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Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, was honored for its collective sustainability efforts over the past years with the prestigious “Sustainable Standard-Setter” award at the Rainforest Alliance 2013 Annual Gala on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at New York’s American Museum of Natural History. SP

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of Europe (CAOBISCO) have signed a project cooperation Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement to contribute to the ... SG

Despite a continued challenging currency environment, Ricola AG, Laufen, increased its currency-adjusted sales by around 3.9% to CHF 297.3 m (previous year: 286.2 m) in 2012. The market share was ... SG

German corrugated company Schumacher Packaging is set to build a new factory at Airport FMO in Greven. In the vicinity of the Münster/Osnabrück airport, Schumacher Packaging has acquired a 100,000 sqm plot of land. SP

Symrise AG has begun Fiscal Year 2013 with impressive growth. The Group saw dynamic demand in both divisions and increased sales to € 458 million in the first quarter of 2013 (Q1 2012: € 433 million). This corresponds to a growth of 6 % (8 % at local currency) compared to the prioryear-quarter. Symrise improved its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to € 93 million and was highly profitable with an EBITDA margin of 20.3 %. SP

Barry Callebaut unveiled a unique addition to its Cocoa Horizons sustainability initiative – the Cocoa Horizons Truck: A multi-purpose mobile unit powered by solar energy, which provides space for farmer ... SG

Cargill broke ground on a USD 100 m investment to construct a state-of-the-art cocoa processing facility in Gresik, in the East-Java region of Indonesia. Cargill stated that the new facility ... SG

Symrise AG has begun Fiscal Year 2013 with impressive growth. The Group saw dynamic demand in both divisions and increased sales to € 458 m in the first quarter of ... SG

Lekkerland AG & Co KG, Frechen, has announced that sales for the business year 2012 were up € 127.2 m to € 11.484 bn. Earnings after tax grew € 50.8 ... SG

Austrian confectionery manufacturer Josef Manner & Comp. AG, Vienna, confirmed an increase in business year 2012 sales and earnings. According to Manner's latest business report, sales were up 3.8% to ... SG

Despite the ongoing Euro crisis and rocketing costs of raw materials, Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), Hockenheim, hit a new high with 2012 business year sales up 6.5% to € 245 ... SG

Dr. Jörg Häseler provides an overview on the development and the market for stevia plant-based sweeteners. Numerous sweets companies are examining the topic closely, but are still cautious with new product launches and recipe changes. SP

In late 2012 the workgroup “Maschinen und Anlagen in der Süßwarenindustrie” (Eng.: ‘Machines and Systems in the Sweets Industry’) published the guidelines, “Grundlagen für die Anlagenbeschaffung und -abnahme in der Süßwarenindustrie” (Eng.: ‘Fundamentals for the Acquisition and Acceptance of Mechanical Systems in the Sweets Industry’). SP

With the new Customer Centre opened by Chr. Hansen at its Nienburg branch location late this past February, the company is clearly focusing more on its central European customers and providing better on-site technical service. SP

Theegarten-Pactec reports an increasing volume of queries on the program for horizontal flowpack machines. This is often in connection with products currently packed in other wrapping styles. In response, a special team will be formed in the Research and Development Department for Flowpack Systems, concentrating entirely on these challenges. SP