For the first time in company history, the United States is home to a Ferrero chocolate factory, and its roots are in Illinois.

Thanks to a $214 million investment into a new chocolate factory in Bloomington, the European candy maker cut a ribbon at its first factory outside of Europe.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony marks a win for Illinois, with the addition of up to 200 new jobs and millions in economic revenue.

Mark Denzler is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Manufacturing Association.

At the plant in Bloomington, Ferrero plans to produce Kinder Bueno bars and other products.

The new plant is over 169-thousand square feet.