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'Because education matters' is the motto of Austria's Haas, a company which is engaged in supporting a bakery apprentice workshop and helping needy children in Korogocho, a slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. SP

The Barry Callebaut Group has opened its new, relocated Callebaut® Chocolate Academy center and sales office in Mumbai, India. The center and sales office is a relocation from its previous home which opened in 2008. SP

The US concern Mondelez International has announced a deal with Burton’s Biscuit Company to purchase the license that enables the company to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits all around the world, subject to regulatory approval. SG

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. and Tyrrells Group Holdings Limited announced that they have executed a definitive agreement under which Amplify will acquire Tyrrells, an international, market-leading and rapidly growing premium Better-For-You snack food business. SG

German confectionery sales in the first half of 2016 held strong, thanks above all to strong sales volume ­development with salty snacks. SG

The Barry Callebaut Group opened the door to its new, relocated Callebaut Chocolate Academy center and sales office in Mumbai, India. The center serves as a venue for the exchange of technical skills, training, dialogue and the sharing of love for all aspects related to chocolate and cocoa products. SG

German retail confectionery sales have developed positively in the first half of 2016. According to the Nielsen monitor, sales volume through calendar week 26 was roughly at the previous year‘s level (+ 0.1%) with 859,490 tonnes. SG

Mondelez International has appointed Francesco Vitrano as its top marketer for Cadbury. He replaces Matthew Williams, taking the title of marketing activation director for tablets, bites and beverages in the UK and Ireland. SG

The Hershey Company announced sales and earnings for the second quarter ended July 3, 2016. Consolidated net sales were USD 1.638 bn compared with USD 1,579 bn for the second quarter of 2015. SG

According to the press release of Koelnmesse renowned exhibitors from all product sections have already registered for ProSweets Cologne 2017 – the international supplier fair for the sweets and snacks industry. SG SP

Despite a challenging environment, Lindt & Sprüngli achieved solid sales growth of + 6.6%, with sales of CHF 1.502 bn in the first half of 2016. SG

The Barry Callebaut Group and Tony’s Chocolonely, the Amsterdam-based chocolate company committed to bringing an end to slavery in the chocolate industry, have announced their strategic partnership agreement to produce chocolate from fully traceable sustainable cocoa. SG

The German sugar confectionery ­industry will gather on October 26th and 27th, 2016 once again for the annual Sweet Tec Congress. SP

With an agreement signed on 12 July 2016, the Finnish Raisio Group has sold Halo Foods Ltd to the Dutch hands-on investor Nimbus. SG

During this year’s Drupa trade show in Düsseldorf Metsä Board was showcasing fresh-fibre carton qual­ities designed for use with consumer goods, pos solutions, and foodser­vice packaging material. SP