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The Cologne chocolate museum attracted a record-breaking 690,000 visitors in 2007. Since being founded by Hans Imhoff in 1993, the museum has been visited by over seven million people. In ... SG

The international cocoa organisation ICCO expects the cocoa deficit to be 55% higher than originally forecast. The shortfall is now estimated to be 242,000 tonnes, compared with the earlier projected ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG inaugurated its new state-of-the-art chocolate factory and its 8th Chocolate Academy, both located about 100 km west of Shanghai in Suzhou, People’s Republic of China. The factory, ... SG

The U.S. investor Nelson Peltz, who heads the hedge fund Trian Fund Management and owns nowadays a 4.5% stake in Cadbury, demanded more changes at the confectionery company to improve ... SG

The U.S. food concern Campbell Soup Co. said Thursday it agreed to sell its Godiva Chocolatier business to Yildiz Holding AS, which is the owner of Turkish food company Ulker ... SG

The Healthy & Nutritional Bars Conference in Cologne, 31 January - 1 February 2008, will bring the international bars, health foods, bakery, confectionery and breakfast cereals industries together for the ... SG

UK confectionery company Zetar has announced the acquisition of Lir Chocolates in Ireland. A company s spokesperson said that the latest acquisition will enhance the group s position in the ... SG

David J. West, President and Chief Executive Officer, has announced several changes to the Hershey Executive Team. John P. Bilbrey has been named Senior Vice President, President Hershey North America. ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, announced today the closing of its acquisition of 100% of Food Processing International, Inc. (FPI) in the United States, as announced in October 2007. The acquisition ... SG

Nestlé SA, Vevey, has announced a strategic partnership with Brussels-based luxury chocolate maker Pierre Marcolini. The partnership will allow Nestlé to benefit from the know-how and artistic talent of one ... SG

Cloetta Fazer has acquired Finland-based Fennobon Oy, a company specialised in sugar-free chewing gum and candies. The company has a focus on high quality and uses xylitol in all of ... SG

The Hershey Company announced that Thomas K. Hernquist, Senior Vice President, Global Chief Growth Officer, has resigned from the company, effective December 31, 2007. Hernquist plans to work on ventures ... SG

Godiva Chocolatier, a unit of Campbell Soup Co, is recalling Christmas chocolates in Asia and Europe after metal fragments were found in some of its products in Japan, an executive ... SG

The Scandinavian confectionery group Cloetta Fazer has decided to invest in two new chocolate lines, one at the factory in Vantaa, Finland, and on at the factory in Ljungsbro, Sweden. ... SG

The Greek company Vivartia, which was formed last year with the merger of dairy group Delta Holdings and snacks maker Chipita International, has seen increased financial costs hit earnings so ... SG