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The Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG, Zurich has appointed Charles D. Haak (46) to the position of President and COO of its American subsidiary,
Brach s Confections, Inc. ... SG

US company Cargill announced that it intends to acquire the global pectin business of Citrico, a manufacturer and international supplier of citrus products for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. ... SG

UK confectionery maker Glisten has announced a rise in sales to £14.2m in the six months to 31 December 2004, compared with £9.4m in the same period in 2003. Profit ... SG

Nestlé will invest €150m to streamline its manufacturing operations and promote its business in Spain by 2007, according to Spanish-unit president Jose Arcas.
The Swiss company will spend €33m ... SG

The EU has given Norwegian snack firm Orkla the go-ahead to acquire Finnish rival Chips. The Norwegian food and consumer goods company has announced it has received 97.0% acceptance of ... SG

The Canadian food group George Weston Ltd has announced that its subsidiary Weston Foods plans to restructure its United States Interbake biscuit operations.This means the closure of two biscuit facilities ... SG

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to ban all sales of junk food in California schools and fill vending machines with fresh fruit, vegetables and milk. "First of all, we ... SG

According to market researchers Mintel, British consumers are eating less sugar, or turning to artificial sweeteners, reports just-food.com. Latest research finds volume sales of sugar falling by as much as ... SG

Hershey Foods Corporation today (Monday) announced a number of steps “in support of its value-enhancing strategy,” including a name change to “The Hershey Company,” and the formation of two new ... SG

CSM has announced the appointment of Gerard Hoetmer (48) as its new CEO. Hoetmer succeeds Jaap Vink, who will resign on 1 May 2005. Hoetmer has Dutch nationality, is currently ... SG

UK luxury chocolate and confectionery manufacturer and retailer Thorntons has reported a 9.5% increase in turnover to £119.7m (€173.5m) for the first half of business year 2004/2005. The company said ... SG

According to an abstract from the Italian newspaper "La Stampa", Ferrero International posted a 5.3%rise in sales in its 2003/04 financial year, ended August 31, to €4.7bn. The group said ... SG

Kraft Foods Inc. announced that it has decided to stop production of one item in its Trolli Gummi candy product line. The product, Road Kill, which has been on the ... SG

Swiss food giant Nestlé has reported an 8.1% increase in full-year net profit despite “challenging circumstances”.
The company reported net profit of CHF6.7bn (€4.355bn) for 2004 compared to CHF6.2bn in ... SG

UK-based confectionery and soft drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes has reported higher full-year turnover and said 2004 was a good year for the company.
The company reported turnover of £6.74bn (€9.77bn) ... SG