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Ferrero

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Public limited companyfounded 1958active for 68 yearsTerhulpsesteenweg 187, 1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium118 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0402.214.359
Summary

Ferrero has been active since 1958 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €7.9m and a net result of €4.2m. Equity is shrinking by about 14% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 12% of 6,136 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (low).

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History

On 29 April 1958, Ferrero was incorporated.1 Of the 6 current board members, Frederik DE NEVE has served longest, since 2013.2 Turnover went from €168.3m in 2019 to €252.9m in 2025 and headcount from 118 to 137 full-time equivalents.3

  1. 1KBO register
  2. 2Belgian Official Gazette, 13-03-2019
  3. 3National Bank, annual accounts 2019 and 2025

Acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, financial year 2026, expected by 31-03-2027
2026
23-02
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2025 · full format
13-01
Gazette deed Permanent representatives: Griet Helsen and Mélanie Adorante
4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 17-11-2025
  • Permanent representative, Griet Helsen
  • Permanent representative, Mélanie Adorante
  • Other provision, “commissaire, commissaire” (deed in French)
2025
17-12
Gazette deed Resignation: Gabriele BERETTA (director)
Appointment: Maria CRIVARO (director) · Reappointments: Frederik DE NEVE, Simon BOULANGER and 2 others · Declaration14 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 10-02-2025
  • General meeting, 13-02-2025
  • Director resignation, Gabriele BERETTA (director) (2 times)
  • Director appointment, Maria CRIVARO (director)
  • Declaration, “administrateur, prise de connaissance de la nomination en tant qu'administrateur” (deed in French)
  • Director reappointment, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Director reappointment, Simon BOULANGER (director)
  • Director reappointment, Francesco CLAVARINO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Alberto CECI (director)
  • Board composition, Simon BOULANGER (director)
  • Board composition, Maria CRIVARO (director)
  • Board composition, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • +2 further facts in this act
31-08
Financial Highest result from 2019 to 2025net €4.2m ▲19.6%
Operating result €5.5m, net result €4.2m, both a record.
11-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2024 · full format
07-02
Gazette deed Permanent representatives: Griet Helsen and Mélanie Adorante
5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 27-09-2024
  • Permanent representative, Griet Helsen
  • Permanent representative, Mélanie Adorante
  • Other provision, “commissaire, commissaire en fonction” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “numéro de publication”, 25019875 (deed in French)
2024
25-11
Gazette deed Resignation: Deborah Arena (director)
Appointments: Simon BOULANGER (director) and Alberto CECI (director)10 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-07-2024
  • Director resignation, Deborah Arena (director)
  • Other provision, “décharge de l'administrateur révoqué pour l'exécution de son mandat depuis le début de l'exercice social en cours, assemblée générale ordinaire qui se prononcer…” (deed in French)
  • Director appointment, Simon BOULANGER (director)
  • Director appointment, Alberto CECI (director)
  • Board composition, Simon BOULANGER (director)
  • Board composition, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Board composition, Gabriele BERETTA (director)
  • Board composition, Francesco CLAVARINO (director)
  • Board composition, Alberto CECI (director)
18-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · full format
05-01
Gazette deed Appointment: PricewaterhouseCoopers Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
Power of attorney3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 23-11-2023
  • Auditor appointment, PricewaterhouseCoopers Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
  • Power of attorney, Johan Lagae
2023
20-12
Gazette deed Appointment: Deborah ARENA (director)
7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 24-08-2022
  • Director appointment, Deborah ARENA (director)
  • Board composition, Tiziano GIRAUDO (director)
  • Board composition, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Board composition, Gabriele BERETTA (director)
  • Board composition, Francesco CLAVARINO (director)
  • Board composition, Deborah ARENA (director)
06-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · full format
2022
06-07
Gazette deed Resignation: Cristiano SANTARELLI (director)
Director discharge3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 03-06-2022
  • Director resignation, Cristiano SANTARELLI (director)
  • Director discharge, Cristiano SANTARELLI
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28-02
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · full format
2021
31-08
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €1.8m ▼37.2%
