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During a signing ceremony in Putrajaya, Malaysia, in the presence of The Honorable Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities, Barry Callebaut Malaysia, subsidiary of the Barry ... SG

Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate business has produced the first sustainable UTZ Certified chocolate, which is now on sale to consumers – in the form of Easter eggs. Baronie, a leading ... SG

In 2009, the Nestlé Group's sales reached CHF 107.6 bn, with organic growth of 4.1%, including real internal growth of 1.9%. According to the company foreign exchange impacted sales by ... SG

Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate business has committed to doubling the number Farmer Field Schools it operates in Côte d'Ivoire to 300 by mid 2010. Initially the company will launch another ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zuerich, has confirmed a marked increase in the demand for certified cocoa and chocolate products. Strong consumer demand for ‘responsibly produced chocolate’ lies at the basis of ... SG

Lindt & Sprüngli reported sales worth CHF 2.52 billion in 2009 (previous year: CHF 2.57 billion). This is equivalent to an organic growth of 2.3% in local currency terms. As ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG announced its key sales figures for the first three months of fiscal year 2009/10, ended November 30, 2009. In an environment that continues to be characterized by ... SG

Nestlé opened a global R&D Centre for biscuits and cereal-based snacks in Santiago de Chile. The new R&D Centre will lead Nestlé’s global research and development in biscuits and cereal-based ... SG

From January 2010, Kit Kat, Nestlé’s leading confectionery brand and the UK’s favourite chocolate biscuit bar, will be certified by Fairtrade in the UK and Ireland. This announcement follows on ... SG

Symrise AG has signed an agreement about the acquisition of the Futura Labs Group, a leading flavors and fragrances manufacturer in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. With this acquisition, ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, again delivered strong top-line and bottom-line growth in an exceptionally difficult economic environment in fiscal year 2008/09 ... SG

Premium chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli is partnering with Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer in a long term deal to serve as the global brand ambassador for his favorite Lindt ... SG

UTZ CERTIFIED is pleased to welcome Barry Callebaut to its Cocoa program. Barry Callebaut joins a number of other companies and NGOs all of whom are working with UTZ CERTIFIED ... SG

In the first nine months of 2009 the Nestlé Group achieved organic growth of 3.6%. Real internal growth reached 1.0% having accelerated throughout the year and across most segments of ... SG

After three-days of breathtaking competition between nineteen national Chocolate Masters, the results of the third World Chocolate Masters competition have been announced. The event took place at the "Salon du ... SG