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Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has announced that it has completed the move of its Japan’s chocolate factory from Amagasaki to Takasaki, as announced in June 2012. The new and larger ... SG

Overall Year To Date (YTD) deliveries from Europe’s aluminium foil manufacturers stayed ahead of comparative figures for 2012, despite a weakening in demand through the summer. At 639,100 tonnes the ... SG

In the past fiscal year 2012/13 (ended August 31, 2013), Barry Callebaut strongly increased its sales volume by 11.4% to 1.536 m tonnes. Excluding the recently acquired cocoa business, the ... SG

Cargill has celebrated the fifth anniversary of its cocoa processing operations in Ghana by reaffirming its support to growing and developing the country’s cocoa sector. As part of its continued ... SG

Symrise AG continued its robust growth in the third quarter of 2013 with strong momentum. The Group increased sales to € 1.401 bn in the first nine months of 2013; ... SG

Sternchemie, an international supplier of lecithins, will present innovations at FIE 2013. In the field of lecithin, Sternchemie is increasingly concentrating on sunflowers as a raw material. SP

After three-days of breath-taking competition between nineteen national Chocolate Masters, the results of the fifth World Chocolate Masters competition have been announced. The event took place at the "Salon du ... SG

Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has reshaped its sales team, to create a more customer-driven operation, under the leadership of newly-appointed Sales & Marketing Director, Emiel van Dijk. SP

WILD Turkey, a subsidiary of WILD Flavors GmbH (WILD), and L?MKON will now be working in close conjunction on the Turkish and international market. Their joint goal is to continue to develop business in this growth region by providing an attractive portfolio of beverages which feature a high juice content. SP

The foundation for today’s Kampffmeyer Milling Group was laid by the entrepreneur Emil Kampffmeyer in 1883 with a grain and flour trade in Potsdam. 130 years later, with eight locations in Germany and about 450 employees, the company, according to its own data, is Germany’s largest milling group. SP

Naturex has launched a comprehensive sustainability program covering every aspect of its activities. Gathering a multi-disciplinary team from all aspects of Naturex operations, a dedicated sustainability committee is driving the entire program and has developed a specific set of sustainability principles for the company. SP

Taura Natural Ingredients has teamed up with VIP4VIP, a leading sales and marketing agency based in the Netherlands, to ramp up distribution of its URC® Gourmet Series fruit pieces. SP

The U.S. concern Cargill has established the first business skills program for cocoa farmer cooperative executives in Côte d'Ivoire with the launch of the Cargill Coop Academy. The program, which ... SG

Lindt & Sprüngli Group strengthens top level management with immediate effect. Andreas Pfluger, former member of the Extended Group Management, is appointed as a member of the Group Management. At ... SG

In the first nine months of 2013, Nestlé's sales increased by 4.0% to CHF 68.4 bn, impacted by negative foreign exchange of 2.5%. Organic growth was 4.4%, composed of 3.0% ... SG