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Ferrero Rocher billionaire's wife who 'didn't like chocolate' dies aged 87
Maria Franca Ferrero, known as the 'Nutella empress' despite disliking chocolate, supported thousands through the Ferrero Foundation, praised by Italy's prime minister as a model of enterprise.
- On Thursday morning, Maria Franca Ferrero died at her home in Alba, Italy, aged 87; she was the wife of the late Michele Ferrero.
- Maria Ferrero, the billionaire heiress, was a central figure in the Ferrero family and earned the nickname 'Nutella empress' despite not liking chocolate.
- Alba hosts the Ferrero factory and is nicknamed the birthplace of the chocolate spread, with the Ferrero company, maker of Nutella, Kinder, Ferrero Rocher and Tic Tac, tied to the town.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid tribute, calling Ferrero 'a model of enterprise' and extended condolences to the Ferrero family on behalf of herself and the government.
- Meloni noted the Ferrero Foundation's work that has supported thousands of people and families, emphasizing Italy loses a figure of enterprise with elegance and reserve.
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