Net result drops to €1.8m, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
01-06
Gazette deed Reappointments: Tiziano GIRAUDO, Frederik DE NEVE and 3 others
Appointment: Tiziano GIRAUDO (managing director) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney10 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 04-02-2021
  • Director reappointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Director reappointment, Gabriele BERETTA (director)
  • Director reappointment, Cristiano SANTARELLI (director)
  • Director reappointment, Francesco CLAVARINO (director)
  • Director appointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (managing director)
  • Mandate compensation, Ferrero
  • Power of attorney, Isabelle ROUSSEAU
  • Power of attorney, Raffaele PECE
09-02
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2020 · full format
2020
16-11
Gazette deed Reappointment: PricewaterhouseCoopers Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
Power of attorney4 facts ▸
  • Written resolution, 20-10-2020
  • Director reappointment, PricewaterhouseCoopers Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
  • Power of attorney, Johan Lagae
  • Power of attorney, Els Bruls
04-09
Gazette deed Resignation: Giulio CARONE (director)
Appointment: Gabriele BERETTA (director) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2020
  • Director resignation, Giulio CARONE (director)
  • Director appointment, Gabriele BERETTA (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Gabriele BERETTA
  • Power of attorney, Johan Lagae
  • Power of attorney, Els Bruls
02-03
Gazette deed Reappointments: Tiziano GIRAUDO, Frederik DE NEVE and 3 others
Appointment: Tiziano GIRAUDO (administrateur delegué) · Mandate compensation8 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 05-02-2020
  • Director reappointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Director reappointment, Giulio CARONE (director)
  • Director reappointment, Cristiano SANTARELLI (director)
  • Director reappointment, Francesco CLAVARINO (director)
  • Director appointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (administrateur delegué)
  • Mandate compensation, Ferrero
18-02
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2019 · full format
2019
12-09
Gazette deed Purpose
Purpose change2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 27-08-2019
  • Purpose change, “La société a pour objet le commerce de sucreries, chocolats, pâtisseries et d'autres produits d'alimentation et boissons, dans le sens le plus large, l'importat…” (deed in French)
22-08
Gazette deed Amendment of the articles
Capital3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 14-08-2019
  • Amendment of the articles (2 times)
  • Capital, €3,375,000
06-08
Gazette deed Appointment: Cristiano SANTARELLI (director)
Mandate compensation3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 14-03-2019
  • Director appointment, Cristiano SANTARELLI (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Cristiano SANTARELLI
13-03
Gazette deed Reappointments: Tiziano GIRAUDO, Frederik DE NEVE and 2 others
Appointment: Tiziano GIRAUDO (managing director) · Resignation: Paolo DI PIETRO (director) · Mandate compensation8 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 06-02-2019
  • Director reappointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Director reappointment, Giulio CARONE (director)
  • Director reappointment, Francesco CLAVARINO (director)
  • Director appointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (managing director)
  • Mandate compensation, FERRERO
  • Director resignation, Paolo DI PIETRO (director)
25-02
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2018 · full format
2018
19-02
Gazette deed Resignations: Olivier CHARRIER (managing director) and Valentino SIMONELLI (director)
Appointments: Tiziano GIRAUDO, Francesco CLAVARINO and Paolo DI PIETRO · Reappointments: Frederik DE NEVE (director) and Giulio CARONE (director) · Mandate compensation13 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 04-12-2017
  • General meeting, 25-01-2018
  • Director resignation, Olivier CHARRIER (managing director)
  • Director appointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (day-to-day manager)
  • Mandate compensation, Tiziano GIRAUDO
  • Director reappointment, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Director reappointment, Giulio CARONE (director)
  • Director appointment, Tiziano GIRAUDO (director)
  • Director appointment, Francesco CLAVARINO (director)
  • Director appointment, Paolo DI PIETRO (director)
  • Mandate compensation, FERRERO
  • Director resignation, Valentino SIMONELLI (director)
  • +1 further fact in this act
08-02
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2017 · full format
2017
12-09
Gazette deed Reappointments: Olivier Charrier (director) and Frederik De Neve (director)
Resignation: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor) · Permanent representatives: Julie Delforge and Griet Helsen · Appointment: PricewaterhouseCoopers Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)9 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 26-01-2017
  • Director reappointment, Olivier Charrier (director)
