The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ferrero gobbles up Nestle's US confectionery business for $2.8 billion Nestle said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its US candy business to Italy's Ferrero for CHF 2.7 billion ($2.8 billion/2.3 billion euros) in cash as the Swiss food giant shakes up its product portfolio. https://www.thelocal.it/20180117/ferrero-buys-nestle-usa-chocolate Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:52:18 +0100 ferrero-buys-nestle-usa-chocolate 'Disabled staff member won't lose job': Nestlé Nestlé Italy said on Thursday that a disabled staff member, who was initially sacked for publicly criticizing company managers over Facebook, will no longer lose her job. https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/disabled-staff-member-wont-lose-job-nestle Thu, 20 Nov 2014 19:41:00 +0100 disabled-staff-member-wont-lose-job-nestle Disabled Nestlé worker fired for Facebook post UPDATED: Swiss food giant Nestlé fired a disabled member of staff at its Perugina chocolate division after she posted a message on Facebook in which she “undermined the authority” of managers. https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/nestl-sacked-disabled-worker-over-facebook-post Thu, 20 Nov 2014 17:15:00 +0100 nestl-sacked-disabled-worker-over-facebook-post