Istanbul - The Ferrero Group continues to strengthen its presence in the hazelnut market in order to guarantee and further improve the quality of a leading raw material that gives a unique taste to many of its popular products, such as Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and Kinder Bueno. In line with this, the Ferrero Group has acquired 100% of the family-owned Oltan Group. Oltan Group is the worldwide leading operator in the procurement, processing and marketing of hazelnuts, with an annual turnover above $ 500 million. Based in Trabzon, Turkey, the Oltan Group is active throughout the main hazelnut growing regions with five production facilities exporting to the European Union and other major markets around the world. The Company secured European Union regulatory approval for the agreement. (9colonne)