The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation into Cargill's planned acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) chocolate business, as the $440m deal could lead to higher prices of chocolates. During a preliminary ...
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has agreed to acquire industrial chocolate manufacturing assets from US-based World's Finest Chocolate. Both the companies have signed a new long-term outsourcing agreement to this effect. As per ...
Tags: industrial chocolate, Food
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has warned that its results could be impacted by strong Swiss franc. The chocolate maker said that as 99% of Barry Callebaut's business is done outside of Switzerland, it had minimal operational ...
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Hundreds of members of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and leaders from the global cocoa sector have convened in Copenhagen, Denmark to take further crucial steps toward implementing a comprehensive strategy, called CocoaAction, to sustain ...
Barry Callebaut Group, a manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products, has opened its new chocolate factory in Santiago de Chile, which is its first in Chile. The factory will produce liquid chocolate and compounds for a variety of ...
Cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has introduced Choc-a-like, an addition to its range of compounds for professional bakers, ice cream manufacturers and chocolatiers. The new Choc-a-like line offers a variety of ...
Senior executives from 12 of the world's largest chocolate and cocoa companies are signing a joint agreement with the Government of Ghana as part of an unprecedented strategy to accelerate actions to make cocoa farming in the country ...
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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Singapore-based Petra Foods has filed a notice of arbitration with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre to resolve disputes in connection with the amended and restated sale and purchase agreement (SPA) dated 30 June 2013 with ...
Tags: Petra Foods, Cocoa
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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The special LUXE PACK in Green exhibition takes place at the 2013 LUXE PACK MONACO event held from 23-25 October 2013. The exhibition highlights environmentally friendly innovations from exhibitors participating in trade fair and ...
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The innovation marks a potentially significant breakthrough for the food and packaging industries, as it could pave the way for large numbers of chocolate bars to be wrapped and sold in the stuff of their creation. Approximately 10 tonnes ...
Barry Callebaut has inaugurated a new CHF16m ($17m) chocolate facility in Eskiehir, Turkey, to further expand into the country's fast-growing chocolate market and strengthen presence in the EEMEA region. The facility has an initial ...
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 ...
Tags: Cocoa Facility, Barry Callebaut