A champion of the breakfast world is laid to rest:
Italian chemist Francesco Rivella, best known as the inventor of Nutella, died on Valentine's Day, according to various news outlets. He was 97.
Dubbed the 'father' of Nutella by the Italian media, Rivella helped create the world's most famous hazelnut spread.
We all love Nutella. And I feel like it's one of those things that you often forget exists, and then you see it at a brunch or a fancy hotel breakfast and you're like:
And then you gorge on it because it's just so dang good.
The late Rivella first came to work at the chocolate company Ferrero in 1952, shortly after earning a chemistry degree.
He helped develop Nutella from an earlier sweet product at the company:
The first iteration of what would become Nutella was originally called Giandujot, derived from gianduja - a confection made with chocolate and hazelnuts - and sold in 1946
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By 1951, the paste was 'transformed into a creamy new product that was easier to spread,' Nutella's website said. It was called SuperCrema.
It would take more than a decade before the recipe was improved — leading to the creation of the first-ever jar of hazelnut and cocoa cream in 1964, the website said.
The confection pioneer is survived by three sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren.
RIP.
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