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The start into 2012 was calm for the European aluminium foil manufactures in line with the European economic markets. The first three months showed an overall shipments decrease of almost ... SG

Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Mannheim, reported consolidated group revenues that were up 14 percent to € 7.0 bn (previous year: € 6.2 bn) in financial year 2011/12 (March 1, 2011 to ... SG

On May 16, 2012, the European Commission approved Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Mannheim, to acquire a twenty-five percent stake minus one share in British commodities trading company ED&F Man Holdings Ltd., ... SG

Symrise AG has enjoyed a strong start to the 2012 fiscal year. The Group posted robust sales growth and achieved the targeted EBITDA margin of 20% despite higher raw material ... SG

Barry Callebaut`s Gourmet brand Callebaut® has taken an important step into the future by launching its “Growing Great Chocolate” campaign that shifts the entire production of the “Finest Belgian Chocolate” ... SG

Life Savers is turning 100, and to celebrate a century of sharing simple but meaningful connections between people, the iconic brand is giving back to charities that matter to its ... SG

Mars Chocolate North America, makers of Las Vegas’ own Ethel M Chocolates, announced the grand opening of a new solar garden at its Henderson chocolate factory. The state-of-the-art solar installation ... SG

During its first quarter 2012, The Hershey Co. posted a net sales increase of 10.7 percent compared with the same period the year prior, totaling $1.7 billion. Strong sell-through for ... SG

Using the motto “Real Swiss – real good”, Swiss baked goods manufacturer Midor has boosted export activities and launched a new distribution platform in Germany. Midor AG has been part ... SG

In the first three months of 2012, Nestlé SA sales increased by 5.6% to CHF 21.4 bn. Organic growth was 7.2%, composed of 2.8% real internal growth and pricing of ... SG

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has officially marked the completion of upgrades to its cocoa processing facility in Wormer, the Netherlands following a USD 82 million (€ 57 million) investment. ... SG

According to the Symphony IRIGroup confectionery monitor for January and February 2012, confectionery sales in the German retail sector (food retail stores + drugstores + discounters + impulse) were down ... SG

At a press conference held in Halle an der Saale, Klaus Lellé and Andreas Stuhl of the Halloren board presented the group’s 2011 figures. Overall sales rose up to € ... SG

For over 450 years Franz Kastner GmbH, based in Bad Leonfelden in Austria, has been supplying highest quality confectionery. Since 1559 the company has been known as a maker of ... SG

In the first half of fiscal year 2011/12 (ended February 29, 2012), Barry Callebaut AG increased its sales volume by 6.7% (699,058 tonnes) and thus again outperformed the worldwide chocolate ... SG