Symrise closes 2022 with string of investments
Symrise has reported double-digit organic growth of 11.4 % in a year marked by multiple investments, a business restructuring and sales growth, as the company has reaped the benefits of increased out-of-home consumption. However, it anticipates lower consolidated key figures than expected for the past 2022 ...
Barry Callebaut: Sales volume decreases significantly
Barry Callebaut Group reported sales volume of 578,694 t during the first three months of the fiscal year 2022/23 (ended on 30 November 2022). Volume was down −5.1 %, in an overall declining market (−2.8 %). The chocolate business was down by −5.8 %, due to residual effects ...
Kerry to sell its Sweet Ingredients portfolio to IRCA
Kerry Group plc has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell the trade and assets of its Sweet Ingredients portfolio to IRCA, an international leader in chocolate, creams and other semi-finished food ingredients, for a consideration of EUR 500 m. Kerry's Sweet ...
Kai Bockmann recently succeeded Mark Jansen as President and CEO of the Californian almond producer cooperative Blue Diamond Growers. Mark Jansen announced his retirement in October 2022. Kai Bockmann has many years of experience in the food industry, including his work at McCain Foods and ...
Symrise AG is expanding its executive board and has appointed Dr Stephanie Coßmann to the executive board for the newly created Human Resources and Legal Affairs department. The experienced manager was most recently a member of the executive board and Labour Director at Lanxess AG. ...
Tomra Food’s Processed Food business area has appointed its first Global Category Director for Vegetables and Fruit. The new role – created as part of Tomra’s ongoing strategy to tailor solutions even more precisely to specific food categories – has been filled by Belgian Jacob ...
Oterra, one of the world’s leading suppliers of natural colours, announces the appointment of Mads Dehlsen Winther as its new group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mads Dehlsen Winther will join Oterra in April 2023, bringing a wealth of experience with him. Joining Oterra’s executive management ...
Dachser acquires Dutch food logistics company Müller
Dachser acquires Transportgroep A. Müller B.V. (Müller), based in Holten/The Netherlands. The scope of the purchase also includes the Dutch food logistics company’s substantial fleet of own vehicles. The company is part of a family-owned holding company and operates on the market under the name ...
Futamura invests in growth- enhancing capacity expansion
Futamura Ltd, a leading global supplier of cellulose films and nonwovens, is currently making a major investment in a new production line at its European manufacturing facility. The company is doing this to meet the increasing demand for its NatureFlex compostable films which are derived ...
