This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights commodities data from agribusiness specialists LMC International. It also includes in-depth looks at Carrefour's operations in Spain and Wal-Mart Stores' ...
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Cadbury owner Mondelez International has claimed its new sustainability programme will "help secure the future of the cocoa industry". The company yesterday (19 November) launched Cocoa Life, an initiative to "improve the livelihoods" of ...
Singapore-based consumer and B2B chocolate and cocoa group Petra Foods has booked an increase in half-year profits despite lower sales. A strong performance from Petra Foods' consumer brands offset a fall in sales and earnings from cocoa ...
Cocoa processors including Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland could be encouraged to follow the example of Nestle and launch investigations into their cocoa supply chains, the head of the Fair Labor Association has told just-food. Auret ...
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Spanish chocolate group Natra has returned to profitability in the first nine months of the year. In the January to September period, the cocoa and chocolate firm said it earned EUR1.9m (US$2.5m) compared to a net loss of EUR2.6m in the ...
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Armani Dolci, Armani's line of luxury delectable chocolates that represents the essence of Italian confectionary, marks its 10th anniversary with a special edition. The best cocoa in the world are turn into masterpieces of taste with ...
US agribusiness giant Cargill has launched a Cocoa Promise pledge that it says strengthens its global commitment to cocoa farmers. Cargill said the programme, launched today (21 October), builds on its work over the past ten years and ...
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Organic Seed & Bean, a UK-based ethically accredited chocolate company, is set to introduce new snack size chocolate bars. The new chocolate bars will be Fairtrade and organic, reported fdin.org.uk. The company's existing bars Mandarin ...
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US cocoa group Blommer Chocolate Company and Singapore-based ingredients firm Olam International have formed a 50-50 joint venture, GrowCocoa. The JV aims to "bolster the cocoa supply chain" and support the sustainable production of ...
Barry Callebaut, the Swiss B2B chocolate manufacturer, today (5 July) reported a 2% increase in sales for the first nine months of its fiscal year, with contracts in the Americas helping revenue. Sales were up 2.3% to CHF3.59bn ...
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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 ...
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has revealed it plans to close its liquid chocolate facility in Chester, with the loss of around 25 jobs. The company said it would relocate the production of liquid milk chocolate products to ...
Barry Callebaut is to build a chocolate plant in Turkey, a market it says has low per capita consumption of the product but where demand is growing quickly. The world's largest business-to-business chocolate manaufacturer plans to open ...
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"Weak" global consumption of chocolate hit profits at Singapore chocolate and cocoa group Petra Foods in the third quarter. Petra said its cocoa ingredients division started the year on a "positive" note but said the industry is facing ...
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Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland has booked a drop in full-year profits as record corn prices hit earnings in the fourth quarter. In the three months to the end of June, net profit fell 25% to US$284m, while operating profits slid ...
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