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Lobby organisation

FERRERO International

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Luxembourg · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, FERRERO International appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

13
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€500,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Ferrero was founded in Alba in 1946 by Pietro Ferrero, who knew how to create products that were appealing to consumers. Ferrero has experienced continuous growth under the leadership of Michele, his son. First in Italy, then in Europe and in the rest of the world. Today, under the leadership of Giovanni Ferrero, the Group has consolidated its success with…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 13 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats538%
European Conservatives & Reformists323%
European People's Party323%
Patriots for Europe18%
Renew Europe18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
1
2021
1
2022
1
2023
1
2024
1
2025
6
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Carlo Fidanza
2 meetings · ECR
Auke Zijlstra
1 meeting · PfE
Alessandra Moretti
1 meeting · S&D
Irene Tinagli
1 meeting · S&D
Nicola Procaccini
1 meeting · ECR

The 13 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Mar 2026Alessandra MorettiENVI - SANT dossier
19 Oct 2025Jean-Marc GermainRDUE
12 Sep 2025Kathleen van BremptCompany visit: SIPEF & Ferrero on deforestation and EU-Indonesia trade
25 Jun 2025Gerben-Jan GerbrandyOmnibus I
18 Mar 2025Dario NardellaDiscussion about ongoing AGRI files of interest
18 Feb 2025Auke ZijlstraEU industry regulation
18 Feb 2025Pascal ArimontDeforestation and Packaging
12 Sep 2024Irene TinagliIntroductory meeting
25 May 2023Carlo FidanzaFocus on IMCO files
7 Nov 2022Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
23 Mar 2021Carlo FidanzaFocus on IMCO files
3 Mar 2020Salvatore de MeoFood Labelling
2 Jul 2019Nicola ProcacciniEU food policy

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