  • Director reappointment, Frederik De Neve (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Olivier Charrier
  • Mandate compensation, Frederik De Neve
  • Director resignation, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Julie Delforge
  • Director appointment, PricewaterhouseCoopers Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Griet Helsen
10-07
Gazette deed Resignation: Valentino SIMONELLI (director)
Appointment: Giulio CARONE (director) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 08-06-2017
  • Director resignation, Valentino SIMONELLI (director)
  • Director appointment, Giulio CARONE (director)
  • Mandate compensation, FERRERO
  • Power of attorney, Johan Lagae
  • Power of attorney, Els Bruls
23-02
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2016 · full format
2016
21-03
Gazette deed Reappointments: Olivier CHARRIER (director) and Frederik DE NEVE (director)
Resignation: Louis-Noël VIRELY (director) · Appointments: Valentino SIMONELLI, Olivier CHARRIER and Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises · Permanent representative: Julie Delforge10 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 28-01-2016
  • Director reappointment, Olivier CHARRIER (director)
  • Director reappointment, Frederik DE NEVE (director)
  • Director resignation, Louis-Noël VIRELY (director)
  • Director appointment, Valentino SIMONELLI (director)
  • Director appointment, Olivier CHARRIER (managing director)
  • Mandate compensation, Ferrero
  • Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Julie Delforge (représentante permanente / réviseur d'entreprises)
  • Mandate effective date, 28-11-2015
2014
10-07
Gazette deed Appointment: Olivier Charrier (chair of the board)
Permanent representative: Julie Delforge · Reappointments: Olivier Charrier, Frederik De Neve and Louis-Noël Virely · Mandate compensation10 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 29-01-2014
  • Director appointment, Olivier Charrier (chair of the board)
  • Mandate compensation, Olivier Charrier (2 times)
  • Director appointment, Olivier Charrier (managing director)
  • General meeting, 30-01-2014
  • Permanent representative, Julie Delforge
  • Accounting effect, 31-08-2013
  • Director reappointment, Olivier Charrier (director)
  • Director reappointment, Frederik De Neve (director)
  • Director reappointment, Louis-Noël Virely (director)
2013
26-09
Gazette deed Resignation: Marco Capurso (director)
Appointment: Frederik De Neve (director)3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-07-2013
  • Director resignation, Marco Capurso (director)
  • Director appointment, Frederik De Neve (director)
17-06
Gazette deed Resignation: Claudio Olivero (director)
Appointment: Olivier Charrier (director) · Reappointments: Marco Capurso (director) and Louis-Noël Virely (director)7 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 28-02-2013
  • General meeting, 28-02-2013
  • Director resignation, Claudio Olivero (director)
  • Director appointment, Olivier Charrier (director)
  • Director appointment, Olivier Charrier (managing director)
  • Director reappointment, Marco Capurso (director)
  • Director reappointment, Louis-Noël Virely (director)
2012
29-11
Gazette deed Resignations: Giovanni Ferrero (director) and Pietro Ferrero (director)
Reappointments: Marco Capurso, Claudio Olivero and Louis-Noel Virely · Appointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren / Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor) · Auditor representative11 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 21-05-2012
  • Director resignation, Giovanni Ferrero (director)
  • Director reappointment, Marco Capurso (chair of the board)
  • Director reappointment, Claudio Olivero (managing director)
  • General meeting, 28-05-2012
  • Director reappointment, Marco Capurso (director)
  • Director reappointment, Claudio Olivero (director)
  • Director reappointment, Louis-Noel Virely (director)
  • Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren / Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
  • Director resignation, Pietro Ferrero (director)
  • Auditor representative, Laurent Weerts
2011
03-06
Gazette deed Resignation: Pietro Ferrero (director)
1 fact ▸
  • Director resignation, Pietro Ferrero
2010
04-10
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney21 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 17-05-2010
  • Power of attorney, Fabrizio Minneci
  • Power of attorney, Marco Pescarolo
  • Power of attorney, Guido Giannotta
  • Power of attorney, Jorge De Moragas Rague
  • Power of attorney, Giuseppe Di Bemardo
  • Power of attorney, Marco Pomicino
  • Power of attorney, Nathalie Prickartz
  • Power of attorney, Marco Del Monaco
  • Power of attorney, Roberto Rinaldo
  • Power of attorney, Michele Tedeschi
  • Power of attorney, Patrice Lesot
  • +9 further facts in this act
04-10
Gazette deed Reappointments: Giovanni FERRERO, Pietro FERRERO and 3 others
Appointment: Deloitte & Partners Reviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 28-01-2010
  • Director reappointment, Giovanni FERRERO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Pietro FERRERO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Marco CAPURSO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Claudio OLIVERO (director)
