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Orkla is expanding its acquisitions further with its latest deal to buy Zeelandia Sweden AB, a supplier of margarine, vegetable oils and bakery ingredients to the Swedish market. SP

Six months after completing the acquisition of Naturex, flavour and fragrance giant Givaudan has posted its 2019 first-quarter sales of CHF 1,525 m, an increase of 6.3 % on the previous year. SP

The Barry Callebaut Group saw an acceleration in sales volume growth in the second quarter (+ 3.1%), leading to a 2.4% increase in sales volume to 1.047 m tonnes in the first six months of fiscal year 2018/19. SG SP

Lesaffre has officially opened its first Baking Center that is fully dedicated to industrial customers, where tests can be run at full scale. SP

German confectionery retailers have started into 2019 with mild revenue growth and equally mild sales volume declines. SG

Gerhard Schubert GmbH continues its positive growth trend: with an increase in sales of 7.3 % and a turnover of EUR 211.5 m, the market leader in top-loading packaging machines successfully closed its 2018 financial year. SP

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business is the first company to use Rainforest Alliance Certified coconut oil sourced through a mass balance model as an ingredient in its coatings and fillings – responding to consumers’ growing demands for sustainably sourced ingredients. SP

The fiscal years 2018 and 2019 have been characterised by record-breaking investments at Griesson - de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG (GdB), the family-owned company headquartered in Polch, Germany. SG

Christoffer Lorenzen, member of the Executive Board and Executive Vice President of Food Cultures & Enzymes, has decided to pursue a career outside of Chr. Hansen. SP

Chr. Hansen delivers solid half-year result of 9 % organic growth and maintains overall outlook for the full year. SP

Döhler Group and Zumos Catalano Aragoneses S.A. (Zucasa) have reached an agreement on the acquisition of the majority of shares in Zucasa by the Döhler Group. SP

ProFood Tech 2019 succeeded in establishing itself as the exclusive event for food and beverage processing on the US market. SP

The Klingele Group, Remshalden, acquires 50% of the British company Onboard Ltd., also an owner-managed sheet feeder based in Wolverhampton (West Midlands). SG SP

Cargill has reported its results for the fiscal 2019 third quarter and first nine months ended 28 February 2019. SP

The Ferrero Group and its related companies have announced a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavored snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from Kellogg Company for USD 1.3 bn. SG