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Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has inaugurated its expanded state-of-the art chocolate factory located in Toluca, 65 km southwest from Mexico City. Barry Callebaut acquired the industrial chocolate and compound production ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has successfully closed the acquisition of the Cocoa Ingredients Division from Singapore-based Petra Foods Ltd. as planned on June 30, 2013, following approval from the regulatory ... SG

Barry Callebaut has trained approximately 1,000 farmers from five cooperatives in the central and western regions of Cameroon in sustainable cocoa production, enabling them to become Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM in just 10 months. This marks the first time that cocoa farmer cooperatives and not buying groups in Cameroon have achieved the independently verified Rainforest Alliance certification. The group administrators received their official certificates which formalized their efforts. SP

Barry Callebaut announces the opening of its first CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center in South America, the 15th center worldwide. Located at Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, the CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center is ... SG

Barry Callebaut has trained approximately 1,000 farmers from five cooperatives in the central and western regions of Cameroon in sustainable cocoa production, enabling them to become Rainforest AllianceCertifiedTM in just ... SG

Campbell Soup Company has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kelsen Group A/S from Maj Invest, a private equity firm, and several other investors. Based in ... SG

Canadian authorities charged Nestle, Mars and the Canadian food distributor ITWAL over an alleged criminal conspiracy to fix the prices of leading chocolate bars. Competition Commissioner John Pecman called their ... SG

The Belgian’s Raspberry Delight and Caramel Medaillons were each awarded with the prestigious Superior Taste Award. The products received two golden stars. The Raspberry Delight pralines, intense dark chocolate with ... SG

New Zealand-based Rainbow Confectionery Rainbow Confectionery has acquired a new production facility in Newcastle. Australia from Metford Confectionery. The new plant will double its capacity, adding to existing volume at ... SG

The Meinl subsidiary Heidi Chocolat AG has bought the Austrian confectionery manufacturer Niemetz ("Schwedenbomben") for 5.25 million euros. The Romanian company promised to keep the Niemetz production in Vienna, Austria. ... SG

With the global food ingredients market forecasted to grow in 2013 by 2.7%, this industry is set to flourish and meet the requirements of the ever changing consumer trends. Given ... SG

Cargill has unveiled a new addition to its chocolate portfolio: Caramel Equilibre, a double indulgence that brings together Belgian white chocolate with real dairy caramel in one unique and timeless ... SG

Cloetta AB has acquired the British candy company Goody Good Stuff. The acquisition is in line with Cloetta’s strategy to broaden the product range within the growing segment of natural ... SG

First quarter 2013 figures for aluminium foil showed growth across all gauges for the first time since mid-2011. Overall Q1 production grew by 3.7% to 209,400 t (2012: 201,900). Meanwhile ... SG

This is the motto of this year’s SWEET TEC congress hosted by Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Süßwarenwirtschaft (ZDS) on September 17 and 18, 2013 in Solingen / Germany. Numerous lectures and presentations will examine and comment on trends in confectionery as far as the year 2020 from most various perspectives. SP