FounderDuels

Douwe Egberts vs Ferrero SpA

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Douwe Egberts is the older of the two, founded in 1753 — 193 years before Ferrero SpA.

Founded
1753
1946
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alba, Italy
Industry
food industry
food industry
Employees
7,579
48,697
Legal form
besloten vennootschap
società per azioni
Parent
Sara Lee Corporation
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Douwe Egberts and Ferrero SpA.