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Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC) introduces 100 % shea-based margarine improving puff, colour, crispiness, and workability in bakery goods. SP

Plant-based dairy brand Eclipse Foods is debuting in the US with an ice cream partnership with OddFellows in New York City and Humphry Slocombe in San Francisco. SP

Sweetener specialist PureCircle has developed and is now expanding the use of a new stevia leaf variety, which the company says will provide significant advantages compared to previous generations of stevia plants. SP

As of 1 December 2019, Martin Buchwitz will follow in the footsteps of Kurt Engel as the new Managing Director of the South German packaging cluster Packaging Valley Germany e. V. SG SP

Nestlé has entered into a partnership with Corbion to develop the next generation of microalgae-based ingredients, enabling the company to deliver sustainable, tasty and nutritious plant-based products. SG SP

Located in the “Food Valley” of Wageningen/the Netherlands, Symrise is pioneering a new approach to food innovation by installing an innovation lab at the Unilever Foods Innovation Centre on the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) campus. SP

Cargill is investing USD 35 m in Europe to add soluble fibres to its current portfolio of starches, sweeteners and texturizers. SP

The Schumacher Packaging Group, Ebersdorf near Coburg, took over packaging manufacturer Jaffabox Ltd based in Birmingham, England. SG SP

Prof. Dr Andrea Büttner has been appointed Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising as of 1 November 2019. SG SP

In recognition of the hugely important role it plays in food production and processing, the subject of intralogistics has been given a new, high-profile platform at the leading international supplier fair for the food and drink industry: SP

The Barry Callebaut Group increased its sales volume by 5.1% to 2.140 m tonnes in fiscal year 2018/19 (ended August 31, 2019), with, as expected, a stronger contribution in the second half of the year. SG SP

Amid constrained North American grain export volumes and weak ethanol industry margins, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reports strong growth in its nutrition segment for the third quarter of 2019, ended September 30. SP

Unusual ingredients and eco-friendly approaches to new product developments have boosted the premium chocolate sector, which continues to grow rapidly while innovation in other chocolate categories has slowed. SP

With the increased global push for environmentally friendly and sustainable paper-based packaging solutions, Sappi has made great strides in developing breakthrough proprietary barrier technology to offer new opportunities to satisfy this need. SG SP

The yummex ME Innovation Awards for especially innovative, newly-launched sweets and snacks products were awarded for the sixth time in four categories. SG