  • Director reappointment, Louis-Noël VIRELY (director)
  • Auditor appointment, Deloitte & Partners Reviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
2008
14-11
Gazette deed Resignations: Claudio Reali (director) and Freddy Van Droogenbroeck (director)
Power of attorney · Superseded publication21 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 24-10-2008
  • Power of attorney, Jérôme Gray
  • Power of attorney, Patrice Lesot
  • Power of attorney, François Antoine Frederik Mannaerts
  • Power of attorney, Xavier Georges Jean Danthine
  • Power of attorney, Giuseppe Ceresa
  • Power of attorney, Fabrizio Minneci
  • Power of attorney, Marco Pescarolo
  • Power of attorney, Carlo Bresciano
  • Power of attorney, Francesco Latini
  • Power of attorney, Riccardo Trabacchi
  • Power of attorney, Giuseppe Di Bernardo
  • +9 further facts in this act
2007
05-07
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Supersession19 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 31-05-2007
  • Power of attorney, Giuseppe Ceresa
  • Power of attorney, Massimiliano Paoleschi
  • Power of attorney, Marco Pescarolo
  • Power of attorney, Carlo Bresciano
  • Power of attorney, Francesco Latini
  • Power of attorney, Riccardo Trabacchi
  • Power of attorney, Giuseppe Di Bernardo
  • Power of attorney, Pier Paolo Costa
  • Power of attorney, Giancarlo Giannetti
  • Power of attorney, Marco Pomicino
  • Power of attorney, Claudio Reali
  • +7 further facts in this act
05-07
Gazette deed Appointment: Roland Vermoote (directeur des ventes belgique)
Resignation: Guy Gerets (directeur des ventes belgique) · Power of attorney4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 25-01-2007
  • Power of attorney, Roland Vermoote (fondé de pouvoirs)
  • Director appointment, Roland Vermoote (directeur des ventes belgique)
  • Director resignation, Guy Gerets (directeur des ventes belgique)
2003
29-09
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Death · Annulment8 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 07-03-2003
  • Power of attorney, Louis Noël Virely
  • Power of attorney, Claudio Reali
  • Power of attorney, François Antoine Frederik Mannaerts
  • Power of attorney, Guy Gerets
  • Power of attorney, Koenraad Hendrik Elias Dombrecht
  • Death, “Décès de Monsieur Roger Musch, trigger for the modification of the Fondés de Pouvoirs” (deed in French)
  • Annulment, “Les pouvoirs annulent et remplacent ceux publiés à l'Annexe au Moniteur Belge du 14-09-2001 sous le numéro 20010914-123, adaptés par les Conseils d'administrati…” (deed in French)
29-09
Gazette deed Reappointments: Giovanni Ferrero, Pietro Ferrero and 3 others
Appointment: Deloitte & Partners Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor) · Permanent representative: Laurent Weerts · Amendment of the articles15 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 07-04-2003
  • Amendment of the articles
  • Director discharge, Ferrero
  • Director reappointment, Giovanni Ferrero (director)
  • Director reappointment, Pietro Ferrero (director)
  • Director reappointment, Bernard Dezaly (director)
  • Director reappointment, M. Capurso (director)
  • Director reappointment, Pieraldo Oldano (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Giovanni Ferrero
  • Mandate compensation, Pietro Ferrero
  • Mandate compensation, Bernard Dezaly
  • Mandate compensation, M. Capurso
  • +3 further facts in this act
30-06
Gazette deed Reappointments: Giovanni Ferrero, Pietro Ferrero and 3 others
Resignation: F. Colonnello (director) · Mandate compensation · Director discharge13 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-04-2002
  • Director reappointment, Giovanni Ferrero (director)
  • Director reappointment, Pietro Ferrero (director)
  • Director reappointment, Bernard Dezaly (director)
  • Director reappointment, M. Capurso (director)
  • Director reappointment, Pieraldo Oldano (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Giovanni Ferrero
  • Mandate compensation, Pietro Ferrero
  • Mandate compensation, Bernard Dezaly
  • Mandate compensation, M. Capurso
  • Mandate compensation, Pieraldo Oldano
  • Director resignation, F. Colonnello (director)
  • +1 further fact in this act
2002
17-09
Gazette deed Reappointments: Bernard Dezaly, Giovanni Ferrero and Pietro Ferrero
Appointment: Arthur Andersen (statutory auditor) · Permanent representatives: Georges Hepner and Laurent Weerts · Mandate compensation10 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 16-11-2001
  • Director reappointment, Bernard Dezaly (director)
  • Director reappointment, Giovanni Ferrero (director)
  • Director reappointment, Pietro Ferrero (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Bernard Dezaly
  • Mandate compensation, Giovanni Ferrero
  • Mandate compensation, Pietro Ferrero
  • Auditor appointment, Arthur Andersen (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Georges Hepner
  • Permanent representative, Laurent Weerts
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.Of the 48 annual accounts filed, the latest 10 are here; all 48 are under Financials.
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