Why did a Nutella promotion in France lead to riots?

France's finance ministry is investigating whether a Nutella promotion that led to violent scenes in supermarkets broke trading laws. France has strict rules about the size of discounts that retailers can put on products outside of official sales periods. read more

Nutella was the spread that really built the company, though. Founder Pietro Ferrero hit upon the idea of using hazelnut—abundant in his native Piedmont region—in order to save on expensive chocolate when making confectionary. read more

Nutella is the world’s most popular chocolate spread and is made with sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa solids and skimmed milk. The creamy spread was created by the Ferrero family in northern Italy in the 1940s. read more