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The Jelly Belly Candy Company has set its sights on today s fitness-minded consumers with new Sport Beans - a first-of-its-kind jelly bean formulated to energize the body during exercise.
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The UK confectionery and beverage concern Cadbury Schweppes plc, London, has sold its German subsidiary Piasten Schokoladenfabrik GmbH & Co KG, Forchheim. The sale, in the form of an MBO, ... SG

St. Louis-based Ralcorp Holdings Inc. signed an agreement to purchase Medallion Foods Inc. for an undisclosed amount, Ralcorp said in a press release. The transaction, expected to close by June ... SG

According a report of the Reuters news agency, the Pontefract-based Monkhill Confectionery factory, owned by Cadbury Schweppes’s Trebor Basset has been devastated by fire. More than 70 firefighters tackled the ... SG

According the British online food news agency just-food.com, LU France, has signed a lease agreement with distribution facilities and services provider ProLogis to occupy two warehouses near Paris and Lyon ... SG

Carrefour acquires 10 hypermarkets currently operating under the BIG banner and located in the Sao Paulo area from Sonae for BRL 317 millions (€ 90 M).
These 10 hypermarkets reported ... SG

Agricultural processing giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)has announced a number of senior management changes.
J. Kevin Burgard has been named President-Specialty Food Ingredients and will continue as a Vice ... SG

Cadbury Schweppes plc is launching a range of chocolate bars with under 99 calories. They are a thinner version of the regular chocolate bars in the three variants Cadbury Dairy ... SG

Cloetta Fazer Sverigehas begun employee negotiations regarding the dismissal of the company’s service consultants.The dismissal will affect 32 employees throughout Sweden and is planned for the second half of 2005. ... SG

The Swiss food giant Nestlé S.A., Vevey has decided to delist its shares from Euronext Paris S.A. s Eurolist and the London Stock Exchange. This is part of Nestlé s ... SG

According to German newspaper, the Van Netten GmbH, Dortmund/Delitzsch has broken the € 100 m sales barrier for the first time.Exactly €102 m in sales was announced for last year ... SG

The sales volume of Transfair products in German retail rocketed by 33 % up to 6,500 tonnes in 2004.“Grower associations in Africa, Asia and Latin America have received fair trade ... SG

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi receives the International Charlemagne prize (Karlspreis) 2005, conferred by the City of Aachen. For over 50 years, the International Charlemagne Prize has honoured persons and ... SG

ACNielsen has reported significant growth of 2.6% in sales of confectionery in Germany during the first 13 calendar weeks of 2005. The fact that Easter this year fell within the ... SG

In a recent study undertaken by EHI Euro Handelsinstitut, Cologne, on behalf of BAT, Ferrero, Langnese and Wrigley, the importance of the check-out zone as a significant, profitable sales area ... SG