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Specialty nut expert La Morella Nuts, who creates nut based ingredients full of taste and goodness for artisans and brands, announced global expansion after decades of experience in Mediterranean Nut Craft in Spain. SG SP

Pack Expo Connects brought the industry together during its launch week 9 to 13 November 2020, with nearly 18,000 attendees engaging with more than 700 exhibitors to find solutions to critical packaging challenges. SP

Informa Markets announces new dates – and a new hybrid format – for Vitafoods Europe 2021 trade show. SP

Mars, Inc. and Kind, a healthy snacking leader, today announced the next step in their strategic partnership, with Mars acquiring Kind North America. SG

The Box company is the winner of the category Promotional Packaging by the Dutch organization NL Packaging Award. SG SP

After successfully serving as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Barry Callebaut Group for three years, Remco Steenbergen will leave Barry Callebaut as of 31 December 2020, to become CFO of the Lufthansa Group, the leading European airline group. SP

The top associations of the German industry are backing ISM and ProSweets Cologne: In their capacity as a business meeting point, trend or innovation platform both trade fairs have key importance for the sweets and snacks industry particularly in these challenging times. SG SP

Südzucker illustrated in the half-year report of business year 2020/21 that ED&F Man Holdings Limited, London/UK (Südzucker participation: about 35 %) – as part of its strategic realignment – is focusing on its profitable trading business. SG SP

The Barry Callebaut Group saw its sales volume decline by 2.0% to 2.096 m tonnes in fiscal year 2019/20 (ended August 31, 2020), as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. SG SP

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH has agreed on a way to hold interpack from 25 February to 3 March 2021 with its industry and trade association partners, as well as the trade fair advisory board. SG SP

DTM Print, international OEM and solution provider for specialty printing systems, is proud to present Eddie, the world’s first-and-only NSF and GMP-certified desktop printer for printing with edible ink full-colour photos, logos, designs and text onto the surface cookies and other food items, thus creating new business opportunities with personalized food printing. SP

Sappi, a leading global provider of sustainable woodfibre products and biobased solutions, announced that it showcases its renewable products at the 2020 Plastic Free World Virtual Summit. SP

Gelita, a leading manufacturer of gelatine and collagen peptides, is taking part in the FiE Connect 2020 (23 November to 4 December). SP

The Hershey Company announced net sales and earnings for the third quarter ended September 27, 2020. Consolidated net sales were USD 2.220 bn in the third quarter of 2020 versus USD 2.134 bn in the year ago period, an increase of 4.0%. SG

Capol GmbH from Elmshorn/Germany, a Business Unit of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities SE & Co. KG (FCS), Munich/Germany, started operations of a new production line for confectionery surface treatment products on 2 November 2020 at its site in Saint Hubert/Canada. SP