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In its first quarter of fiscal year 2012/13 (ended November 30, 2012), Barry Callebaut significantly outpaced the global chocolate market (+ 1.1%, source: Nielsen September 2012 until November 2012) with ... SG

With consolidated annual sales 2012 worth CHF 2.670 bn (growth of 7.3% in Swiss Francs and 6.8% in local currencies) the Lindt & Sprüngli Group once again achieved growth well ... SG

Südzucker`s consolidated group revenues rose to € 6.046 bn (previous year: € 5.244 bn) in the first nine months of the current 2012/13 fiscal year (March 1 to November 30, ... SG

Barry Callebaut will be present at the upcoming ISM trade exhibition in Cologne, Germany from January 27 to January 30, 2013. Visitors of the ISM will experience how Barry Callebaut ... SG

Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Mexico and Latin America announced the acquisitions of snack food companies Wise Foods, headquartered in Pennsylvania, and Industrias Alimenticias Ecuatorianas, ... SG

The German Symrise AG, a leading manufacturer of flavors, fragrances, cosmetics and health ingredients, and the probiotics company Probi AB based in Lund, Sweden, have signed a joint ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, today announced that it will concentrate its liquid as well as solid industrial chocolate production in Great Britain at its factory in Banbury. For this, the ... SG

Mondelez International has unveiled “Cocoa Life” – the company’s largest, most comprehensive cocoa sustainability effort to date. The company will invest € 313 m over the next ten years ... SG

The Finnish food group Raisio has acquired the Czech company Candy Plus, a confectionery manufacturer. This acquisition complements Raisio’s existing and successful confectionery activities in the UK trading as Big ... SG

Ukrainian confectioner Roshen has acquired Hungarian chocolate maker Bonbonetti after receiving regulatory approval from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. Bonbonetti produces chocolate and pralines under brands including tibi and Cherry ... SG

Barry Callebaut announced that praline-maker Van Coillie, which has been a company customer since 1976, has switched its production to products of Barry Callebaut's unique Quality Partner Program (QPP). QPP ... SG

In the third quarter, Symrise AG successfully built on its dynamic performance from the first half of the year. In the first nine months of 2012, the Group generated sales ... SG

In its past fiscal year 2011/12 ended August 31, 2012, Barry Callebaut AG accelerated its growth pace and achieved strong volume growth in all regions. Sales volume grew by 8.7% ... SG

Barry Callebaut has appointed Gaby Tschofen as new Head of Corporate Communications, effective January 1, 2013. She will be reporting directly to CEO Juergen Steinemann and will succeed Joern Wagenbach, ... SG

Barry Callebaut announced today the building of a factory for chocolate and compounds in Eskişehir, Turkey. The new facility will serve as a basis to participate in the further growth ... SG