Kellogg’s, famous for making Frosted Flakes and Froot Loops, has struck a deal to be being for $3.1 billion by the Ferrero Group, which owns Nutella and Kinder.

The creator of a number of breakfast-table staples is getting a new owner as Ferrero Group and WK Kellogg Co. have announced a deal that will see Kellogg folded into the corporate parent of such brands as Nutella, Tic Tac, Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Famous Amos, and Bomb Pop.

The Kellogg cereal business, an iconic Michigan brand, is being sold to Ferrero, an Italian chocolate and sweets company.

Nutella maker Ferrero Group is buying cereal giant WK Kellogg Co in a $3.1 billion deal. Shares of WK Kellogg jumped more than 30% in early trading.Ferrero said that it “plans to invest in and ...

Shares of WK Kellogg soared following a report by The Wall Street Journal that Italian candy maker Ferrero is nearing a $3 billion deal to buy the cereal conglomerate. WK Kellogg stock was up 52%, at $26.53, after hours. Shares closed the market down slightly year-to-date.

Officials are welcoming an Italian sweets company to town as it finalizes a mega deal to buy an iconic Michigan company that helped redefine breakfast. Ferrero Group — the makers of Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and a slew of other tasty treats — is set to buy Battle Creek-based WK Kellogg Co,