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Only a few months after acquiring the Italian Pavan Group, the technology group GEA will integrate the company into their booth at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne. SP

The owner of Treofan Holdings GmbH, the Italian investor M&C, has announced the sale of the Treofan Americas business to Canadian label manufacturer CCL Industries. SP

The 24 industrial manufacturers of long-life bakery products in Switzerland sold a total of 43,921 tonnes in 2017 and thus practically the same amount of goods as in the previous year (- 0.1%). Overall turnover increased slightly (+ 0.3%) and equalled CHF 450.5 m. SG

The Supervisory Board of Symrise AG approved an early contract extension for CFO Olaf Klinger (52). SP

Meanwhile, huge amounts of edible food are wasted, either in the supply chain up to the consumer or at home by that same consumer after purchase. SP

The ingredients specialist Bösch Boden Spies now shares its fruit and nut ingredient expertise in workshops hosted at its Hamburg headquarters. SP

The Board of Directors of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG decided to execute a buyback program for Lindt & Sprüngli registered shares and participation certificates (PC’s) in the amount of CHF 500 m. SG

Lindt & Sprüngli once again achieved to grow at a faster pace than the overall chocolate market in 2017, despite challenging conditions. For the first time in its history of almost 175 years, the Group achieved sales worth more than CHF 4 bn, amounting to a 4.8% increase in Swiss francs. SG

Together with the Bioactives World Forum, the contract manufacturer SternMaid will be organizing an international symposium on the subject of microencapsulation in Hamburg on 17 and 18 May 2018. SP

The industrial manufacturers of Swiss confectionery were able to increase the total sales volume sold in Switzerland and abroad by 6.0% to 35,850 t in 2017. Thus, the sector turnover rose by 5.6% to CHF 362 m. SG

Trade fair Vitafoods Europe, which will take place between 15 and 17 May 2018 in Geneva/Switzerland, is the global nutraceutical event. SP

Seven months after it was first revealed in Shanghai, Belgium will be the first market where ruby, the fourth chocolate category, becomes available for artisan chocolatiers and chefs. SG SP

Hygienic product recovery (“pigging”) is widely used by chocolate and confectionery manufacturers. SP

Frutarom has become one of the top five suppliers of natural colours worldwide following its acquisition of several natural colours companies, and major investments in building fully integrated, safe, and controlled supply chains. SP

Zero-calorie natural sweetener company GLG Life Tech Corporation, in collaboration with ADM, has announced the newest addition to its portfolio of stevia extracts, the new high Reb M product line. SP