Every Valentine's Day, flowers and confectioneries such as chocolates would usually become heavily in-demand all over the world, even in the Philippines. Flowers such as red roses, hyacinths, crocuses, and buttercups are popular in this season, while confectioneries such as chocolates are also as highly in-demand. And one of the most popular brands of chocolate popularly given in Valentine's Day is the Ferrero Rocher.

 

Who is Ferrero? Ferrero Rocher is one of the most popular brands of chocolates available across the world today, and even in the Philippines. These chocolates are spherical in appearance with whole roasted hazelnut encased in a thin wafer shell filled with hazelnut cream and covered in milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts and walnuts. According to Ferrero Rocher philippines, this brand of chocolate was made by Italian chocolatier Ferrero SpA.

 

Ferrero SpA is an Italian manufacturer of chocolate and other confectionery products, founded by confectioner Pietro Ferrero in 1946 and based in Pino Torinese, Italy. According to Ferrero Rocher philippines, Reputation Institute's 2009 survey ranks Ferrero as the most reputable company in the world. Other than the Ferrero Rocher, Ferrero SpA is also the famed producer of Pocket Coffee, Mon Chéri, Giotto, Confetteria Raffaello coconut cream candy, and the tic tac breath mints.

 

The Ferrero Rocher Family Other than the usual Ferrero Rocher chocolate, the one with hazelnut, coated in milk chocolate, surrounded by 'Nutella' filling, and encased in a nut croquante, Ferrero SpA have also made several varieties to Ferrero Rocher. These are the Ferrero Rondnoir (dark chocolate), Ferrero Raffaello (half almond, surrounded by meringue and milk cream), Ferrero Garden Coconut (a half almond, surrounded by coconut cream), Ferrero Garden (Lemon), Ferrero Garden (Forest Fruits), Ferrero Garden (Pistachio), Ferrero Garden (Almond), and Ferrero Garden (Hazelnut).

 

The Ferrero Griotto is another popular variety of Ferrero Rocher. Compared to other varieties, which usually has an almond or half an almond inside, this type of Ferrero only has a chocolate cream centre, within a wafer sphere coated with hazelnut pieces.

 

Another variety, Fernando Ronche, is produced in Germany and sold only in Europe. It is broadly similar to the Rocher, though differently packaged. According to Ferrero Rocher philippines, the difference of Ferrero Ronche from Ferrero Rocher is that the chocolate has 135 calories per pack of five; 27 calories each, while the Ferror Rocher contain 69 calories each. For more information visit to our site at http://www.myayala.com