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Group revenue at Südzucker AG, Mannheim, in the first nine months (1 March 2013 to 30 November 2013) of fiscal 2013/14 came in at EUR 6,029 million, the same level ... SG

The European Candy Group B.V., holding company of Continental Candy Industries (CCI) with facilities in Drachten and Hoorn, has reached an agreement on the acquisition of 100% of the shares ... SG

In 2014 the fair ProSweets Cologne will not take place. Instead the Koeln­messe GmbH organizes the ProSweets Cologne Conference during the International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) on Tuesday, 28 January 2014. The conference offers sector representatives a compact workshop titled ”Developments in the Production of Sweets and Savoury Snacks”. SP

For many years, the University of Hohenheim has been active in researching the stevia plant, its cultivation and marketing opportunities. A team under Dr. Udo Kienle has initiated a research project supported with more than € 2.3 million in funding from the European Union. The goal is to have a natural stevia sweetener ready for market by 2016. SP

Hershey Netherlands will acquire 80% of Chinese confectioner Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co. in a nearly USD 600 m deal that is expected to close in the second ... SG

In April 2013, Mars Chocolate signed the United Nations Women's Empowerment Principles as a demonstration of their commitment to empowering women in the cocoa sector. As part of its commitment ... SG

Yildiz Holding, the Turkey-based owner of Godiva chocolates, has agreed to buy US-based DeMet's Candy Co. from buyout company Brynwood Partners for USD 221 m. The news of the sale ... SG

French chocolatier CÉMOI has inaugurated its new laboratory dedicated to cocoa in Perpignan. The event took place in the presence of Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, the Minister of Agriculture of Ivory ... SG

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business broke ground today on a € 35 million investment to double the capacity of its Belgian chocolate production facility in Mouscron over the next two ... SG

According to the latest Nielsen monitor, confectionery sales in Germany up until calendar week 44/2013 rose 3.6% in volume compared with the previous year. While price increases were moderate at ... SG

The funds managed by Apax Partners have signed a definitive agreement with IK Investment Partners (IK2007 fund) to acquire Europe Snacks. The transaction, which is subject to the approval of ... SG

The Consumer Goods Forum (the CGF) has announced the appointment of Peter Freedman as Managing Director, effective January 6, 2014. In this role, Freedman will have full responsibility for ... SG

Mondelez International plans to invest USD 190 m in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to establish the company’s largest manufacturing plant in Asia Pacific. The move, part of Mondelez’s ... SG

Mondelez International has today announced plans to invest over USD 100 m in a state-of-the-art biscuit manufacturing plant at its Opava site in the Czech Republic. The investment will create ... SG

Barry Callebaut has completed the move of its Japan’s chocolate factory from Amagasaki to Takasaki. The new and larger facility, which was officially inaugurated in November, offers an initial annual production capacity of 22,000 tonnes of chocolate and compound products. The total amount invested is EUR 15.4 million. SP