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After intensively and thoroughly considering all its strategic options, Bosch has decided to look for a buyer for its packaging machinery business (PA), more specifically the pharmaceuticals and food units of the Packaging Technology division. SG SP

German start-up Savanna Ingredients GmbH is producing initial quantities of allulose monosaccharide, also known as allulose, which is a rare but up and coming natural sugar that it positions as “real sugar without calories.” SP

Mary Barnard, President, Chocolate Europe, at Mondelez International was elected President of CAOBISCO for a two-year term at the Association’s recent General Assembly in Otranto, Italy, succeeding Alessandro Cagli, Director of the Ferrero Group EU Public Affairs Office (Brussels). Cagli becomes Vice President. SG

The Italian automatic packaging machinery industry continues to consolidate its world leading position. SP

Ivory Coast and Ghana, which supply about 60 % of the world’s cocoa, plan to co-ordinate cocoa sales to try to exert more influence on the market. SP

With the rapid rise in consumer demand for premium, high quality Belgian chocolate, Cargill has invested in a new liquid chocolate production line in its Mouscron production facility in Belgium. SG SP

Today’s retail trade is unthinkable without protein-enriched products. Often the focus is on dairy products, but high-protein cereals are gaining significance too. SP

Italian investor M&C, owner of Treofan Holdings GmbH, has successfully completed the sale of Treofan Group’s Americas business to Canadian label manufacturer CCL Industries. SP

Suger-reduced cookies containing Taura’s JusFruit pieces are perceived to be just as sweet as full-sugar alternatives, research has found. SP

Hamburg-based food and feed ingredients supplier, Stern-Wywiol-Gruppe, increased its sales by EUR 56 m to EUR 520 m in 2017. SP

Mars, Incorporated named Andrew Clarke, currently Chief Marketing & Customer Officer, to the role of Global President - Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Clarke will assume his new role in September. SG

Firmenich from Geneva/Switzerland, the largest privately held flavour and fragrance company in the world, has launched its Natural and Clean Label platform to create “great tasting, natural and traceable food and beverage experiences.” SP

Scientists have discovered what they believe could form an alternative to the use of cocoa butter in the chocolate industry. SP

After rising by more than 50 % in the first four months of 2018, the cocoa price in New York has plunged by 20 % since early May. SP

Joachim Ehlers will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nagel-Group from 1 July 2018. The Nagel-Group, which specialises in food logistics, employs over 12,000 people and recently reported a turnover of EUR 1.9 bn. SP