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The Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) has reached a significant milestone with the successful completion of their first phase. With support from the World Cocoa Foundation and The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), companies and governments have renewed their commitment towards eliminating deforestation and restoring forest areas. Increasing supply chain investments to end deforestation Building upon…
German Scent & Care manufacturer Symrise received the international Company B certificate in Brazil. Symrise therefore has to prove that its sustainability practices and policies are still aligned with the project and that they are evolving positively. Evaluation in different categories The company got evaluated in the categories: Environment, People, Community, Workers, and Governance. The…
Barchemy, LLC is opening its third manufacturing facility in Donora, Pennsilvania. The new plant will predominantly produce coatings, chips and fillings based on peanut butter formulas. After the big fire a year ago damaged their main production site, the opening is the next step of growth in the companies history. “Once we got over the…
German flour specialist Mühlenchemie presents a new enzyme line for flour standardization to reduce sugar content in baked goods. Enzymes are among millers’ most important tools today, and are indispensable for getting consistent flour quality. For its centenary MC Mühlenchemie launched the new Omnizym brand. This product line offers flour improvers a great variety of…
The Federation of Cocoa Commerce (FCC) announced a webinar on 27th of July 2023. Main topic of the one hour event will be their Intercontinental Commodity Exchange (ICE) Tracability System (ICoT). The event will be held 12 a.m. London time. Speakers are Clive de Ruig, Gary Hooper, Toby Brandon from the ICoT-team. Find the link…
Swiss/Belgium chocolate specialist Barry Callebaut published their 9-month key sales figures for the fiscal year 2022/2023. The company noted a declining sales volume by 2.7%, while sales revenues went up by 3.6% to CHF 6.3 billion. Peter Feld, CEO of the Barry Callebaut Group mentioned: „In the first nine months of the fiscal year, we…
Symrise AG, Holzminden/Germany has signed a minority investment agreement with Bonumose. The early-stage food ingredient manufacturer specializes in the affordable production of “good-for-you” rare monosaccharides (alternatives to sucrose) such as tagatose and allulose. With this strategic transaction, Symrise will accelerate growth in its sugar reduction initiatives. The area represents a high-priority focus for the North…
Fairtrade cocoa farmers in West Africa are training themselves and their colleagues in record numbers as they seek to overcome significant post-pandemic challenges, according to new data from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The latest monitoring report of the Fairtrade West Africa Cocoa Programme (WACP) – now in its seventh year – shows that more cocoa…
Cocoa prices reached an almost 40-years high lately. Due to a decent gap between demand and supply cocoa the forecast doesn´t look better. Weather conditions haven´t been the best this season and the growing demand for cocoa e.g. in the US but also in countries like China have escalated the situation. Even though the Ivory…
Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) has invested in the installation of two biomass boilers in their cocoa processing plants in the Netherlands and Germany. The boilers use cocoa shells as fuel to generate steam which powers the cocoa processing unit. ofi produces their premium brands deZaan in their factories in Koog aan de Zaan and in…