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Kerry has opened a taste manufacturing facility in Karawang/Indonesia. SP

FoodChain ID, one of the world’s leading food safety, testing and sustainability organizations, announced that its Board of Directors appointed Conor Kearney as CEO, effective immediately. SP

Bunge has entered into a definitive agreement with Viterra, together with certain affiliates of Glencore PLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, to merge with Viterra in a stock and cash transaction. SP

Puratos Canada Inc. has acquired Foley’s Chocolates, a leading provider of chocolate and compound coatings to industrial manufacturers in North America. SG SP

MC Mühlenchemie expanded its presence in Africa, opening its third African location with labs and a technology centre. SP

Unilever, one of the world’s foremost consumer goods companies and global market leader in ice cream, has extended its long-term global strategic agreement for the supply of cocoa and chocolate from the Barry Callebaut Group. SG SP

In the year of its 30th anniversary, Bell Flavors & Fragrances is reorganizing its management team. SP

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against using non-sugar sweeteners for weight control or lowering the risk of non-communicable diseases. SP

Following the first signs of cooling prices for flexible packaging materials seen at the end of 2022, the first quarter of 2023 saw a drop across the basket of materials, with only aluminium foil ticking up further (from 179 % to 187 % v Q4 2020) due to higher conversion costs. SP

German retail confectionery sales through calendar week 18 of 2023 developed very positively. SG

A traditional field of application for vision systems is the confectionery industry. Here, many quality features or product characteristics can only be checked visually. SP

The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) approved three new “Full Members” during its 109th Board Meeting and the first of 2023 held at interpack trade show on 7 May 2023 in Düsseldorf/Germany. SP

Azelis, a leading innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, revealed an agreement with French flavour specialist Mane to distribute its flavours and taste solutions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. SP

Under the motto of “WDS – Home of Confectionery Diversity: Production Lines for All Capacity Requirements”, Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen (WDS) presented at interpack 2023 trade show in Düsseldorf/Germany customized production lines for chocolate, gum and jelly, toffee, fondant and hard candy. SP

With over 1,060 global exhibitors from across the nutraceutical industry converge, this year’s show marked the biggest edition of Vitafoods Europe in its 26-year history. SG SP