With Schubert Business Development GmbH, the Schubert brothers are opening a new chapter in strategic business development: While Gerhard Schubert GmbH is primarily known as a forerunner in modular packaging machines, the new company, which is independent from Schubert GmbH, aims to identify market trends and opportunities, and to promote and develop innovation for various…

Lindt & Sprüngli Half-Year Results 2020 Kilchberg, July 21, 2020 – Lindt & Sprüngli had a strong start to the business year. Up to the beginning of March 2020, the company achieved a solid increase in both sales and profit. However, the rapidly introduced global measures in an attempt to contain the pandemic during the…

The Barry Callebaut Group, manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced today the successful placement of its second Schuldscheindarlehen in two years’ time. The Group has raised the equivalent of CHF 430 million in euro and CHF 20 million in Swiss franc, hence a total of CHF 450 million. The weighted average tenor is…

“We remain focused on the safety and well-being of our colleagues and communities at this time, while continuing to serve our customers in the exceptional circumstances caused by COVID-19. I am proud of how our teams have demonstrated their commitment to our customers and consumers by safely and efficiently maintaining business continuity. I am pleased…

The Board of Directors of Mondelēz International, Inc. today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.285 per share of Class A common stock. This dividend is payable on April 14, 2020, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2020.

Mondelēz International today announced the launch of its first-ever State of Snacking™ report, a global consumer trends study examining the role snacking plays across the world in meeting consumers’ evolving needs: busy modern lifestyles, the growing desire for community connection and a more holistic sense of wellbeing. The study reveals the rise of global snacking,…

Barry Callebaut AG has been informed by Jacobs Holding AG, its majority shareholder with a stake of 50.1% since 1998, of its intention to diversify its investment portfolio in order to ensure a broad-based income base for Jacobs Foundation, its only economic beneficiary, while remaining Barry Callebaut’s reference shareholder with a stake of 40.08% and…

Globally operating Austrian packaging producer Constantia Flexibles has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the Russian group of companies TT. Now known as Constantia TT, the plant in Voskresensk mainly produces packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. This acquisition represents yet another measure aimed at strengthening the Constantia Flexibles Pharma Division’s guiding principle: Let’s…

Lindt & Sprüngli has had a successful start to the financial year 2019, building on the growth of recent years. In the first half of the year the Group achieved sales of CHF 1.76 billion, which corresponds to strong organic sales growth of +6.2%. This lays the foundation for the Lindt & Sprüngli Group to…