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In a year marked by major challenges for the Swiss retail sector, the Valora Group increased its external sales (including franchisee turnover) by 0.5% to CHF 2.962 bn. In local ... SG

Kraft Foods Inc. announced plans to change its corporate name to Mondelez International, Inc. Mondelez is a newly coined word that evokes the idea of "delicious world." "Monde" derives from ... SG

Full year figures for European output of alufoil in 2011 showed a modest decline in overall production levels, reflecting the cautious outlook throughout the European economic markets. However exports from ... SG

At the international Pro Carton Congress in Duesseldorf on 18 and 19 April 2012, top European specialists will be presenting their experiences gained in different sectors under the heading "Packaging ... SG

Symrise AG upheld its industry-leading profitability and achieved its targeted EBITDA margin of 20% in Fiscal Year 2011. According to the company, Symrise generated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and ... SG

To bring together key players on the decision-making level, Barry Callebaut has organized a neutral platform – CHOCOVISION – and invited major stakeholders from the cocoa, chocolate and retail industries ... SG

Total sales by the Swiss long-life bakery product manufacturers were unable to maintain the level of the previous year and decreased by 2.0 % to 47,567 tonnes. The generated turnover ... SG

With organic sales growth of 6%, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG once again successfully achieved its strategic growth target. In fact, it grew significantly faster than the markets in an ... SG

Mars Inc, the maker of Snickers and Twix candy bars, will stop selling chocolate products with more than 250 calories in them by the end of next year, a spokeswoman ... SG

For 2011 the Nestlé Group reported sales of CHF 83.6 bn and 7.5% organic growth on top of good growth in recent years. The organic growth was composed of 3.9% ... SG

Switzerland's 18 chocolate manufacturers were more or less able in 2011 to sustain the positive result of 2010 in terms of quantity with 176,332 tonnes (- 0.1 %). They fared ... SG

Billerud Finland Oy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Billerud AB, has signed an agreement with UPM-Kymmene (UPM) to acquire UPM’s packaging paper business in Pietarsaari and Tervasaari with sales of approximately ... SG

BIP Candy & Toy, based in Roosendaal, The Netherlands, a leading manufacturer and distributor of Children’s Novelty confectionery products, has announced the acquisition of the company What Next Candy Ltd., ... SG

The Hershey Company announced sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Consolidated net sales were $1,567,145,000 compared with $1,482,809,000 for the fourth quarter of ... SG

Bahlsen GmbH & Co KG, Hanover, is well satisfied with the company`s 2011 performance. “Despite a challenging environment – in particular the rocketing cost of commodities – we succeeded in ... SG