Ferrero has a quality problem at its world's largest Nutella plant in France. That's why production stops there. The preparation of the spread was "precautionary" temporarily stopped, said Ferrero on Wednesday.
Delivered goods were "not affected by the situation", it was said by the company. Also the supply of the customers with the chocolate nut cream is secured.
Production stopped by the end of the week
The "quality defect" had been determined on Tuesday evening in the quality control, said Ferrero France with. It is a precursor in the production of Nutella and the chocolate bar Kinder Bueno.
The question of whether there is a bacterial problem, the company could not answer at the time, it was said. Investigations are in progress. The production is stopped by the end of the week. Nutella is also very popular in France. In early 2018, a discount campaign of a French supermarket chain had led to a rush with some chaotic scenes.
The Villers-Ecalles plant in Normandy produces 600,000 Nutella jars a day, which is a quarter of global production. Ferrero has 22 works in which more than 30,000 people work. The Italian company has doubled its turnover in recent years to more than ten billion euros.