Global biscuit, chocolate and confectionery firm Pladis signed a preferred supplier agreement with Bosch Packaging Technology at Interpack 2017. Bosch will now serve as one of Pladis’ global preferred suppliers of process and ...
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Nestle is planning to invest more than UAH100m ($4.5m) in the development of its facility in Ukraine this year. The investment will entail installation of a production line at Torchyn factory. The company recently has also installed ...
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Confectionery firm Mondelez International has opened a new $30m production line at Skarbimierz factory in Poland. Located 25 miles south east of Wroclaw, the line has been built to enhance capacity, efficiency, and flexibility through a ...
Tags: Chocolate Facility, Mondelez
UAE-based private investor Abraaj Group has bought a stake in Moroccan confectionery manufacturer Kool Food for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2010, Kool Food specializes in chocolate confections, powder drinks as well as other ...
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The profits of confectionery firm Thorntons will be ahead of current market expectations when its full year results are released in September, according to its trading update released today (July 2). Sweet expectations: Thorntons profits ...
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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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Swedish confectionery firm Cloetta has acquired British candy producer Goody Good Stuff for an undisclosed amount, as part of its efforts to broaden its product range within the growing segment of natural candy. Established in 2010, Goody ...
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Israel-based confectionery firm Carmit Candy is set to introduce a new weight-management chocolate wafer bar. The weight management wafer bar features two ingredients - glucomannan and a potato-derived proteinase inhibitor, Slendesta. ...
Israel-based confectionery firm Carmit Candy is set to unveil a new line of functional confectionery products at Natural Products Expo West, which will be held in the US from 8 March to 10 March 2013. Some of these products include ...
Danone is to cut EUR200m (US$261m) in costs from its European operations in a bid to "win back its competitive edge" in the region after falling sales. The French food giant said it would "adapt" its management structure in Europe and ...
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Singapore-based agricultural group Olam International has announced the resignation of its CFO Krishnan Ravi Kumar. Kumar, who is leaving to "pursue a new career outside the agri-commodity sector", will be replaced by Shekhar ...
Tags: agricultural group Olam, CFO Krishnan Ravi Kumar, Titanium Holding
Ukrainian confectionery firm Roshen has initiated operations at its UAH600m (€59.1m) plant in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. The new factory has a production capacity of 120,000 tons of chocolate products, and is spread over an area of ...
Tags: new factory, production capacity, modern confectionery facility
Australian confectionery firm Darrell Lea has been sold to Quinn family,which owns the Queensland-based VIP Petfoods. Darrell Lea,which operated company-owned stores and sold confectionery products to network of 1,200 licensed ...
Tags: petfoods, acquisition, distribution capabilities, financial details
A£5.6m management buyout of UK-based confectionery firm Lees Foods has been approved following a court hearing. The acquisition was delayed after shareholders expressed concern that the offer of 230p-a-share deal was too low. ...
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Nassau Candy, a manufacturer, importer and distributor of specialty confections and fine foods, has introduced an all-natural line of gummy candies from confectionery firm Sweet Candy. Classics, Au Natural candy line, which is ...
Tags: candy, gummy candies, confectionery, candy line