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Arla Foods Ingredients (Basking Ridge, NJ) has received a sought-after ‘Honorable Mention’ in this year’s B.E.S.T in Baking awards, a program that rewards companies for their efforts in the area of sustainability. SP

The first two quarters of 2013 ended with a 1.5% sales increase for German confectionery retailers and a sales volume just shy of the year prior (- 0.2%). 842,616 tonnes ... SG

Wild Flavors GmbH (WILD) has become a shareholder in the Brazilian corporation Amazon Flavors, a manufacturer of natural flavours, extracts, emulsions and compounds. SP

As part of the Cargill Cocoa Promise, the first Brazilian cocoa farmers have become UTZ Certified and their products can now carry the UTZ Certified label. In the state of ... SG

Mondelez International has sold its Huesitos and Tokke brands to the Spanish company Chocolates Valor, Villajoyosa, Alicante, as well as the chocolate processing operations of the plant in Ateca, Zaragoza. ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has filed a patent for a process to grind cocoa shells into a powder fit for use as a cocoa replacer, fat bloom inhibitor and ingredient in other foods. SP

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has inaugurated its new Cocoa Center of Excellence to promote advanced agricultural techniques in Côte d’Ivoire, the world's largest cocoa producing country. SP

The Association for Packaging & Processing Technologies, which owns and produces the PACK EXPO family of trade shows, and Koelnmesse GmbH, organizer of trade fairs including Anuga FoodTec, are joining forces to promote their packaging and processing industry events. SP

Gerhard Schubert GmbH, in Crailsheim, Germany, manufacturer of highly flexible packaging and filling machines, in addition Thermoform and closing machines, has acquired all the shares of MSC Tuttlingen GmbH. SP

UPM Raflatac is planning to reduce labelstock production capacity in Europe, South-Africa and Australia to secure cost competitiveness and profitability in low-growth markets. The planned actions are estimated to result in annual cost savings of about EUR 12 million starting from the beginning of 2014. SP

The Ladco Group comprises the companies Macintyre Chocolate Systems Ltd, Beetz Mixing Technology, Ladco Advanced Engineering Low & Duff Developments Ltd, all based in Arbroath, Scotland, and Petzholdt-Heidenauer Maschinen und Anlagenbau International GmbH, Dresden, Germany. SP

The Ladco Group comprises the companies Macintyre Chocolate Systems Ltd, Beetz Mixing Technology, Ladco Advanced Engineering Low & Duff Developments Ltd, all based in Arbroath, Scotland, and Petzholdt-Heidenauer Maschinen und ... SG

The Piepenbrock corporate group is mourning the loss of its Managing Partner of many years, Hartwig Piepenbrock. The father of the company’s current Managing Partners Arnulf and Olaf Piepenbrock, Hartwig Piepenbrock passed away on July 3rd at the age of 76 following a long, severe illness. SP

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has achieved strong top-line growth with an increase in sales volume of 8.2% to 1,112,309 tonnes in the first nine months of fiscal year 2012/13 (ended ... SG

The area planted to organic crops in Germany increased slightly in 2012 despite the challenging economic environment, according to the Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV). The ... SG