US-based company Xan Confections is voluntarily recalling 13 of its gourmet peanut butter chocolate products over salmonella contamination. The voluntary recall was issued upon learning that Sunland, supplier of the peanut butter used in ...
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2 Sisters Food Group has expanded its Fox's biscuits range in the UK with the launch of Rocky Chockas. An extension to the Rocky chocolate biscuit range, Rocky Chockas has been rolled out in three variants: Toffee Chocolate (113g), ...
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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 ...
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/7/2012 8:27:10 AM McCormick & Company Inc., a global leader in flavor, today unveiled its McCormick Flavor Forecast 2013. Now in its thirteenth year, the report is an annual ...
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Snack Pack, the brand owned by US food company ConAgra Foods, has introduced Bakery Shop pudding in five flavors. The company noted that the new line offers kids and parents a convenient, tasty treat equally suited for the lunch box and ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Waitrose is set to launch a new dessert - Caramelised Banana and Raspberry Baked Alaska, under ‘Heston From Waitrose’ range. According to the company, the new product is being launched for the ...
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US-based Pete's Gourmet Confections has launched a new beer candy for craft beer lovers. The new product is made from rich nougat and handcrafted chocolate stout beer. It will first mix roasted oats and barley, chocolate malt and dark ...
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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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Barry Callebaut has signed a deal for the supply of compound and chocolate products to Argentine confectioner Arcor-Dos en Uno in South America. The outsourcing agreement, announced today (23 October), will involve an investment of EUR13m ...
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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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Canadian dairy group Ultima Foods, which produces Yoplait under licence for the local market, has launched its own yoghurt brand. Ultima, a venture between Canadian dairy co-ops Agropur and Agrifoods International, yesterday (20 August) ...
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Aunt Bessie's has added to its dessert range in the UK with the launch of five new puddings. The launch, the company said, is part of the firm's strategy to focus on different hot pudding occasions, targeting both couples and larger ...
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