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The total sales (domestic and export) of Swiss sugar confectionery manufactured on an industrial scale increased by 6.1 % to 31,001 tonnes in 2010. The percentage of sugar-free products dropped ... SG

Representing the U.S., major buyers attended, as well as a range of American suppliers exhibiting in the USA Pavilion, organized by the NCA. Stratton Sigler, Russell Stover Candies, Inc. account ... SG

Over the course of 2010, following the losses of 2009, Switzerland's 18 chocolate makers were once again in the black. In a year-on-year comparison, sales went up 1.3 % to ... SG

Overall Christmas confectionery sales grew at a 4.3% rate this year, according to SymphonyIRI. Drug stores sales grew by 6.7%, supermarket sales grew 4.4% and mass merchant sales grew 0.8%. ... SG

The 2010 Frost & Sullivan European “Product Differentiation Excellence Award” in Confectionary Ingredients is presented to AarhusKarlshamn. “Consumer demands have compelled confectionery manufacturers to produce food which is not only ... SG

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG grew with consolidated sales of CHF 2.58 billion more rapidly over the past financial year 2010 than the chocolate market as a whole, gaining corresponding ... SG

In the first nine months of the current financial year 2010/11 (March 1 to November 30, 2010), Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt`s group revenues were up about five percent from previous year, ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG announced its key sales figures for Q1 of fiscal year 2010/11, ended November 30, 2010. Sales volume increased considerably by 5.6% to 383,222 tonnes, driven by the ... SG

US chemicals group DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Danisco, a global enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, for USD 5.8 bn in cash and ... SG

Cargill is expanding its cocoa and chocolate business in Europe through the acquisition of the business of Schwartauer Werke GmbH & Co. KG Kakao Verarbeitung Berlin, (“KVB“), an integrated chocolate ... SG

Cargill’s work to improve livelihoods for cocoa farmers and their families in Africa, Asia and South America has earned it the U.S. Chamber Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) 2010 International ... SG

Confectionery sales in USA grew 2.2 percent during the four-week period ending October 3, according to recent SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. data. Gum sales increased 2.8 percent, while chocolate candy increased ... SG

With the appointment of J.P. Bilbrey to its new position of executive vice-president and COO, The Hershey Co. is reorganizing its top-level structure in an effort to leverage domestic strengths ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zurich, reported strong results for fiscal year 2009/10 (ended August 31). With a sales volume growth of 7.6%, Barry Callebaut significantly outperformed the global chocolate confectionery market ... SG

Roshen increased its sales for the first three quarters of 2010 by 32 per cent at $675m. The Ukrainian confectioner also recorded an output of 285,000 tonnes in 2010, up ... SG