Raffaello (confection)
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| Product type | Coconut truffle |
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| Owner | Ferrero SpA |
| Country | Italy |
| Introduced | 1990 |
| Website | ferrero.it/raffaello |
Raffaello is a spherical coconut–almond truffle that Italian manufacturer Ferrero brought to the market in 1990.[1] It consists of a spherical wafer which is filled with a white milk cream and white blanched almonds. It is then surrounded by a coconut layer. It does contain lactose, making Raffaello incompatible for consumers with lactose intolerance.
Ferrero factories which manufacture Raffaello include Vladimir, Russia;[2] Brantford, Canada;[3] and Arlon, Belgium.[4] Russia is Ferrero's largest market for Raffaello.[5]
History[edit]
In 2008, Belgian company Soremartec (part of the Ferrero Group) began legal action against Landrin, a Ukrainian company which began producing a sweet in 2007 similar to Raffaello, called Waferatto. Soremartec filed a claim on the grounds that Landrin had violated Soremartec's trademark protecting the appearance of the Raffaello sweets. After a lengthy court battle, the High Commercial Court of Ukraine ruled in favor of Landrin, cancelling the validity of Soremartec's trademark.[6][7]
In 2017, a court in Frankfurt in Germany ruled that Ferrero would have to list the number of Raffaello sweets in each packet sold, rather than simply providing the weight.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ Degun, Gurjit (January 16, 2015). "Karmarama captures £2m Raffaello ad account". The Observatory International. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ferrero prepares for major multi-million expansion in Russian markets". Confectionery Production. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Nieburg, Oliver (August 31, 2016). "Ferrero Canada plans three new products at Brantford site". confectionerynews.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Abdulla, Hannah (January 28, 2016). "Ferrero to invest EUR21m in Belgium plant". www.just-food.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Smirnova, Lena (May 28, 2013). "Candy Maker Ferrero Expects Russia to Become No. 1 Market". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ferrero Loses Raffaello Trademark Protection in Ukraine | PETOŠEVIĆ". www.petosevic.com. February 23, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Byrne, Jane (January 20, 2011). "Ferrero loses out in Ukraine trademark dispute". confectionerynews.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Justin Haggler (November 2, 2017). "Ferrero Raffaello ordered to count chocolates in each box rather than give total weight". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
But the court in Frankfurt took the country's love of precision to new heights this week when it ordered Ferrero to specify the number of chocolates in each box of its popular Raffaello brand it sells in Germany.
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