In Lindt & Sprüngli’s 2008 financial report, the company reported it would reduce the number of U.S. Lindt boutiques in shopping malls over the next few months and focus on
After purchasing 12 companies in the last nine years, Grupo Nacional de Chocolates SA is at it again. According to an article by James Attwood on Bloomberg.com, the company is
According to The Mainichi Daily News, Lotte Holdings Co. is negotiating to acquire Barry Callebaut’s consumer chocolate division, Stollwerck, through a joint company to be set up with Natra. The
Mastix Medica, a manufacturer of tableted functional food and nutritional supplement products, has acquired the private label division and pressed tablet factory of Koko’s Confectionery & Novelty Co., which currently
Koko’s Confectionery & Novelty will now focus on manufacturing edible novelties for the confectionery industry. “While our private label division is very strong, we realized that in order to provide
By Bernard Pacyniak Editor-in-Chief Candy Industry pacyniakb@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: Not lost in translationAll of us have been urged at one point or another to think “outside the box!” Although most of
By Deborah Cassell Editor Confection & Snack Retailing casselld@bnpmedia.comgetting fresh: School lunch crunchTater tots and chocolate milk. When I look back on my early school lunches, that’s what comes to
According to industry research firm IBISWorld, consumers are expected to spend less on Easter candy this year. This decrease in spending is forecasted to result in the decline of overall
The number of children with severe allergies to peanuts is growing and so is the concern over food safety due to recent Salmonella scares. As a result, Ann Arbor, Mich.-based
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has announced the appointments of Tedd Kruse as v.p., Corn Processing, and Duane Holz as general manager, North American Food Oils. In his new position,
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