Sugar & Confectionery
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European sugar production rise as effect of beet yellows virus wanes
EUROPE – Sugar production in the European Union is set to rise to 16.6 million metric tons (MMT) in Raw Sugar Equivalents (RSE) in the…
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Ferrero breaks ground on project to build first chocolate processing facility in North America
USA — Italian manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products Ferrero Group has broke ground on a new US$75 million, 70,000-square-foot chocolate processing facility in…
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Barry Callebaut opens new center in Dubai to drive innovation in Middle East chocolate industry
UAE – World leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products Barry Callebaut Group, has inaugurated its relocated Chocolate Academy Center in Dubai. According to the company, the…
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Low sugar output to nick South Africa’s sugar export in 2021/2022
SOUTH AFRICA – Troubled South Africa sugar industry expects a 7% fall in raw sugar production to 2 million MT in the 2021/22 Marketing Year…
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Angola seeks to build agro-biofuels sector, SA sugar industry seeks to venture into energy production
SOUTHERN AFRICA – The government of Angola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuel’s Agency (ANPG); Sonangol, the…