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Ahold has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its U.S. retail subsidiaries BI-LO and Bruno`s to an affiliate of the Lone Star Funds for total cash ... SG

The top brands Fisherman’s Friend, Chupa Chups and Mentos will operate together in a new joint venture by January 1, 2005. The company of the multinational firms Fisherman’s Friend, Chupa ... SG

Orkla is acquiring SladCo, a leading Russian confectionery manufacturer. The company will generate estimated revenues of approx. USD 160 million in 2004. SladCo Group has 4,000 employees.
The ... SG

More confectionery was sold during the first ten months of 2004 than during the same period in 2003. According to the GfK monitor the sales volume rose 1.3 % up ... SG

The Grabower Süsswaren GmbH group has reported sales of € 128 m for 2004 – growth of 28 %, comparing to 2003. The group’s main facility in Grabow, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, ... SG

Chocolate increases women s sex drive - or so urologists in Milan have claimed. According to the results of a survey published during Advent consuming chocolate is directly related to ... SG

A WEALTH of nutritional information on own-brand products has helped the Co-op become one of the UK’s healthiest retailers.
The healthy eating report from the National Consumer Council (NCC) placed ... SG

For the first time, ISM to occupy gross exhibition space of 110,000 m². The International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) is about to set a new record. For the first ... SG

Hershey Foods Corporation today announced an increase in the wholesale prices of approximately half of its domestic confectionery line.
A weighted average 5.8% increase on the company s standard bar, ... SG

CSM is pleased to announce that negotiations with CVC Capital Partners regarding the sale of its Sugar Confectionery Division are now so far advanced that we expect final aggreement on ... SG

Snack Ventures Europe, a joint venture of PepsiCo and General Mills, announced today that it has acquired Star Foods, the leading snack food manufacturer and distributor in Romania.
Star ... SG

Belgian chocolatier Marcolini, who already run three of their own stores in Japan,have now opened their first in North America – in New York City.Last business year the company, which ... SG

After successfully establishing Toffee Tec – which manufactures 3,000 tonnes of confectionery and employs a workforce of 37 – MD Oliver Schindler is to expand sugar confectionery production in Boizenburg. ... SG

Inter Link Foods has made its first step into continental Europe, with the purchase of a Polish cake and biscuit maker. The cake manufacturer will pay a maximum of £1.17m ... SG

Kraft Foods Inc., a global leader in branded food and beverages, announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its U.K. desserts business to Premier Foods plc, a ... SG