Montezuma’s Chocolates, a UK-based chocolate maker, has recalled a variety of sweets as they contain sulphites that are not declared on the label. The products subject to the recall include 160g packs of Mango chutney sweets, ...
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Thorntons has booked higher first-half earnings, which were boosted by lower costs and a rise in sales. The UK chocolate maker said profit before tax and exceptional items rose to GBP5.3m (US$8m), up from GBP3.1m in the comparable period ...
German retailer Tengelmann, together with its US subsidiary Emil Capital Partners, has acquired a shareholding in chocolate maker Tcho. The retail group has also bought a stake in VariBlend Dual Dispensing Systems, which makes containers ...
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Business leaders have issued an urgent call for a new ‘Entrepreneurs’ Fund’ to be set up to help new food and drink manufacturers make the next step in their growth. Paul Wilkinson: DEFRA should launch an ...
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UK-based packaging firm Benson has collaborated with chocolate maker Willie Harcourt-Cooze and Brand Opus to develop cartons for a new range of dessert products featuring the Willie's Chocolate. Benson noted that the final cartons have ...
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Printed carton supplier in the UK Benson Group has joined forces with chocolate maker and entrepreneur Willie Harcourt-Cooze and his team, including designers Brand Opus to develop cartons for a new range of dessert products featuring the ...
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has acquired ASM Foods in Sweden from Danish confectioner Carletti. The deal includes transfer of a speciality plant that produces compound chocolate products. Barry Callebaut will also take over ...
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News that Flowers Food has emerged as the "stalking horse" bidder for various Hostess Brands bread brands in the US caught our attention this week. Meanwhile, an entirely different kind of horse got tongues wagging on this side of the pond ...
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Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has reported a 7% rise in net sales for 2012 and estimated that profit margins widened during the year. For the 12 months to the end of December, Lindt reported sales of CHF2.67bn (US$2.8bn), ...
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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reaffirmed its mid-term guidance, depsite booking a drop in full-year profit. In the 12 months to the end of August, the company reported a net profit of CHF142.6m (US$151.7m), down from CHF178.6m ...
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reaffirmed its mid-term guidance, depsite booking a drop in full-year profit. In the 12 months to the end of August, the company reported a net profit of CHF142.6m (US$151.7m), down from CHF178.6m ...
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Barry Callebaut has insisted the investments it made during the first six months of its financial year have provided it with a "good base" for future growth after it reported a fall in half-year profits. The Swiss chocolate maker ...
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut insisted it is "confident" on the outlook for the coming fiscal year after investments weighed on the group's bottom line. Barry Callebaut booked a drop in net profit this morning, with earnings for ...
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Lindt & Spruengli has booked a 14% rise in first-half net profit in the face of weak consumer sentiment in the chocolate-maker's largest markets, the US and Europe. The Swiss chocolatier said today (21 August) net profit rose to CHF36.6m ...
Tags: chocolate, weak consumer, milk, sugar, nuts