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GS1 US and GS1 Germany, the two largest member organizations of the GS1 System, have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture combining their 1SYNC and SA2 Worldsync ... SG

Production for the 2011/2012 cocoa growing season is expected to decrease by some eight percent compared with the year prior, totalling approximately 3.9 m metric tons, according to the International ... SG

After a slow start into the year 2012 the European manufacturers of aluminium foil saw clear signs of recovery in the second quarter. According to European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) ... SG

With sales and profit figures well above the market average for the first half of the year, Lindt & Sprüngli has got off to a good start in 2012 and ... SG

Symrise AG is strengthening its presence in Latin America and yesterday opened its Center of Excellence near São Paulo, which was built over the course of about twelve months. It ... SG

Symrise AG has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world. In doing so, the company commits itself to the goals of the ... SG

With a sales volume increase of 6.6% to 1.037 m tonnes in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011/12, Barry Callebaut AG significantly outperformed the global chocolate market (Nielsen ... SG

Palsgaard is pleased to inform that the construction of the company’s new 20.000 MT capacity emulsifier plant in Johor, Malaysia was kicked off on June 22nd at a ground breaking ... SG

Jan Homan, Chairman Constantia Flexibles, has been newly elected President of the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). The association also welcomed 17 new member companies. Speaking recently at the association’s ... SG

Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Mannheim, raised group revenues within the first three months (1 March 2012 to 31 May 2012) of current financial year 2012/13 from € 1.64 bn to € ... SG

After seven years with Barry Callebaut Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) and member of the Executive Committee (ExCo) Hans P. Vriens has requested to resign from the company for personal reasons ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG announced plans for additional investments in the core chocolate moulding capacity in its facility in St Albans, Vermont. The company also said it entered into an agreement ... SG

Lindt's chocolate Easter bunny – wrapped in gold foil with a red ribbon round its neck – is not a trademark. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg has ... SG

The owners of British food company United Biscuits are expected to initiate the bidding process for the sale of its salty snacks division by September 2012. US food company Kellogg, ... SG

The merger of Farley’s & Sathers Candy Co., Inc. and Ferrara Pan Candy Co., Inc. has been announced. The new company, named Ferrara Candy Co., Inc., will be led by ... SG