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What is an interesting fact that you recently discovered? (pawb.social)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or we just don't actually have that many hazelnuts. Or Ferrero just makes some really yummy stuff and hence it's bought in insane amounts.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If its such a lucrative business for Ferrero, how come there aren't competitors enough to make it so they can't hog 25%?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

American candy manufacturing mostly uses peanuts and/or almonds instead, so they compete but not for filberts/hazelnuts.

I will also contend that they're not that good a nut on their own, they need chocolate to achieve their true destiny.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have to downvote you on the hazelnuts not being very good. They're one of my favorite nuts, and they look cool!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

To me they look like chickpeas wearing windbreakers, and I prefer pecans. But you are welcome to your own preferences, enjoy! I do think hazelnuts are the very best nut with chocolate, even over pecans.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

80% goes to the EU confectionery industry, according to what I could quickly Google. So 65% go to Ferrero like companies that aren't Ferrero.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

80% - 25% = 55%

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

This is me, math genius. 😒