Breakfast cereal could use a lucky charm. U.S. sales of the colorfully packaged morning staple have been in a decades-long decline.

Italian chocolate giant Ferrero is taking over one of America's oldest breakfast cereal companies, buying the maker of Kellogg's Corn Flakes for $3.1bn (£2.3bn). Ferrero said it planned to invest and expand WK Kellogg's "iconic" brands,

Italian confectioner Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, is buying the century-old U.S. cereal company WK Kellogg in an effort to expand its North American sales.