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Confectionery majors Nestlé, Mars and Mondelēz join sector drive for plastic packaging recycling
Mars UK, Mondelēz and Nestlé have joined an industry initiative forging a £1 million fund targeting making flexible plastic recycling more economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers, reports Neill Barston.
Symrise claims success in joint venture with Kellogg for sustainably sourced vanilla
A partnership between US snacks and cereals producer Kellogg Company and Symrise flavour and fragrance group has seen a three-year project in Madagascar deliver 100% of Kellogg’s vanilla ingredients from sustainable sources, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Barry Callebaut and Unilever join forces to provide Ivory Coast soap donation
Swiss-headquartered Barry Callebaut has teamed up with Unilever in a joint-response against coronavirus in donating and distributing 10’000 pieces of soap to cocoa farming communities in Ivory Coast.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Sustainability
Unilever posts sales growth for first half of 2019
The Unilever global food group has released its half-year results for 2019, which reveal sales growth of 3.3%, led by its emerging market business which grew 6.2%.
Barry Callebaut shapes its Forever Chocolate ambitions
Operating the largest chocolate production facilities in the world poses a number of challenges, as Neill Barston found during an exclusive visit to Barry Callebaut’s facilities in Belgium
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability