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Following its successful participation in 2021, Sappi Europe, a leading global provider of everyday materials made from renewable woodfibre-based resources, is attending "The Greener Manufacturing Show" and the "Plastic Waste Free World Conference" in Cologne on 9 and 10 November 2022 (Booth 6022). SP

The Colombian cocoa and chocolate company Luker Chocolate has confirmed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Slovakian Lyra Group s.r.o., based in Ivánka pi ­Nitre. SG

Theegarten-Pactec, a packaging specialist for small-sized confectionery products based in Dresden, Germany, acquired a stake in the Turkish company Makrev Packaging on 1 September 2022. SP

The Hershey Company announced net sales and earnings for the third quarter ended October 2, 2022. Consolidated net sales increased 15.6% to USD 2.728 bn in the third quarter of 2022, including a 4.1-point benefit from the acquisitions of Pretzels and Dot`s. SG

The UK government’s pesticide residue testing programme has revealed that the proportion of bread with two or more pesticides has doubled in the past year. SP

Ingredients supplier Azelis has entered a new partnership with flavour house Symrise in India and Indonesia. SP

With energy costs weighing down productivity in Europe, DSM has lowered its full year 2022 outlook. SP

After serving as the Group’s Chief Operations Officer (COO) since 1 September 2019, Olivier Delaunay has decided to leave Barry Callebaut for personal reasons. SG SP

The Barry Callebaut Group achieved strong sales volume growth of 5.3% to 2.307 m tonnes in fiscal year 2021/22 (ended August 31, 2022). SG SP

In Kerry’s review of its third quarter results, the company underscores that consumer demand continued to be strong through the period despite geopolitical volatility and inflationary headwinds. SP

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced, more than 140 years after the emergence of the first generation, the introduction of the “second generation of chocolate”. SG SP

Mondelez International has announced the next phase of its Cocoa Life program, backed by an additional USD 600 m through 2030, for a total USD 1 bn investment since the start of the program, with the goal to increase cocoa volume at scale and work with about 300,000 farmers in the program by 2030. SG SP

Back after four years, the industry recently came together in a big way at Pack Expo International. SP

After nine months, Symrise recorded organic sales growth of 11.3% (Q3 2022: 13.6%). Taking into account portfolio effects such as acquisitions or divestments as well as currency translation effects, group sales in the first nine months of the year increased to € 3.493 bn (9M 2021: € 2.883 bn). SG SP

The family-run SME Chocolatier Vandenbulcke has just signed the Beyond Chocolate Charter, a chocolate industry sustainability programme supported by the Belgian government. SG