German confectionery sector offers above inflation pay offer to resolve industry pay disputeA collective of confectionery companies operating in Germany have made a collective offer in an ongoing pay dispute with workers in the HamburgSchleswig-Holstein tariff area, amounting to an overall wage increase of 3.1% reports Neill Barston.
Guest blog: Major sector tests set to be unravelled at the World Cocoa ConferenceWith the World Cocoa Conference set to begin this weekend in Brussels, Belgium, Frank Joosten, Programme Director, Cocoa, at the IDH sustainable trade initiative, offers his view on some of the most pressing challenges facing the sector Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Strikes set to go ahead at Cargill UK confectionery manufacturing facilityEmployees at a Cargill UK chocolate production plant at Worksop, Nottinghamshire, are moving ahead with plans to strike over levels of pay, surrounding the peak Christmas manufacturing period, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ivory Coast’s 11% farmer pay increase falls short of industry’s hopesThe Ivory Coast has confirmed it is set to raise farmgate prices for cocoa by 11%, following calls from farmers for a significant rise in light of crop prices reaching sustained highs on global commodity markets, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Valeo Fox’s Glacier Mint factory strike continues over pay and conditionsEmployees at Fox’s Glacier Mint factory in York, UK, have entered a third day of strike action in protest at their terms of pay and conditions, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Regulatory
