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German retail confectionery sales in the first two months of 2022 came in far below the level of the previous year, according to the latest figures from the NielsenIQ confectionery monitor. The report running through week 9 of the new year notes a revenue decrease of 4.1% down to € 2.394 bn, with sales volume dropping by 5.2% down to 291,200 tonnes (basis: grocery retail + drug stores). SG

Ingredients specialist Loryma is expanding its range of functional extrudates that optimize the nutritional values and mouthfeel of applications in the sports nutrition, snack and convenience sectors. SP

The Barry Callebaut Group reported strong sales volume growth of 8.7% to 1.165 m tonnes in the first six months of fiscal year 2021/22 (ended on February 28, 2022). SG SP

Following the decline of export business in the first year of the pandemic, Switzerland’s long-life baked goods industry recovered in 2021 and demonstrated stability in a challenging environment. SG

Pack Expo International, the most comprehensive packaging and processing show in the world, will return to Chicago, McCormick Place, from 23 to 26 October 2022. SP

Following the sharp fall caused by the pandemic, sales of Swiss chocolate recovered last year. After significant growth, the result for 2021, however, remained slightly below pre-crisis levels. SG

German retail confectionery sales have gotten off to a solid start in 2022. According to the latest IRI confectionery monitor, revenues rose in the first two months by 3.4% up to € 2.336 bn. Sales volume only rose however by 2.2% up to 303,500 tonnes (basis: food retailers + drug stores + hard discounters + gas station shops). SG

For the second time in a row, Swiss confectioners are looking back on a challenging business year. The negative trend of the previous year continued in 2021. SG

Last October, 22,000 nutraceutical professionals came together virtually and in person to network, collaborate, and share knowledge from across the industry at Vitafoods Europe 2021. SP

Barry Callebaut is celebrating the recent completion of their 11,000 m2 factory expansion in Campbellfield/Australia. SP

Beneo, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has announced a quadrupling of the storage capacity at its Offstein facility in Germany to improve its efficiency and strengthen the company’s business contingency resilience still further. SP

The Every Co has used the iconic macaron to celebrate the launch of an animal-free egg white with the functionality of egg whites called Every EggWhite. SP

ADM has unveiled its new line of PearlEdge proprietary white colour solutions, filling a “vital white space” in the market as global manufacturers move toward phasing out titanium dioxide (E171) from formulations. SP

The International Cocoa Organization is spearheading a project to better understand cadmium levels in cocoa in Latin America and the Caribbean. SP

Trade fair organizer Koelnmesse sees great potential and international growth opportunities in its Food and FoodTec areas of expertise. In order to accommodate this growth, the business unit will be divided into two units starting 1 June 2022 and managed by two experienced trade fair managers. SG SP