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Nestlé SA, Vevey, is strengthening its ice cream business in China with a more than CHF 15 m investment in its factories in Tianjin and Guangzhou. SG

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

The Hershey Company announced that Humberto (Bert) P. Alfonso, 57, President, International, intends to retire from the company by the end of June. SG

BBX Sweet Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fort Lauderdale-based BBX Capital Corp., announced that it has acquired the assets of Droga Chocolates of Los Angeles. SG

Today, Mondel?z International published its Call For Well-being 2014 Progress Report. The report details how the world’s leading snacking company exceeded many key environmental goals and took significant steps forward to meet its remaining global well-being targets by 2020. SG

The Barry Callebaut today announced the opening of its first Cocoa Application Center in Asia Pacific. The center is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, a demo kitchen, a small-scale production line and additional workspace areas and represents an investment of USD 200,000. SG

Cloetta’s Board of Directors has decided to appoint David Nuutinen to President and CEO of Cloetta AB. He will assume the position as of 20 July, 2015. SG

The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, today announced its engagement in three key industry initiatives strengthening its engagement in the development of sustainable global supply chains and agriculture. SG

Swiss company Bühler and Italian company GSR Cocoa Machinery, specializing in the design, manufacture and maintenance of cocoa pressing lines, have decided to combine their sales efforts to benefit their customers by offering them a complete product range from a single source. SP

Thimm Schertler Verpackungssysteme with its head office in Nordhausen (Thuringia/Germany) will in future present itself around the world under the name Thimm Packaging Systems GmbH + Co. KG. SP

At the beginning of March Tna, based in Sydney, Australia, acquired food processing specialist Florigo International B.V., providing the company with access to Florigo’s range of continuous snack and french fry lines. SP

Chocolate moulds manufacturer Hans Brunner GmbH, Glonn, Germany has invested some € 1 m in a new injection moulding system. The new system was developed for particularly large moulds and went into operation in spring 2015. SP

The Swiss-based Jacobs Foundation is expanding its commitment to education in Ivory Coast. In an effort to improve the living conditions of cocoa farmers and their families, it launches the TRECC program. SG

Out of the niche was the motto, which Dipl.-Ing. Reinhart Adam targeted for 2014, now he gets further support for his strategy. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Baumann takes over the general management of CFT Haas Convenience Food Equipment GmbH together with him. Adam takes over the engineering part, Baumann will be in charge for marketing and sales. SP

Bizerba has acquired the food sector of the French company Luceo SAS. The company, which is headquartered in Rennes, belongs to the Tiama Group and is one of the leading specialists in the area of visual inspection technology. SP