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Mondelēz international thinks about closing its New Zealand Cadbury plant due to high production costs. The closure would affect 350 jobs in the region. The company said, it would support all employees that are willing to relocate. The problem with the plant is the distance to the market. It is located in Dunedin and almost…
German chocolate manufacturer Alfred Ritter (Ritter Sport) announced to reach full sustainability on the cocoa sourcing side until 2020 maybe earlier. With Cacao-Nica Ritter is running a sustainability programme in Nicaragua since 1990. In 2017 3,500 farmers are connected to this programme. In the eastern region of Nicaragua Ritter builds its own cocoa farm containing…
German confectioner Katjes announced to increase its share in the company Veganz, the European leader in vegan food. Katjes had already a share of 5 % and increased it to 11 %. Katjesgreenfood is part of the Katjes group.
Austrian sweets manufacturer PEZ wants to enter the Chinese market. The company exports its products already in over 80 countries. PEZ is going to enter China in the second half of 2017. The head of marketing and licensing at PEZ, Gebriele Hofinger told media on ISM that Chinese consumers seeks for European brands. This is…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had set a subpoema to Mondelēz back in 2011 letting the company know that it was investigating how the firm got its government approval to expand its factory in Baddhi, Himachal Pradesh, India. In 2015 SEC recommended enforcement action against Mondelēz for violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices…
Swiss/Belgian chocolate company Barry Callebaut has finished the acquisition of the Mondelez Cóte D´Or plant in Halle, Belgium. Callebaut wants to capitalize of the “Made in Belgium”-Trend. Within the acquisition Callebaut made a contract with Mondelez to deliver over 30,000 tons of liquid chocolate per year on a long term basis.
The French retail company Auchan announced plans to sell confectionery products produced in Russia in their Italian stores. The products will be sold in 66 Auchan hypermarkets in 60 Italian cities. Auchan will sell products like Nasha Trapesa, Sladkiy Ostrov and Kazhdiy Den. The idea was born on an international trade fair, where Auchan exhibited…
Italian confectioner Ferrero has finished the acquisition of the Belgium biscuit specialist Delacre. All production facilities and co-workers will remain untouched. Delacre was part of United Biscuits which is part of the Turkish Yildiz-group since 2014.
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has established its own licensed buying company (LBC) following the successful application for a licence from the Ghanaian Cocoa Board (Cocobod). The new LBC is now fully operational and Cargill has purchased its first consignment of beans directly from cocoa farmers in Ghana, with around 30,000 farmers already registered with…
European chocolate specialist Barry Callebaut reports a sales revenue growth of 8.8% to 6.7b CHFfor the fiscal year 2015/16. Sales volume grew 2.2%. The operation profit grew 0.1% in local currencies and went down 3.2% in CHF. Barry Callebaut also reports a cash flow of 404m CHF. Antoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO of the Barry Callebaut…