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Constantia Flexibles International GmbH, Vienna, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Lászlópack Kft., a Hungarian flexible packaging producer specializing in flexo printing. SG SP

The German Crespel & Deiters Group entered the US market with a newly founded subsidiary: Crespel & Deiters Food USA. SP

Formed by the merger of Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) and The NPD Group (NPD), the Circana market research enterprise has now released its debut confectionery monitor covering January and February of 2023. SG

Netherlands-based health and nutrition player DSM reveals it has only one final bridge to cross in its merger with Firmenich, the largest privately-owned flavour and fragrance company in the world. SP

The Barry Callebaut Group reported sales volume of 1.131 m tonnes in the first six months of fiscal year 2022/23 (ended February 28, 2023). SG SP

The Board of Directors has appointed Peter Feld (57, German national) as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barry Callebaut Group, with immediate effect. Feld succeeds Peter Boone who is stepping down for personal reasons. SG SP

Produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the show – the largest in its history – is the most comprehensive packaging and processing event in North America ... SP

Nexira, world leader in acacia and pioneer in scientific research on the nutritional and health benefits of acacia, presented its results for the 2021/22 financial year, verifying its solid financial position. SP

Domestic sales of Swiss chocolate in 2022 have not yet recovered from the pandemic low. Thanks to the export business, more Swiss chocolate was sold overall than in the previous year, but high raw material prices are posing value creation challenges for Switzerland as a manufacturing nation. SG

Kerry officially opened its Southern Europe Innovation Centre in Barcelona/Spain, as part of the ongoing expansion of its presence in the region serving Spain, Portugal, Italy and France. SP

Hochdorf Group focused on its technology expertise in 2022 and made steady operational progress with improved earnings quality. SP

The international cocoa and chocolate giants Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, and Nestlé SA, Vevey, are partnering on large scale agroforestry project in Côte d’Ivoire. SG SP

Kellogg Company has unveiled the names of the businesses it will create through its planned separation into two public companies. SG

Possehl Identification Solutions (PID) is an alliance of Possehl companies in the field of print and apply, labelling, coding, software and label production. SP

Business for Swiss confectionery and long-life baked goods manufacturers recovered last year in a challenging environment thanks to exports. SG