The new facility augments Ferrero’s existing Bloomington production operations, where the candy company opened a $75 million, 70,000-square-foot facility in May. The facility is the Ferrero's first in the country that processes chocolate and makes Crunch, 100 Grand and Raisinets.

Ferrero initially announced plans for the factory — an expansion of an existing production facility in Bloomington that is home to the company’s first chocolate factory outside Europe — two

Since its introduction in late 2019, Kinder Bueno has reached No. 17 in sales among mainstream chocolate brands, hitting more than $214 million in retail sales in the past year.

Ferrero, is bringing 200 new jobs to the community with the opening of its first American Kinder Bueno production facility. The chocolate company celebrated the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.