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| name = William Salice
| image = Willian Salice 2009 interview.png
| caption = Salice in 2009
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1933|07|18}}
| birth_place = [[Casei Gerola]], Lombardy, Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|12|29|1933|07|18}}
| death_place = [[Pavia]], Lombardy, Italy
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| occupation = Businessperson
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| known for = Creating [[Kinder egg]]s
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{{Wikinews|William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise eggs, dies at 83}}
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'''William Salice''' ("sah-lee-chee"; 18 July 1933 – 29 December 2016) was an Italian businessman. He was employed at [[Ferrero SpA]], where he was credited as the inventor of [[Kinder Eggs]].<ref name="ilsole">{{Cite news|url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2016-12-30/e-morto-william-salice-esecutore-materiale-dell-ovetto-kinder-104157.shtml?uuid=ADzYw2MC|title=È morto William Salice, "esecutore materiale" dell’Ovetto Kinder|date=30 December 2016|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="straits">{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/william-salice-creator-of-kinder-surprise-dies|title=William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise, dies at 83|date=30 December 2016|work=The Straits Times|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>


==Life and career==
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'''William Salice''' (18 July 1933 – 29 December 2016) was an Italian businessman. He was employed at [[Ferrero SpA]], where he was credited as the inventor of [[Kinder Eggs]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2016-12-30/e-morto-william-salice-esecutore-materiale-dell-ovetto-kinder-104157.shtml?uuid=ADzYw2MC|title=È morto William Salice, «esecutore materiale» dell’Ovetto Kinder|date=30 December 2016|work=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/|language=it|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

Salice was born on 18 July 1933, in the Italian ''comune'' of [[Casei Gerola]].<ref name="ilsole" /> He began working at Ferrero in 1960, and eventually became a close collaborator of the company's owner, [[Michele Ferrero]].<ref name="straits" /><ref name="corriere">{{Cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/cronache/16_dicembre_29/morto-william-salice-collaboratore-ferrero-lavoro-all-ovetto-kinder-2cfcf54c-ce1a-11e6-b7f4-62190597806c.shtml|title=Morto William Salice, collaboratore di Ferrero: inventò l’Ovetto Kinder|date=30 December 2016|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

He thought up the concept of Kinder Surprise Eggs in the late sixties,<ref name="euronews">{{Cite news|url=http://it.euronews.com/2016/12/30/morto-william-salice-il-papa-degli-ovetti-kinder|title=Morto William Salice, il "papà" degli ovetti Kinder|date=30 December 2016|work=EuroNews|language=it|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> while researching alternative uses for the manufacturer's [[easter egg]] chocolate moulds, which went unused most of the year.<ref name="straits" /> Despite this, he insisted on referring to Michele Ferrero as the inventor, claiming to merely be the idea's "material executor".<ref name="ilsole" /><ref name="straits" /> Kinder Eggs were launched in 1974.<ref name="euronews" />

Salice also played a part in the creation of several other Ferrero products, such as [[Ferrero Rocher]] and [[Pocket Coffee]].<ref name="straits" />

After his retirement in 2007, Salice co-founded the Color Your Life Foundation, alongside Italian entrepreneur Enrico Gasperini.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coloryourlife.it/i-fondatori/|title=Il Fondatori|website=www.coloryourlife.it|publisher=Color Your Life Foundation|language=it|access-date=30 December 2016|archive-date=2 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102134912/http://www.coloryourlife.it/i-fondatori/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It provides free courses for young aspiring entrepreneurs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/cronache/16_dicembre_29/morto-william-salice-collaboratore-ferrero-lavoro-all-ovetto-kinder-2cfcf54c-ce1a-11e6-b7f4-62190597806c.shtml|title=L'ex manager che aiuta i sognatori|date=7 July 2012|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

Salice died on 29 December 2016, in the town of [[Pavia]], after suffering a stroke. He was 83.<ref name="ilsole" /><ref name="straits" /><ref name="corriere" /><ref name="euronews" />

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Latest revision as of 09:12, 3 February 2024

William Salice
Salice in 2009
Born(1933-07-18)18 July 1933
Casei Gerola, Lombardy, Italy
Died29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 83)
Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
OccupationBusinessperson
Known forCreating Kinder eggs
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William Salice ("sah-lee-chee"; 18 July 1933 – 29 December 2016) was an Italian businessman. He was employed at Ferrero SpA, where he was credited as the inventor of Kinder Eggs.[1][2]

Life and career[edit]

Salice was born on 18 July 1933, in the Italian comune of Casei Gerola.[1] He began working at Ferrero in 1960, and eventually became a close collaborator of the company's owner, Michele Ferrero.[2][3]

He thought up the concept of Kinder Surprise Eggs in the late sixties,[4] while researching alternative uses for the manufacturer's easter egg chocolate moulds, which went unused most of the year.[2] Despite this, he insisted on referring to Michele Ferrero as the inventor, claiming to merely be the idea's "material executor".[1][2] Kinder Eggs were launched in 1974.[4]

Salice also played a part in the creation of several other Ferrero products, such as Ferrero Rocher and Pocket Coffee.[2]

After his retirement in 2007, Salice co-founded the Color Your Life Foundation, alongside Italian entrepreneur Enrico Gasperini.[5] It provides free courses for young aspiring entrepreneurs.[6]

Salice died on 29 December 2016, in the town of Pavia, after suffering a stroke. He was 83.[1][2][3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "È morto William Salice, "esecutore materiale" dell'Ovetto Kinder". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise, dies at 83". The Straits Times. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Morto William Salice, collaboratore di Ferrero: inventò l'Ovetto Kinder". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Morto William Salice, il "papà" degli ovetti Kinder". EuroNews (in Italian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Il Fondatori". www.coloryourlife.it (in Italian). Color Your Life Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ "L'ex manager che aiuta i sognatori". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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