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Nutella is manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero and was first introduced in 1964, although its first iteration dates to 1963.
Nutella® was officially born. Nutella® and its new iconic design officially launched in Germany. Oh la la! Nutella® reached Australia and opened its first plant outside Europe in Lithgow, near Sydney.
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.
Last year Athena Hohenberg, a San Diego mother of a four-year-old girl, filed a class-action lawsuit against Ferrero USA, the makers of Nutella for false advertising. Nutella is a sweet chocolate spread that is full of sugar and palm oil.
Ferrero had to keep the letter N in black due to trademark issues. There was another brand that used the name Nutella. So, to keep it different, he changed the colour of the letter 'N'. This was the year (1964) when our beloved Nutella came into existence.
MARKET ANALYSIS The target market of Nutella is children ages 6-14 and their parents, demographically speaking. Nutella targets larger families with young children. The main distribution channel is through airways because Ferrero Rocher's headquarters is located in Italy.
Sorry to be the ones to break it to you, but no, Nutella is not vegan. This is because it contains skimmed milk powder which is an animal-derived ingredient, so is therefore not made solely from plants.
Nutella is not allowed in nut-free schools because it contains hazelnuts. Nut-free schools don't allow nut products on campus so they can protect students who are allergic to nuts. Hazelnuts fall under the nut-allergy umbrella, although the most common nut allergy is peanuts.
Vegemite was invented in Melbourne in 1923 when an Australian food manufacturer requested a product similar to British Marmite. This spread made from brewer's yeast became a distinctively 'Australian food' despite being owned by an American company for several decades.
Why is Nutella not vegan? According to its website, Nutella is made from the following ingredients: Sugar, palm oil, skimmed milk powder, cocoa, hazelnuts, lecithins, and vanillin. Because Nutella contains skimmed milk powder it is not suitable for those who follow a vegan diet.
And to this day I have pronounced 'Nutella' like most other Aussies – when I'm reading my shopping list, in my head it's NA-TELL-AH. But it seems I've been wrong all along. According to the Nutella website, the delicious hazelnut and cocoa spread is pronounced NEW-TELL-UH. Yep that's right – “New-tell-uh”.
Tic Tac and NUTELLA® have been proudly made in Lithgow for over 40 years. Consistent with Ferrero's global objectives, the Lithgow factory is certified to the international standards of Food Safety (ISO22000 + PAS 220), Quality Management (ISO 9001), Environmental Management (ISO14001) and Energy Management (ISO50001).
Each day 1.35 million pounds of Nutella are produced
According to the Ferrero company's statistics, France is considered to be the largest consumer of Nutella in the world where over 25% of the world's production is consumed and produced each year.
Nutella is billed as a hazelnut spread, but let's be real: we're all in it for the chocolate. But the inclusion of cocoa powder means Nutella has a bit of caffeine in it, with a 2-tbsp serving totaling about 3 mg.
Yes, VEGEMITE is suitable for both vegans and vegetarians. When was VEGEMITE first sold in Australia? A young chemist by the name of Dr Cyril P Callister at the Fred Walker Cheese Company (became Kraft Foods in 1926) invented a tasty, spreadable paste labelled “Pure Vegetable Extract” in 1922.
Since the addition of gelatine some 300 years ago, jelly generally hasn't been vegan-friendly. This is because gelatine is traditionally made from the bones and other off-cuts of livestock, making it without-a-doubt un-vegan.
The two key ingredients in Nutella, cocoa and hazelnuts, are vegan. But because, alongside ingredients like palm oil and sugar, these are combined with skimmed milk, the spread itself is not vegan. Milk, of course, comes from cows, which means it is a byproduct of animal agriculture and isn't considered vegan.
Nutella dip with strawberries, nutella banana sandwich (use olive oil in place of butter), and nutella bars (replace milk with soy milk and butter with coconut butter) may be the vegan alternatives to Nutella dishes for children.
Cocoa butter can solidify and create a bumpy texture if it isn't evenly distributed. Finally, the added milk solids in Nutella can also contribute to a bumpy texture.
High-quality ingredients: Nutella contains high-quality ingredients like hazelnuts, which are more expensive than other ingredients like sugar or cocoa powder. Supply and demand: Nutella's popularity means that there is a high demand for the product, but the supply of high-quality ingredients is limited.
Apart from sugar and fats, Nutella is rich in chocolate. Chocolate contains addictive substances; one of these substances is tryptophan. Tryptophan is an amino acid that is a precursor to serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating moods. High serotonin levels produce feelings of elation.