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Swiss retailer Migros has announced that it will merge its Chocolat Frey SA and Delica SA Coffee Roasting businesses into one unit. Frey s current director Hans-Ruedi Christen will be ... SG

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. has reported declining results for the first half of financial year 2008/2009. The company, headquartered in Durango, Colorado, is an international franchiser of gourmet chocolate ... SG

Cadbury plc released its Interim Management Statement covering trading for the third quarter ending 30 September 2008, organisation changes and an update on cost reduction programmes. The company reports good ... SG

The Belgian company Daskalides is the first chocolatier to roll out a toothfriendly milk chocolate bar. The product weighs 45g and contains a hazelnut filling. It is sweetened with isomaltulose, ... SG

The British chocolate manufacturer and retailer Thorntons plc has reported its first quarter trading update for the 14 weeks up to and including 4 October 2008. According the press release, ... SG

As part of its innovation strategy Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has opened a new ‘Center of Excellence’ at its factory in Dijon, France. The new ’Center of Excellence’ will focus ... SG

Godiva Chocolatier, the world’s leader in luxurious Belgian chocolates, announces its partnership with Frucon to develop its online website, making Godiva chocolates available for purchase online in Europe for the ... SG

Mars, Incorporated (“Mars”) announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (“Wrigley”), following approval of the transaction by Wrigley stockholders on September 25, 2008 ... SG

Mars Snackfood US officially unveiled the $70 million, 100,000-square-foot expansion of its Elizabethtown plant. Named the Dove Chocolate Center of Excellence, the expansion allows Mars to increase production of its ... SG

Barry Callebaut CEO, Patrick De Maeseneire, and the company’s team of Technical Advisors opened the doors to the first United States Chocolate Academy yesterday with an official ribbon cutting and ... SG

The Japanese concerns Meiji Dairies and the country s number two confectionery maker Meiji Seika today confirmed that they will merge next year, forming a newly-created holding firm, Meiji Holdings ... SG

Amcor Flexibles Food announces the 2008 Amcor Flexibles Packaging Design Prize for design students from universities all over Europe. This year, the challenge is to design a flexible package for ... SG

The Spanish chocolate company Natra SA launches Vital Crusty, the first healthy chocolate bar produced for private label market, the company said. The bar is a surprising combination of natural ... SG

In an exclusive interview with ConfectioneryNews.com, Filippo Cerulli Irelli, the new president of CAOBISCO talks about challenges facing the € 45.4 bn chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industry in the 21st ... SG

Unilever has announced that Patrick Cescau, Group Chief Executive, will retire from Unilever at the end of the year. He has served the business for 35 years and has led ... SG