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German retail confectionery sales have declined this year through calendar week 35. SG

The US concern PepsiCo Inc announces a USD 100 m investment in three operational production lines and a new automated warehouse, automation capabilities and a new master plan at its Popesti-Leordeni plant. SG

Puratos UK has bolstered its blossoming portfolio of locally made products following the acquisition of the nation’s number one fruit grower and processor Fourayes. SP

In the production of vegetarian and vegan gum confectionery, the combination of starch with pectin offers a perfect alternative with many advantages over purely starch-based gum confectionery. SP

After the announcement that the event is being postponed to 23 to 25 April 2023, the preparations for ProSweets Cologne 2023 – Special Edition are in full swing. SG SP

German retail confectionery sales in the first eight months of 2022 were slightly below the level of the previous year. SG

The sales, marketing and application technology activities for the legume flours of Müller’s Mühle Business Solution has become part of the GoodMills Innovation portfolio. SP

Malaysia is seeking to increase its overall cocoa output, with the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities setting a target for the cocoa replanting project to reach 1,000 ha by 2023. SP

Recently, Switzerland’s first fully organic cocoa processing plant celebrated its opening. SG SP

FachPack, the trade fair for packaging, technology and processes, will welcome international trade visitors in its usual style at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 27 to 29 September 2022. SG SP

Malaysia’s cocoa production is insufficient to fulfil domestic demand, so the country imports the commodity. SP

From 27 to 29 September 2022, the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre will once again open its doors for the FachPack. In keeping with the motto “Transition in Packaging”, this year’s tradeshow ... SP

The Syntegon Group, a globally leading supplier of processing and packaging technology, intends to appoint Dr Peter Hackel as member of the Executive Board at the beginning of 2023. SP

Cameroon’s Office National du Cacao et du Cafe (ONCC) reported a total harvest of 295,163 t of cocoa beans in the 2021-2022 season. SP

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, opened the group’s first recycling laboratory at its Frantschach mill in Austria to test the recyclability of paper and paper-based packaging using non-paper components such as coatings. SP