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Northern Foods is to close two of its UK factories with the loss of 1,000 jobs in an attempt to drive down costs as it struggles against rising raw material ... SG

Confectionery sales in Germany during the first seven months of 2004 rose 5.8 % up €4.842 bn.According to the confectionery monitor for the year up until the 31st calendar week ... SG

Obesity is not only the subject of debate and action in Germany, but also in the UK. Leading food concerns in Britain, including Nestlé, Masterfoods and Cadbury Trebor Bassett together ... SG

Italian sweet manufacturers Cedrinca, located in Polpenazze near Brescia, are to restart production under new ownership after a four month interruption.According to press reports the Roventi family,who own the confectionery ... SG

Belgian chocolate makers Bouchard L’Escaut have acquired brand rights, distribution and retail operations of Daskalides.Bouchard L’Escaut plan to restructure the Daskalides range,says owner Bernard Derom. Chocolates will not be affected, ... SG

Looking ahead,WAWI Schokolade AG,Münchsweiler sees increasing chances for further success on markets abroad.At the presentation of their results for the 2003/04 business year (ending 30.4) the company announced that in ... SG

The Henry Lambertz group reported sales for the business year 2003/04 (ending 30.6) grew 2 %, up to € 424 m. 64.2 % of the group’s total revenue is now ... SG

The announcement of Kraft Foods Inc CEO Roger Deromedi that the concern would be transforming their portfolio in order to concentrate on core brands has attracted the close attention of ... SG

Belgian chocolatiers Neuhaus, Brussels, have re-entered the profit zone after two consecutive years in the red. The company announced a profit of €696,000 for the business year 2003/04 (ending 30.6). ... SG

Cologne-based chocolate manufacturer Stollwerck is still experiencing upheaval, two years after being acquired by the Swiss cocoa and chocolate giant Barry Callebaut AG. The Stollwerck factory in Cologne is to ... SG

According to press reports the Dutch food concern CSM nv,Diemen,is considering the divestiture of their sugar confectionery business.The company, which reported a 30.5% drop in profits for the first half ... SG

Announcing second quarter figures, Cloetta Fazer reported profit after tax was up 12 % to approximately € 6.9 m. Operating profit was said to be approximately € 6.5 m (+ ... SG

The GfK monitor for the first eight months of 2004 reveals a slight increase in sales volume on the year before and no change in sales value. During the period ... SG

US chocolate company Hershey Foods has reported higher net sales and earnings for the fourth quarter of 2004, helped by new product introductions and cost controls. For the full year ... SG