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Francesco Rivella
Francesco Rivella (8 August 1927 – 14 February 2025) was an Italian chocolatier and chemist known for his work with the expansion of the Ferrero brand, including the creation of the chocolate spread Nutella and the development of its recipe. Life and career Rivella was born in Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy, on 8 August 1927. Having just received a degree in bromatological chemistry from Turin, Rivella began to work alongside the businessman Michele Ferrero as Ferrero's right hand man to produce chocolate beginning at the age of 25 in 1952, having joined the Ferrero company as a chocolatier. The original form of Nutella, first sold in 1951, was a creamy version of '' gianduja'' called ''Supercrema gianduja'', based on Ferrero's father Pietro's solid chocolate ''Pasta Gianduja''. In 1964, Ferrero recruited Rivella for them to work together on developing a revamped version of ''Supercrema gianduja'', with the aim of selling it across Italy and Europe. Rivella was credited with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbaresco (CN)
Barbaresco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 656 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute National Institute of Statistics (Italy), Istat. The commune is principally known for its homonymous medieval tower, constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries, Barbaresco Castle, and its production of wine bearing the same name. Barbaresco borders the following municipalities: Alba (CN), Alba, Castagnito, Guarene, Neive, and Treiso. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify Scal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
