French Shoppers Riot for Nutella After Supermarket Slashes Price by 70 Percent

French Shoppers Riot for Nutella After Supermarket Slashes Price by 70 Percent
A jar of Nutella chocolate-hazelnut paste is seen in this picture illustration taken Oct. 22, 2017. Reuters/Stefano Rellandini
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Police had to step in after a 70 percent discount on Nutella drove French shoppers to aggression.

Supermarket Intermarche cut the price of the chocolate hazelnut spread from 4.50 euros ($5.60) to 1.40 euros ($1.74), sparking scenes in some stores that were likened to riots.

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