Sugar & Confectionery
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Nestlé to shutter operations at UK confectionery factory as part of portfolio optimization
UK – Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate Nestlé has said it is moving ahead with plans to close its confectionery factory in Fawdon,…
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Mondelez International taps Gustavo Valle to head its North America business
USA – American multinational confectionery and snack giant Mondelez International has tapped its current executive vice president of Latin America, Mr. Gustavo Valle, to lead…
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Sweegen makes sweetener brazzein commercially available to expand sugar reduction options for F&B companies
USA – Global supplier of sweet taste solutions Sweegen has launched brazzein, a high-intensity sweetener that is reportedly 500 to 2,000 times more sweetener than…
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Paulig acquires Spanish food company Liven to bolster position in European Snack market
SPAIN – Paulig, a Finnish family-owned food and drink company, is seeking to strengthen its position in the Tex-Mex and snacking markets in Europe through…
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Skittles maker Mars Wrigley to shutter historical Chicago chocolate plant
USA — Mars Wrigley will be closing the original Mars factory in Chicago, which still makes M&Ms, Twix, Snickers, Milky Way, and Skittles, the company…