Barry Callebaut gains €700 million financing to secure future activitiesThe Swiss-headqartered Barry Callebaut Group has reported achieving a major sum of €700 million on the Euro bond capital markets, as it seeks to secure its long-term financial future, writes Neill Barston.
UK confectionery businesses continue to face major tests amid economic uncertaintyWe’re only a couple of weeks into January 2024, and it seems that both global and domestic events here in the UK have been particularly newsworthy across many spheres of industry, and the confectionery sector is in no small way exempt from that. Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ghana’s Cocoa Board signs key $1.5 billion finance agreement for farmer paymentThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured a $1.5billion pre-export finance agreement with a consortium of local and international financial institutions, enabling cocoa purchasing for its critical 2021/2022 season. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
GEA presents new targetsTechnology group, GEA has presented its new medium-term targets for the entire Group and its five future divisions. Business news
Research into baked goods industry identifies productivity bonus from Industry 4.0Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has released a new research paper that investigates the value of digitalisation for baked goods manufacturers. Business news
