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The two packaging clusters Packaging Valley Germany and Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart (PEC) set out on the path to a merger in 2019. SP

Andrea Boggio (50) has joined Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate as General Manager. SP

The family-owned company Ludwig Weinrich, headquartered in Herford, Germany has acquired a majority stake in UK-based chocolate brand Divine Chocolate for an undisclosed sum. SG

Nestlé UK and Ireland has announced that its KitKat brand will source Rainforest Alliance Certified™ cocoa from October 2020. SG

Consumer demand for chocolate products continues to grow steadily in the Asian market. To help the food industry meet this growing demand, Cargill is partnering with a local manufacturer in western India, to launch its first chocolate manufacturing operation in Asia. SG SP

Klingele Paper & Packaging Group, one of the leading independent manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated board packaging, has signed an agreement with Klabin S. A., the largest producer of paper and corrugated packaging in Brazil, to purchase the kraftliner mill in Nova Campina in the state of São Paolo. SP

The Board of Directors of the Hochdorf Group has appointed Geza Somogyi as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO) and member of senior management team. SP

Agri-food heavyweight Cargill is partnering with a local manufacturer in western India to launch its first chocolate manufacturing operation in the country as it makes its foray into the chocolate business in India. SP

A new study from Germany’s University of Göttingen and Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University says that eradicating palm oil industry entirely may do more harm than good for the environment. SP

Tomra Food has appointed category expert Marco Colombo as Global Category Director Potatoes. SP

ÅR Packaging group of companies is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers in the packaging sector with net sales of more than € 900 m euros and factories in 13 countries. The company is now incorporating all of its brands under one new identity – AR Packaging. SG SP

Following consultations with member companies, the Designation Committee of Ucima (Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Union) has opted for an arrangement in which two business leaders will take turns as Chairman during the four-year period 2020 to 2024. SP

The contract manufacturer SternMaid has commissioned a new filling line thus offering a diversity of equipment for filling products into different packs for the downstream food industries. SP

At its ordinary meeting following yesterday's virtual Annual General Meeting, the Supervisory Board of Symrise AG elected Michael König (56) as its new Chairman. SG SP

Loryma, a German-based manufacturer of wheat ingredients, has unveiled a basic functional mix for muffins and sponge cakes as part of its Lory Bake line. SP