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Südzucker AG, Mannheim, generated consolidated group operating result of € 198 (previous year: 174) m in the first three quarters (1 March to 30 November 2015) of the current 2015/16 fiscal year. SG

From January to October 2015, German retail confectionery sales once again posted an increase, as shown in the latest IRI confectionery monitor. SG

GEA has firmly moved into the bakery sector of the food industry with its acquisition of Comas in Italy. SP

The winners for ten categories of the Fi Innovation Awards 2015 were announced at Fi Europe & Ni 2015 in Paris on Tuesday 1 December . SP

From 2016 the two trade fairs International PackTech and drink technology India will be supplemented by FoodPex India. SP

For its actions to improve water security and better manage this shared resource, Metsä Board has been awarded with a position on CDP’s Water A List. SP

Organised by GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH, the world’s leading trade fair for bakery, confectionery and snacks will continue to take place in the southern German city until at least 2030. SP

In November 2015 Tna expanded its family of brands with the acquisition of Unique Solutions®, a leading provider of value-added inserts and onserts. SP

A Cargill Cocoa Promise project addressing access to affordable funding for cocoa farmer cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire, the first of its kind in the cocoa sector, has been named winner of the FiE 2015 Best Sustainability Innovation Award in Paris. SG

French top chocolatier Cémoi has been pioneering sustainable development for over 20 years, and has just taken a decisive step by launching a new kind of initiative: “Transparence Cacao”. SG

Germany’s Südwind Institute was appointed by chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport to conduct an independent evaluation of the cocoa cultivation initiative “Cacaonica”. SG

German retail confectionery sales through calendar week 44 of 2015 showed positive development over the previous year, according to Nielsen. SG

Certificates of origin are necessary to maintain transparency in displaying where products such as chips, pasta and schnitzel come from. QR tracking is aimed at helping consumers determine this for themselves in the future. SP

The first practical applications of the new HybraPack hybrid material was on display at this year’s FachPack packaging trade fair in Nürnberg. SP

Many packaged foods contain mineral oils, which are potentially unsafe for human consumption. Walki has developed Mineral Oil Safe Technology (MOST), an efficient extrusion coating that keeps mineral oil away from our food. SP