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tna will open a dedicated tna innovations hall for the entire duration of the interpack fair to accommodate its ever-growing portfolio of turnkey food processing and packaging solutions. SP

Bosch will be presenting a dual-lane version of its two-in-one biscuit packing system at interpack 2017 in Dusseldorf/Germany. SP

Sales of Nestlé SA, Vevey increased by 0.4% on a reported basis to CHF 21.0 bn in the first quarter of 2017. Organic growth was solid at 2.3%, with 1.3% of real internal growth (RIG) and pricing of 1.0%. SG

Symrise AG, a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings and ingredients, has joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). SP

IOI Loders Croklaan, the leading producer of sustain-able oils and fats for the food manufacturing industry, is strengthening its leadership team with new COO Holger Riemensperger and Pedro Leal as Sales Director Europe. SP

Six months after the acquisition of Peterson by VPK Packaging Group, Klingele and VPK have announced that they will join forces to continue investing in the Scandinavian business unit. SP

ProFood Tech, the trade fair for food and beverage technology, celebrated a convincing premiere from April 4-6, 2017 in Chicago. SP

Since April 2017, Uli Unterriker has been the new Managing Director for OPTIMA Machinery Corporation, Green Bay, US subsidiary of Schwäbisch Hall-headquartered Optima Packaging Group. SP

Cargill has celebrated the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) – Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Ltd – in Ghana, in the presence of Deputy Ministers, Ambassadors as well as representatives from COCOBOD and Cargill. SG SP

The Barry Callebaut Group saw sales volume growth picking up to 3.5% in the second quarter (first quarter - 0.4%), leading to a topline growth for the first six months of fiscal year 2016/17 of 1.4% to 946,782 tonnes. SG SP

The Klöckner Pentaplast Group (KP) today announces that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Linpac Senior Holdings Ltd, an important film producer and converter for food packaging in Europe. SG SP

The U.S. concern Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) have announced that it has been granted exclusivity in relation to the proposed purchase of Chamtor, a French producer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches. SP

Constantia Flexibles Group is optimizing its film-based flexible packaging, manufacturing footprint in Europe by closing down its plant in Bucharest/Romania. SG SP

Swiss commodities trading group Ecom has agreed to buy the factory of German cocoa grinder Euromar Commodities GmbH which declared insolvency in December 2016. SP

Sellers of confectionery in German retail will be none too pleased with the beginning of 2017. Up to and including calendar week 9, sales volumes clearly sank by 1.5% to 287,835 tonnes according to the current Nielsen monitor. SG