If you had to pick a single variety of potato to represent all Idaho potatoes, it would have to be the Burbank russet. 1  Named for horticulturist Luther Burbank, who developed it in the early 1870s in response to the Irish potato famine, the Burbank russet is particularly resistant to blight, which is what caused the famine.
Close share panel Ã. Media captionCaroline Hawley reports: ''Famously publicity shy, Michele Ferrero headed a family chocolate empire with a fairytale story''. Billionaire Michele Ferrero, whose global chocolate empire made him Italy's richest man, has died aged 89. His privately-owned firm is famous for its chocolate-hazelnut Nutella spread, Ferrero Rocher chocolates, Kinder eggs and Tic Tac sweets.
Michele Ferrero is the wealthiest sole person on this list, and the first of our candy kings to appear in Forbesâ Top 100 Richest People in the World list, at number 22. Not only this, but he is also Italyâs richest person, ahead of Silvio Berlusconi.