Italian confectioner Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, is buying U.S. cereal company WK Kellogg in a deal valued at approximately $3.1 billion.

The Ferrero Group has agreed to acquire WK Kellogg Co for $23 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of $3.1 billion, WK Kellogg said in a news release. RELATED: Kellogg’s reportedly set to sell 119-year-old cereal company in $3B deal

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.

Nutella prices may soon climb after Turkey — the world’s top hazelnut producer — was hit by a devastating spring frost that wiped out large swathes of crops. As the firm behind the brand faces rising raw material costs,

Ferrero has signed a deal to take WK Kellogg private in an agreement worth $3.1 billion, The Associated Press reported.

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