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In agreement with its partners in associations and the industry, and with the trade fair advisory committee, Messe Düsseldorf has decided to cancel both interpack and components 2021, scheduled to take place from 25 February to 3 March, due to the restrictions related to the Covid-19 crisis. SG SP

At Fi Europe Connect, show organizer Informa Markets recently announced the winners of the Fi Europe Innovation Awards 2020 for their ground-breaking offerings during virtual award ceremonies. SP

Barry Callebaut`s Forever Chocolate Progress Report 2019/20 highlights the company`s progress towards the goal of making 100% sustainable chocolate by 2025. It is the company`s fourth Report since the launch of Forever Chocolate in 2016. SG SP

Gelita AG has acquired 65 % of the shares in the Turkish gelatine producer SelJel. SP

Tate & Lyle has acquired Sweet Green Fields (SGF), a global stevia solutions business. SP

Cardbox Packaging in the Czech Republic has been certified in the field of corporate social responsibility by the international auditing company EcoVadis and has defended the silver medal. SG SP

One of the features of the Wolfertschwenden, Germany-basedMultivac Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG as a company is its particularly sustainable and re-sponsible management – and it is now the only supplier of pack-aging solutions among the "50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders". SG SP

German retail confectionery sales continue to rise. “Due to stabile prices (kg) revenues are precisely as strong as sales (kg)”, report the market researchers from Nielsen in their latest confectionery monitor running through October 2020. SG

Fi Europe Connect kicked off with a comprehensive content agenda covering daily topics such as “Regulatory”, “Taste & Texture” and “Sustainability”, and a large number of attendees. SP

Just two weeks ago, Koelnmesse, the top associations of the German sweets and snacks industry as well as important industry representatives were still confident that they would be able to stage both ISM and ProSweets Cologne 2021. SG SP

Beneo, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients, has announced the launch of its new precooked functional native rice starch, Remypure S52 P. SP

Flavours and scents player Symrise has signed a purchase agreement with Sensient Technologies Corporation to acquire its aroma chemicals activities. SP

German retail confectionery sales indicate a significant annual boost for 2020. According to the IRI confectionery monitor, revenues (without chewing gum and without seasonal products) through the end of October totalled € 11.718 bn, an increase of 7.3% above the level of the previous year. SG

Jakob A. Mosser, CEO of Coveris, has been elected as the new chairman of Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) during the organisation’s recent autumn conference, which was held virtually this year due to the corona virus pandemic. SP

Ferrero North America has announced plans to build a new chocolate manufacturing center in Bloomington, Illinois. It will be Ferrero's first chocolate production plant in North America. SG