Sweets giant to pay €29k to pair sacked over Tic Tac recipe row

Two “sweet-makers” sacked by sweet giant Ferrero and accused of changing the recipe on a batch of mints have been awarded a five-figure sum each.

Like something from a scene from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Italian sweet giant Ferrero sacked Declan Cotter and Lisa Ryan-O’Connor in 2010 for “gross misconduct” concerning a change to the recipe on a batch of Tic Tacs.

However, the Employment Appeals Tribunal found that the two were “unfairly dismissed” by the firm.