Hershey Netherlands B.V. has signed an agreement to acquire 80% of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (SGM), a privately held confectionery company based in Shanghai, China.
Singapore-based Petra Foods has filed a notice of arbitration to resolve disputes in connection with the amended and restated sale and purchase agreement (SPA) dated 30 June 2013 with French chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut.
After issuing a profit warning early last week, Swedish confectionary company Candyking halted its plans for an initial public offering, just one day before it was due to list its shares on the Stockholm exchange.
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has broken ground on a U.S. $48 million (€35 million) investment to double the capacity of its Belgian chocolate production facility in Mouscron over the next two years.
Tangerine Confectionery, a UK-based sugar confectionery producer, is planning to cut down its workforce in the country, as part of its restructuring process.
German confectioner Haribo has appointed civil and structural engineering consultancy JPG to advise it on the delivery of its new manufacturing facility in West Yorkshire.
As part of a long-term relationship, Pearlfisher have created a new brand world for Cadbury Dairy Milk that spans brand strategy, identity creation, packaging design and brand guidelines.
Agri Australis, a subsidiary of the Ferrero Group, has announced the establishment of a $70 million hazelnut production facility in the Riverina, providing up to 50 permanent and 50 seasonal jobs.
In their dispute with consumer organization Stiftung Warentest after a poor review of one of their chocolate brands, Ritter Sport has won its first legal battle.
German chocolate manufacturer Alfred Ritter, better known by the Ritter Sport brand, is planning to launch legal proceedings against a consumer organization who rated its one of its products negatively.
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announces the opening of its first CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center in Turkey.
Barry Callebaut will plant a cocoa tree for every registered visitor to its booth (n° 8H31), during the upcoming Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) trade fair.
Barry Callebaut today officially announced that it has completed the move of its Japan’s chocolate factory from Amagasaki to Takasaki, as announced in June 2012.
Madécasse Chocolate and Whole Foods Market (WFM) are releasing two limited-edition specialty chocolate bars for the 2013 Holiday Season -- Winter Spice and Peppermint.
