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The Barry Callebaut Group, Zürich, has signed an agree­ment to acquire the customer portfolio, brands, recipes, and manufacturing equipment from nut products manufacturer Ameri­can Almond Products Co., Inc. SP

Hugo Beck Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG from Dettingen, Germany held an “Open House” this past June 10th and 11th to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary. Hugo Beck was established in 1955 as a mechanical workshop and has since developed into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of machinery for flowpack, film packaging and post-press processing machines. SP

On July 1st, the Spanish Chocolate, Biscuit & Confectionery Association (Produlce) organized the first “Sweet Summit”, a meeting place for all the stakeholders involved in the industry – producers, retailers, suppliers, other associations and administration. SG

For some time now the scientific community has focused intensely on the biological commodity raw cocoa. This focus continuously raises new questions and challenges. The background to the formation of cocoa quality is not yet completely known. This was also demonstrated at the 6th Cocoa Round Table organized by the University of Hamburg’s Biocenter Klein Flottbek under the ­supervision of Dr. Daniel Kadow. SP

Austrian company Esarom, known in the confectionery industry as the “Partner in Taste”, is also a partner of Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH with effect since May 2015. The two leading companies offer confectionery manufacturers two important components as a package for their successful products: technology and taste. SP

The Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut has appointed Antoine de Saint-Affrique, 50, as new CEO. Effective from October 1, 2015, de Saint-Affrique will take over this function from Juergen Steinemann who was elected Vice Chairman of the Board in Decem­ber 2014. SP

The U.S. concern Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has announced that it has acquired tree nut and seed processing assets and operations in Modesto, California, from California Gold Almonds, adding ­critical processing capacity on top of ADM’s existing West Coast nut operations in ­Lodi and Stockton. SP

Graham Clements, Man­aging Director of Ishida Europe, stepped down from his role from 4 May 2015, handing over day-to-day business of the com­pany to the new managing director and former finance director Dave Tiso. SP

Friedbert Klefenz, Chairman of the Robert Bosch GmbH Divisional Managing Board of Packaging Technology has retained his office as the President of interpack. He was unanimously confirmed in this function last April at the constituent meeting of the trade fair Advisory Board for interpack 2017. SP

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has appointed Bjoern Emde (born 1973) as new Head of Media Relations/External Communications. SG

The concern Cargill has officially opened its newly expanded world class chocolate facility in Mouscron, Belgium. SG

The Barry Callebaut Group, Zürich, has announced the opening of its first Chocolate Academy center in Tokyo, Japan – its 19 th training center in the world. SG

A first of its kind public-private partnership between the Conseil du Café-Cacoa, Cargill and CARE has enabled 14 cocoa farmer cooperatives to build eleven new schools and three new health centers in Côte d'Ivoire. SG

GarudaFood Group, one of the largest food and beverage companies in Indonesia, and the Barry Callebaut Group announced today the signing of a long-term supply agreement - Barry Callebaut's first outsourcing agreement in Southeast Asia. SG

The Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has appointed Antoine de Saint-Affrique as new CEO. Effective October 1, 2015, Antoine de Saint-Affrique (born 1964, French national) will take over this function from Juergen Steinemann. SG