MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Michele Ferrero, Italy’s richest man and the owner of a global chocolate and confectionery empire, died on Saturday, two workers within the company said. He was 89.
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Forbes magazine described Ferrero as “the richest candyman on the planet,” putting him and his family in 30th place on their list of the world’s wealthiest people, with a net worth of $23.4 billion. (Reporting by Agnieszka Flak and Giancarlo Navach; Editing by Stephen Powell)
