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Following consumer research and trials with UK retailers Waitrose, Whittards and Harvey & Nichols, the Belgian functional chocolate brand New Tree is planning a major push in the UK market, ... SG

Kraft Foods Inc. announced that it will acquire the Spanish and Portuguese operations of the British company United Biscuits plc (UB), London. The agreement also returns to Kraft the rights ... SG

After more than five decades manufacturing the famous lollypos the Bernat family Bernat decided to sell Barcelona-based Chupa Chups S.A., to Perfetti van Melle S.P.A., Milan. According to German and ... SG

According to the British newspaper "The Guardian", Cadbury Schweppes plc, London is testing 30 additional chocolate products for the salmonella strain that already took seven of the Dairy Milk ... SG

On June 21st the Oak Park, IL Mars factory that makes M&Ms, Snickers, Milky Way & 3 Musketeers was warned by health inspectors after they found “infestation of fruit flies ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG announced net profit for the first nine-months of fiscal 2005/06 (31 May) of CHF126m (€85.8m), up 23.8% compared with the same period last year. Operating profit (EBIT) ... SG

Candy man Jeff Rubin regretted turning down a chance to open a candy store at Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in the 90s, but he jumped at the chance ... SG

Cadbury Schweppes has come under fire from UK food watchdogs and media after it failed to report finding traces of a rare strain of salmonella in its products. Despite discovering ... SG

According just-food.com, Unilever has agreed to change its adverts for "Flora" pro.active margarine following a decision by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority that the company had made misleading health claims. ... SG

The US company Kraft Foods Inc. announced that its board of directors had decided to replace Roger Deromedi with Irene Rosenfeld as CEO, effective immediately. The move has been linked ... SG

German confectioner August Storck s final appeal to trademark its Werther s Original toffee candy s wrapper and shape was rejected by EU s highest court. The candy s packaging ... SG

Cadbury Adams USA LLC has earmarked the longest day of the year for the official launch of new Stride chewing gum in U.S. market. Promoted as the “ridiculously long-lasting gum,” ... SG

Masterfood USA plans to cut two lines at its 77-year-old Oak Park Avenue plant, including production of Easter egg- and pumpkin-shaped Snickers, and discontinued Pop’ables. The plant will continue to ... SG

As expected, restructuring costs within sugar division have impacted full year results of the Danish ingredients group Danisco, though organic growth was satisfactory under the given trading conditions ... SG

U.S. snack food packaging is expected to become a $5.6 bn market by 2010 if forecasts for an annual growth rate of 3.7 percent hold true. According to a new ... SG