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Cadbury Wedel Sp z.o.o. is to take over parts of Leaf Poland Sp z.o.o. The transaction, if approved by regulators, will be completed by January 1st 2006.
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Loredo Ltd, the Dublin-based manufacturer of point of purchase displays, recently secured a valuable order for the production of instore permanent POP display units for Nestle agents in Iceland. ... SG

Market researchers ACNielsen have confirmed growth in confectionery sales in Germany for the current year up until September (calendar week 39) of 0.5% up to € 6.22bn. Aldi confectionery sales ... SG

Commenting on Aldi s decision to stock well-known branded goods such as Ferrero and Masterfoods, Nestlé announced they welcomed the step. Speaking at the presentation of the latest quarterly sales ... SG

French-born Jean Marie Auboine has won the Barry Callebaut World Chocolate Masters , worth € 75,000 in prize money. The 35 year old is head pastry chef at the ... SG

Polish company Ziolopex Sp z.o.o and biscuit manufacturers Kaliszanka Sp z.o.o. are set to merge. Together they will form a joint stock company active in the food industry. Ziolopex is ... SG

The Wm Wrigley Jr Company, Chicago, has announced to sell the North American trademark rights for the Trolli gummy candy brand and the associated Creston, Iowa production facility to Farley ... SG

The Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has appointed Hans P. Vriens (40) to the newly created position of Chief Innovation Officer and member of the Management Team ... SG

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has announced results for the fiscal year 2004/05 ended August 31. Sales volumes went up 4% to 1,052,467 tonnes, sales revenue increased by 0.3% to CHF ... SG

The board of trustees of the National Confectioners Association (NCA) is opening the doors of the annual All Candy Expo to manufacturers of cookies and biscuits, sweet snacks, nuts and ... SG

Nestlé says it will embrace moves by hard discounters to sell more branded products as part of its plan to recover from difficult times on Europe’s food and drink market. ... SG

US confectionery firm The Hershey Company has reported lower quarterly results due to one-time charges relates to its business realignment strategy. The company posted net income of US$119.5m, or 48 ... SG

US food manufacturer Kraft Foods has reported a 13.5% fall in third-quarter earnings, hit by commodity and energy costs. The company posted net earnings of US$674m, or 40 cents per ... SG

French food group Danone has said like-for-like sales increased 7.1% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the year-ago period. This takes like-for-like sales growth to 6.7% for the ... SG

A court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Solinest, the sole distributor of Ricola herb candies in France. The legal action against Ricola products was taken by a 75-year-old male ... SG