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According to British press reports, Tamara Minick-Scokalo, the head of Cadbury's operations in Europe is leaving the confectionery company t the end of the month amid an overhaul of the ... SG

Mars Snackfood U.S. recently introduced Fling, its first new brand in 20 years. The chocolate bars feature a truffle filling on top of a layer of crisp meringue, covered in ... SG

As communicated earlier, Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, is currently negotiating with Spanish Natra S.A. the binding terms and conditions of the business ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zurich announced its key sales figures for the first nine months of fiscal year 2008/09 ended May 31, 2009. With sales volumes up 2.6% to 895,391 tonnes ... SG

Premium confectioner Green & Black`s said it will launch its chocolate brand in Germany this August. According to just-food, managing director Dominic Lowe said that following a “soft launch” in ... SG

Kraft Foods Inc. has announced that W. Anthony Vernon will become President, Kraft Foods North America, in mid-August. Vernon, 53, joins Kraft Foods from private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings, following ... SG

Campbell Soup Company has announced today that its Board of Directors has elected William Perez, 61, former Chief Executive Officer of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, to the Board. Perez has ... SG

The Spanish food company Natra SA has announced that it has scrapped its plan to halve its stake in affiliate Natraceutical to 25%. In a statement to the Spanish stock ... SG

Cargill has officially opened a new plant for chocolate fillings and coatings in The Netherlands, as part of a wider plan to grow its cocoa and chocolate operations. The company ... SG

Cadbury says it has reached an agreement with some of its workforce to close a Barcelona-based gum factory as part of an operational shake up of its operations. A spokesperson ... SG

Barry Callebaut, a manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate, can add one more distinction to its impressive portfolio: official chocolate partner with Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts. "We are ... SG

U.S. food processing company Archer Daniels Midland won permission from the European Commission on Wednesday to buy three German chocolate makers collectively known as Schokinag-Schokolade-Industrie Herrmann. According to Reuters, the ... SG

U.S. confectionery exports grew 20% in 2008 to reach more than $ 1.2 billion, according to Global Trade Atlas. This sets an all-time high for confectionery exports. Canada and Mexico ... SG

US-based Kraft Foods Inc. said lately that it had set up a biscuit research and development center in the Suzhou Industry Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, which claims to be ... SG

On May 29, Godiva Chocolatier lans to launch the Godiva Chocolate Rewards Club, the confectionery retailer's first-ever loyalty program. “We've been talking about this for quite some time,” said Mike ... SG