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Limagrain Ingredients, a European specialist in functional flours, is significantly developing its production capacity. SP

VPK Group NV has come to an agreement with Copi Holding to buy Encase Ltd, manufacturer and designer of corrugated cardboard packaging. SP

In tune with consumers’ change of attitude towards tasty and nutritious food and drinks that also do good for the planet, Barry Callebaut is offering under the new brand Cabosse Naturals a range of 100% pure cacaofruit ingredients: pulp, juice, concentrate and cascara – a fine flour made from the peel of the fruit. SG SP

From 9 to 13 November, Pack Expo Connects will present this year’s most comprehensive virtual packaging event. SP

Nestlé Group`s total reported nine-month sales for 2020 decreased by 9.4% to CHF 61.912 bn (9M-2019: CHF 68.367 bn). SG

Schenck Process Group (SPG), based in Darmstadt/Germany, has reached an agreement to acquire Baker Perkins, a leading global supplier of food processing equipment and aftermarket services for the bakery, confectionery, biscuit, cookie and cracker, breakfast cereal and pet food end-markets. SP

The new edition of the International Cocoa Organization’s (ICCO) World Cocoa Directory has a total of 4,500 entries, featuring the most up-to-date contact details provided in most cases by the companies/organizations themselves, by the government officials of the member countries at ministry’s level (agriculture, commerce & trade) or via intensive research work and networking. SP

The Pack Expo Partner Program and PMMI’s Showcase of Packaging Innovations showcase the powerful industry support of Pack Expo Connects (9 to 13 November 2020). SP

The Aachen-based Lambertz group reports stabile development in the 2019/2020 fiscal year (30. 6.), with net revenue growth of 1.8% up to a total of € 637 m. SG

Numerous running events have been cancelled this year due to the Corona pandemic. Gelita, one of the leading manufacturers of collagen proteins, has decided to continue its involvement in sports, particularly in this situation. SP

The Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich, has laid the foundation for future growth of the cocoa value chain in Ecuador in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art, cocoa facility in Durán. SG SP

The long-established Belgian sugar confectionery manufacturer Astra Sweets NV, internationally known for its products Ufos, Mallows and fruit gums, is repositioning its business in Central Europe as part of an international brand strategy. SG

Mondelez International, Inc. has opened its state-of-the-art cocoa crop science technical center in Pasuruan, Indonesia. SG SP

Chr. Hansen CEO Mauricio Graber says: “2019/20 was a defining and extremely eventful year for Chr. Hansen. We launched our new 2025 Strategy to become a focused bioscience company and to grow a better world, naturally. SP

After two years of construction, the opening of the new Südpack production site in Erolzheim was celebrated. SG SP