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30/04/2025 | Ingredients
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42nd INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress to unite

Over 1500 global industry leaders in Palma de Mallorca will come together. SP
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30/04/2025 | Packaging
European substrate market price index  (Q1 2025 Update) (Image: Flexible Packaging Europe)

Flexible Packaging Europe:

The mixed bag of price fluctuations seen at the end of 2024 continued into the first three months of 2025. SP
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30/04/2025 | Technology
Oils and fats are now tasted twice a day by panels of up to eight people. Nutriswiss is
currently developing a training concept to continuously improve the panelists' ability to
detect off-flavours and quality markers and to train new sensory specialists. (Image: Nutriswisse)

Nutriswiss AG opens new sensory laboratory

Best practices in sensory research provide optimal conditions for tasting panel. SP
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29/04/2025 | Technology
Food-safe and compact: Bi-Ber has designed its latest optical inspection system for empty mould checks in the confectionery industry specifically for flexible integration by plant manufacturers. (Image: Bi-Ber)

Bi-Ber: Empty mould check system for flexible integration

The German machine vision expert has expanded its portfolio for the confectionery industry, adding a new space-saving inspection system for empty mould checks. SP
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28/04/2025
The national pavilion of German Sweets at ISM Japan (Image: German Sweets)

ISM Japan came to a successful close with a large attendance

The 3rd edition of ISM Japan trade fair was held from April 15 to 17 at Tokyo Big Sight East Hall, closing its three-day run with great success. SG
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28/04/2025 | Ingredients
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Nestlé and Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) agree an agroforestry partnership to transform cocoa farming.

The co-operation will support approximately 25,000 cocoa farmers across Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Brazil, helping them transition to agroforestry and implement climate-smart practices like crop residue management. SG SP
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24/04/2025 | Industry, International
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Nestlé: strongest organic growth delivered in confectionery and coffee

Nestlé Group`s total reported sales in the first three months of 2025 increased by 2.3% to CHF 22.601 bn, including impacts of - 0.5% from foreign exchange movements and 0.1% from net acquisitions. SG
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16/04/2025 | International
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Ferrero invests 285 million Euros to expand Brantford, Ontario site

The Ferrero Group has announced an investment of € 285 m (CAD 445 m), to expand its production facility in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. SG
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16/04/2025 | International
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Giovanni Ferrero (Image: Ferrero)

Giovanni Ferrero receives the 2025 Leonardo Award

Giovanni Ferrero, Executive Chairman of Ferrero Group, was honoured with the prestigious Premio Leonardo 2025 by the Leonardo Committee in recognition of his entrepreneurial vision, innovation approach and people-centered leadership. SG
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14/04/2025 | Ingredients
Mit der Standorterweiterung reagiert Beneo auf den Bedarf eines sich verändernden Marktes. (Bild: Dennis Möbus, Südzucker)

Beneo inaugurates new pulse-processing plant

The site in Germany processes local pulses into high-quality food and feed ingredients SP
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10/04/2025 | Industry, International
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Barry Callebaut: protecting EBIT despite declining demand due to unprecedented cocoa prices

The Barry Callebaut Group reported sales volume of 1.085 m tonnes in the first six months of fiscal year 2024/25 (ended February 28, 2025). SG SP
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09/04/2025 | Packaging
Although developed for food-related uses, PA12 Blue has technical characteristics that make it relevant for numerous industrial applications. (Image: Sculpteo)

Sculpteo launches PA12 Blue: An Innovative 3D Printing Material Compliant with Food Industry Standards

The company announces the launch of PA12 Blue food grade, an innovative plastic material designed to meet the requirements of industrial environments where hygiene, traceability, and safety are priorities. SP
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07/04/2025 | Packaging
Key factors that contributed to HERMA’s leap into the top 5 percent included, among other things, a high level of transparency in public reporting, the thorough preparation of a detailed sustainability report, and the ongoing expansion and effective implementation of sustainability measures across almost all evaluated areas. (Image: Herma)

Gold medal for Herma from EcoVadis for the first time

This means that the company is among the top 5% of the companies audited by EcoVadis in the last 12 months; previously Herma was among the top 12%. SP
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02/04/2025 | Technology
CARE provides information about machine performance in specific time frames. (Image: Gerhard Schubert GmbH)

Optimising OEE: Schubert upgrades its CARE platform for machine monitoring

Gerhard Schubert GmbH has designed and, in 2025, significantly expanded its proprietary CARE monitoring solution – short for ‘Connection for Analytics, Reporting and Efficiency’. SP
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02/04/2025 | Ingredients
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GNT advances CO2 reduction goals in latest sustainability report

GNT has passed the halfway mark in its mission to reduce carbon intensity at its Exberry® colour factories by 50% over the course of the current decade. SG SP
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