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Over the year 2008, the 18 Swiss chocolate manufacturers again produced record results in terms of both quantity and sales value. In a year-on-year comparison, sales went up 2.0% to ... SG

The Krüger group, Bergisch Gladbach, has acquired a 25.1% stake in Fuchs & Hoffmann GmbH, Bexbach, with effect from January 1st 2009.WAWI Schokolade AG remains majority shareholder, owning 74.9%.This move ... SG

Griesson - de Beukelaer (GdB) has achieved 2008 growth of 14.6%, with overall sales up to € 481 m. Once again the concern made excellent use of their considerable growth ... SG

Jelly Belly Candy Company, makers of Jelly Belly® jelly beans, “The Original Gourmet Jelly Bean”®, recently reached an out of court settlement with Aran Candy of Ireland ending trademark infringement ... SG

The Hershey Co. said Tuesday it plans to close Scharffen Berger s West Berkeley manufacturing plant as well as the San Francisco factory that makes Joseph Schmidt chocolates and consolidate ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG,Zürich, continued to grow in the first three months of fiscal year 2008/09 ended November 30, 2008, in a tough global economic environment. Good growth rates in the ... SG

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced sustainability principles and goals to help the world’s cocoa farmers, guide industry efforts and prioritize the Foundation’s development projects in West Africa, Southeast Asia ... SG

In 2008, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG achieved sales of CHF 2.94 bn. This is equivalent to an increase of 5.8% in local currencies. As a result of the weakening ... SG

The division of Cloetta Fazer (under name change to Fazer Konfektyr Service AB) has now entered the final phase. On 16 June 2008 Fazer announced a tender offer to the ... SG

Daskalidès and Chocolaterie Smet, two Belgian chocolate makers active both in Belgium and abroad, are the first in the world to release toothfriendly chocolate products onto the market. Toothfriendly chocolate ... SG

In January 2008 Dr. Theo Spettmann, Spokesman of the Executive Board, did announce to retire on conclusion of the annual general meeting 2009 at the age of 65. The Supervisory ... SG

Terence L. O Day has been named senior vice president, global operations, at The Hershey Co. O Day will begin his duties on Dec. 1. He fills a position that ... SG

Hundreds of people will lose their jobs at a chocolate factory after Kraft Foods said Wednesday it would close its factory in Transylvania next year. The US concern which manufactures ... SG

ProSweets Cologne, which will be held for the third time from 1st to 4th February 2009, looks set to attract a record attendance: three months before the opening, registrations have ... SG

The Belgian bakery group Lotus Bakeries NV, Lembeke, has announced the acquisition of shares of Annas Pepparkakor Holding AB of Sweden from Accent Equity, a Swedish private equity fund.
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