--- title: "Chocolate company Ferrero to make packaging using Nutella leftovers #knowyournuts" description: "Chocolate company Ferrero to make packaging using Nutella leftovers #knowyournuts" image: https://www.pkgbranding.com/hs-fs/file-4101453443-jpeg/blog-files/post-29116098-260x156.jpeg --- [![PKG Packaging](https://www.pkgbranding.com/hubfs/PKG%20Jan20%20-%20assets/pkg-logo.png) ](https://www.pkgbranding.com/) [![Hangar12](https://www.pkgbranding.com/hubfs/Hanger%20Image/Hanger-12.webp) ](https://www.hangar-12.com/) [312.870.9101](tel:+1.312.870.9101) # Consumer First Insights ## Chocolate company Ferrero to make packaging using Nutella leftovers #knowyournuts Written by Kevin Keating at PKG Producers are learning to use residual bi-products of production in very productive and lucrative ways from packaging to creating their own power source. ![Nut producers](https://www.pkgbranding.com/hs-fs/file-4101453443-jpeg/blog-files/post-29116098-260x156.jpeg?width=260&name=post-29116098-260x156.jpeg)   Nut producers around the world send tonnes of nut shells to landfill each year. But a few innovative projects suggest they might be binning a valuable resource. Hazelenuts Ferrero, the largest chocolate producer in the world, has come up with a particularly neat use for its hazelnut shells. The Italian company is the world’s biggest buyer of hazelnuts, using 25% of the world’s supply and making 180m kg of its Nutella spread each year, according to the Italian Trade Agency. As a result, it has plenty of hazelnut shells to play with. “We have access to large amounts of residual by-products which we realised could be used constructively,” said a project co-ordinator at Ferrero. The company’s idea is to use the nuts’ natural wrapping to create packaging for its chocolates. Ferrero has teamed up with renewable packaging company Stora Enso, and PTS, a German Research institute, to develop the so-called EcoPaper, as part of a €1.2m (£870m) project , which is 50% funded by the European Union. Miguel Sánchez, mill manager at Stora Enso says that visually there is no way to tell a hazelnut board apart from regular carton board. He explains:“We are still experimenting on the ideal mixture of nutshell fibres in the pulp, but so far it works well for stiffness and bulk. The hazelnut fibres are used in the board’s middle layer and have been tested for allergy aspects without any problems.” Read more from the source: [the Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/apr/21/ferrero-packaging-nutella-nutshell-biomass-biofuel) - [Facebook Share ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pkgbranding.com%2Fblog%2Fchocolate-company-ferrero-to-make-packaging-using-nutella-leftovers-knowyournuts%2F) - [Twitter Share ](https://twitter.com/home?status=Chocolate+company+Ferrero+to+make+packaging+using+Nutella+leftovers+%23knowyournuts%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pkgbranding.com%2Fblog%2Fchocolate-company-ferrero-to-make-packaging-using-nutella-leftovers-knowyournuts%2F) - [LinkedIn Share ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pkgbranding.com%2Fblog%2Fchocolate-company-ferrero-to-make-packaging-using-nutella-leftovers-knowyournuts%2F&title=Chocolate%20company%20Ferrero%20to%20make%20packaging%20using%20Nutella%20leftovers%20%23knowyournuts&summary=Chocolate+company+Ferrero+to+make+packaging+using+Nutella+leftovers+%23knowyournuts&source=) - [Email Share ](mailto:?subject=Chocolate%20company%20Ferrero%20to%20make%20packaging%20using%20Nutella%20leftovers%20%23knowyournuts&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pkgbranding.com%2Fblog%2Fchocolate-company-ferrero-to-make-packaging-using-nutella-leftovers-knowyournuts%2F) ### Topics - [Blog](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/topic/blog) ### Related Posts [![How Multisensory Packaging Impacts Brand Loyalty](https://assets.seobotai.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=75,w=1536,h=1024/pkgbranding.com/699e3f7cefc60cc2af09b0fd-1771990125261.jpg) How Multisensory Packaging Impacts Brand Loyalty Kevin Keating at PKG ](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/multisensory-packaging-impacts-brand-loyalty) [![7 Emotional Triggers That Drive Packaging Success](https://assets.seobotai.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=75,w=1536,h=1024/pkgbranding.com/699d6a34efc60cc2af09912c-1771927424595.jpg) 7 Emotional Triggers That Drive Packaging Success Kevin Keating at PKG ](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/emotional-triggers-packaging-success) [![How Social Media Listening Improves Packaging Design](https://assets.seobotai.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=75,w=1536,h=1024/pkgbranding.com/699d5fe4efc60cc2af098e8a-1771924055807.jpg) How Social Media Listening Improves Packaging Design Kevin Keating at PKG ](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/social-media-listening-improves-packaging-design) ### Subscribe Now! ### Subscribe Now!     **Awarded Top 50** **Package Design ****Blog**   [![Packaging-Design-transparent_216px](https://blog-cdn.feedspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Packaging-Design-transparent_216px.png)](http://blog.feedspot.com/packaging_design_blogs/) - [How Multisensory Packaging Impacts Brand Loyalty](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/multisensory-packaging-impacts-brand-loyalty) - [7 Emotional Triggers That Drive Packaging Success](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/emotional-triggers-packaging-success) - [How Social Media Listening Improves Packaging Design](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/social-media-listening-improves-packaging-design) - [11 Examples of Functional Packaging Features](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/functional-packaging-features-examples) - [Competitor Analysis for Shelf Differentiation](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/competitor-analysis-for-shelf-differentiation) - [Typography Checklist for Packaging](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/typography-checklist-packaging) - [Top Biodegradable Packaging Myths Consumers Believe](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/biodegradable-packaging-myths-consumers-believe) - [Macro Photography for Food Packaging Design](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/macro-photography-food-packaging-design) - [Glass Packaging Benefits for CPG Brands](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/glass-packaging-benefits-cpg-brands) - [Pet Food Packaging: FDA Rules to Know](https://www.pkgbranding.com/blog/pet-food-packaging-fda-rules) ![Best package design agencies](https://www.pkgbranding.com/hubfs/badge-package-design-agencies.svg)   Recognized as a Top Package Design Agency on [DesignRush](https://www.designrush.com/agency/package-design) PKG BRAND DESIGN 2045 W Grand Ave, STE B-27332 Chicago, IL 60612-1576 [312.870.9101](tel:+1.312.870.9101) ![PKG Best Packaging Design Agency in Chicago](https://www.pkgbranding.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-09-22%20at%2010.33.31%20PM.png?width=722&height=284&name=Screenshot%202025-09-22%20at%2010.33.31%20PM.png) [Request a Free Consultation](https://www.pkgbranding.com/request-a-consultation) [![A Hangar 12 Agency](https://www.pkgbranding.com/hubfs/assets/dev/img/a-hangar12-agency-logo-transparent.png)](https://www.hangar-12.com/) © 2026 PKG Brand Design. 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