"Italy's premier candy maker Ferrero on Wednesday said it was buying US ice cream giant Wells Enterprises. The Ferrero Group and Wells Enterprises today announced an agreement for Ferrero to acquire Wells, its operations and its strong ice cream brands, which include Blue Bunny©, Blue Ribbon Classics©, Bomb Pop© and Halo Top©. The acquisition, the Italian chocolate and sweet maker said in a statement, is part of Ferrero's strategic growth ambitions for the ice cream category and Wells' vision for accelerated growth, the Nutella and Ferrero Rochet maker said."
