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The Barry Callebaut Group increased its sales volume by 4.4% to 1.914 m tonnes in fiscal year 2016/17 (ended August 31, 2017), which is well above the global confectionery market growth rate of 0.1% (source: Nielsen, August 2016 to September 2017 – 26 countries). SG SP

Naturex, a global leader in natural specialty ingredients, strengthens its senior management team with the appointment of Sarah Martin as its new Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). SP

Mondelez International, Inc. reported its third quarter 2017 results. Net revenues increased 2.1% to USD 6.53 bn. Organic net revenue increased 2.8%. SG

Twenty-plus year industry veteran Bryan Griffen named Director of Industry Services at PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. SP

In the last month of the year, the ZDS – Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Süßwarenwirtschaft e. V., Solingen/Germany, offers an interesting event duo. SP

Palsgaard A/S, the inventor of the modern commercial emulsifier, and a leading innovator within emulsifiers and stabilizers, has completed development of the world’s first palm-free, powdered emulsifier for industrial cakes. SP

The world’s leading ingredients show Fi Europe & Ni, which takes place from 28 to 30 November in Frankfurt/Germany, strengthens the role of packing and processing. SP

With more than 300 exhibitors, ProSweets Cologne 2018, the international supplier fair for the sweets and snacks industry, is as usual presenting itself with a broad alignment. SG SP

The British packaging group DS Smith Plc has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Romanian companies EcoPack and EcoPaper, for an enterprise value of approx. € 208 m. SG SP

The Ferrero Group has announced a definitive agreement pursuant to which a Ferrero affiliated company will acquire Ferrara Candy Company, the third-largest U.S. non-chocolate confectionery company, with strong positions in the gummy and seasonal candies categories, from L Catterton. SG

Tetra Pak has strengthened its product offering for ice cream manufacturers with the acquisition of Big Drum Engineering GmbH, a leading supplier of filling machines for the industry. SP

Process Expo 2017, which was recently held in Chicago/USA, clearly increased in internationalism. SP

The US concern Kellogg Co has announced that it would acquire the company Chicago Bar Co, a startup that produces RXBAR protein bars, for USD 600 m. SG

The import and distribution company Sino-Pacific Trading (Thailand) Co. Ltd. has acquired Gouda, Netherlands-based maunfacturer Steenland Choco­late from Halloren International Holding. SG

Nestlé reported nine-month sales for 2017. Organic growth increased to 2.6%, supported by improved real internal growth of 1.8%. Pricing softened slightly to 0.8%. SG