Spanish food and chocolate company Natra opened its first sales office in China and a second office in the United States. Currently producing 115,000 tons of chocolate products a year
Confectionery companies encounter melamine scaresIt began with reports that melamine-tainted milk had been sold to infants and children in China, killing four infants and sickening 54,000 children. As horrific as
A Datamonitor article referred to a UK newspaper report that stated Nestlé and The Hershey Co. are discussing a possible merger or stake sale. The Telegraph article indicated that Nestlé
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. confirmed its merger with Mars Inc., thanks to approval from its stockholders. As a result, the merger was scheduled to be finalized Monday, October 6, 2008.
According to an article by Ambereen Choudhury and Andrew Cleary on Bloomberg.com, Nordic Capital and CVC Capital Partners Ltd. may sell Dutch confectioner Leaf International for more than $1.5 billion,
Reporter Scott Jason at the Merced Sun-Star reported that John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. will close its packaging facility in Gustine, Calif., this month, resulting in the loss of
Kraft Foods International, Inc. and Stark Foods International have partnered to market the Western European line of premium chocolates Mirabell to specialty retailers in the United States. The chocolate line
Two of the U.S.’s largest confectionery companies, The Hershey Co. and Mars Snackfood, are flagging breast cancer awareness this month by adding pink to their packaging palette. Hershey will feature
One of the world’s largest confectionery companies, The Ferrero Co., is partnering with Share Our Strength for the second year in a row to fight childhood hunger in America. As
Stacey Crosio joins Crosio & AssociatesRuss Crosio, president and founder of Buford, Ga.-based Crosio and Associates, welcomed a familiar face to the company recently - his daughter, Stacey. As a
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