spreading to other countries in the Mediterranean region. The chocolate is still being produced in Germany and Italy.
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Who made Nutella?

After World War II, cocoa was extremely scarce. Ferrero, originally from Piedmont in Italy, turned this tricky problem into a smart solution, creating a sweet paste made from hazelnuts, sugar and just a little of the rare cocoa. The ancestor of Nutella® was born.
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Is Kinder Joy legal?

No, unlike its sister product — Kinder Surprise — Kinder Joy is not banned in the United States. The candy was made available in stores in 2017. The product was made specifically to meet the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) rule of not encasing non-edible items in an edible casing.
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Are Kinder Eggs still illegal?

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act prohibits Kinder Eggs, as they don't allow confectionary products to contain a “non-nutritive object”. It bans "the sale of any candy that has embedded in it a toy or trinket", so obviously the tiny toy encased in a Kinder Egg doesn't pass.
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Can I eat Kinder chocolate?

All Kinder products manufactured at their Arlon site in Belgium between June and the present date. These include Kinder Surprise, Kinder Mini Eggs, Kinder Surprise 100g and Kinder Schokobons. It means all products included in the recall should not be eaten, regardless of their best-before date, the FSA said.
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Who makes Ferrero Rocher?

Giovanni Ferrero is the richest man in Italy and the secretive billionaire behind the Ferrero Group. The Ferrero Group is the world's second-largest chocolatier and the maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, and Tic Tacs.
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Are Ferrero Rocher Italian?

One of the most iconic brands of the Ferrero Group was created in 1982 in Alba, a small town in the hills of Piedmont in Italy. It was inspired by the desire to make all the pleasure of a sophisticated chocolate specialty accessible to a much wider public.
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Is Kinder made by Ferrero?

The Ferrero story began in 1946 with a small factory in the northern Italian town of Alba. Just 20 years later, the firm opened its first operations in the UK and has been committed to providing our consumers with high brands such as Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tac, Nutella and Kinder Surprise ever since.
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Is Ferrero Nestle?

Ferrero completes acquisition of Nestlé US candy business, swallowing more than 20 brands. Nutella maker Ferrero has completed the acquisition of Nestlé's US confectionery business, including more than 20 of its brands such as Butterfinger, BabyRuth, Crunch, and SweeTarts.
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Do Kinder eggs have Nutella?

Kinder Joy has a wonderful flavorful mix between Nutella and the inside of a Ferrero Rocher candy, topped with two chocolate-covered wafer balls.
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Can I bring Kinder Eggs into the US 2021?

Americans Will No Longer Need To Smuggle Kinder Surprise Eggs From Canada. The ban on the eggs is being lifted in the U.S.
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Is Kinder Joy poisonous?

In what has come as a shock for parents who think it is safe for little children to consume the popular chocolate Kinder Joy (as sold in India), which is even advertised as a healthier chocolate alternative, World Health Organisation has issued an official statement linking it to salmonella poisoning.
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What is the rarest Kinder Egg toy?

5-Year-Old Boy Finds The Rarest Kinder Surprise Toy Of All: A Bag Of Meth. Those fiddly Kinder Surprise toys hold a very near and dear place in the hearts of just about everyone's inner child.
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Can you send Kinder Eggs to America?

Kinder Surprise eggs are prohibited from being mailed to the U.S. because the toy inside poses a choking hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Why Kinder Eggs are banned?

This product is banned for sale in the United States because the toy surprise hidden inside can pose choking and aspiration hazards to children younger than 3 years of age. The Kinder eggs are hollow milk chocolate eggs about the size of a large hen's egg in an orange, white and blue foil wrapper.
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Is Kinder chocolate in America?

Despite the 2022 recall, Kinder Surprise eggs have been loved by youngsters in many countries since the famous chocolate company Ferrero first launched them in 1974. But, peculiarly, you won't ever find the sweet treat for sale anywhere in the United States.
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Is Ferrero Rocher just Nutella?

Its inventor became the richest man in Italy

Fun fact: The chocolate layer that surrounds the hazelnut in the middle of each Ferrero Rocher is Nutella.
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Who bought Nestle?

The Ferrero Group and its affiliated companies (“Ferrero”), a global confectionary group, today announced a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire the U.S. confectionary business from Nestlé for $2.8 billion in cash.
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