Cacao Barry, the world' leading gourmet chocolate brand, today officially unveils the next generation of chocolate couvertures, Purity from Nature, at its Asia-Pacific launch. Pure and intense, the Purity from Nature chocolate couvertures ...
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Barry Callebaut has purchased the remaining 51% stake in Tanzanian-based Biolands Group, its long-time supplier of certified cocoa beans from East and West Africa. With this development, 143 full-time employees at Biolands have joined the ...
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Robotics address the need for speed for product placement into packaging. Bosch Packaging TechnologyEnergy and raw materials are becoming more expensive, and consumers want to do more for the environment. This is forcing manufacturers of ...
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January 22, 2014 Sophie Langley New flavours and 'low calorie' chocolate set to become trends in US chocolate industry Innovation of new products in dark chocolate and milk chocolate wage not switch new flavours and low-calories options ...
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli is extending its capabilities for sustainable production of cocoa in Ghana. The company's cocoa farming program in Ghana seeks to provide additional support to more than 45,000 farmers in the ...
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Barry Callebaut - the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products - today announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report which details the company's strategy in the areas of sustainable cocoa, environmental ...
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Barry Callebaut – the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report which details the company’s strategy in the areas of sustainable cocoa, ...
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Barry Callebaut has unveiled a new cocoa processing facility in Makassar, Indonesia through its joint venture (JV) with Comextra Majora, following an investment of $33m. The swiss cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer entered into the ...
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The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed acquisition of the Cocoa Ingredients division of Singapore-based Petra Foods by Swiss confectionery firm Barry Callebaut for $950m. The investigation conducted by the Commission ...
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Nestlé USA has announced that it will source 100% certified cocoa beans for the entire line of everyday Nestlé Crunch bars - the company’s 75 year old flagship confections brand. With this move, the company has ...
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US agribusiness firm Cargill has broken ground on a $100m cocoa processing facility in Gresik, in the East-Java region of Indonesia, a move which is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs. According to Cargill, the new facility is ...
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Swiss cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has reported that its net profit for the first half of 2012-13 declined 7.4cto CHF116.4m ($124.5m), compared with CHF125.7m ($134.4m) for the same period in 2011-12. The ...
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The third week of March is American Chocolate Week! To celebrate the sweetest week of the year, SKINNY COW Candy is officially introducing new SKINNY COW Divine Filled Chocolates, adding more delicious offerings to the SKINNY COW Candy ...
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SunOpta International Foods is set to establish a new organic and speciality cocoa facility in Middenmeer, the Netherlands, as part of its efforts to expand its integrated processing capabilities. The facility will process internationally ...
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Hershey has teamed up with Mexican cocoa supplier AMCO to re-introduce the cultivation of the commodity in the south of the country. The US confectioner has launched the Mexican Cocoa Project to help cocoa growing in a country where ...
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