Confectionery

Ferrero To Pay $2.8 Billion For Nestlé US Candy Unit

Nestlé has agreed to sell its US confectionery unit to Ferrero, the Italian maker of Nutella, in the first substantial step away from the candy indu...

ISM: The World Of Sweets And Snacks Returns To Cologne This Month

Once a year, at the end of January, Cologne attracts buyers and marketers from all over the world to ISM, the world's largest trade fair for sweets and sna...

Raisio Sells Confectionery Business To Valeo Foods In €100m Deal

Finnish food group Raisio has announced that it is selling its confectionery operations in the UK and the Czech Republic to Valeo Foods Group. The &euro...

Biggest Argentina Food Company Seeks Partner For Asia Growth

The world’s biggest maker of hard candies is seeking a strategic partner to help it expand outside Latin America. Arcor SAIC, the closely held Arg...

Ferrero To Acquire US Confectionery Company Ferrara

Chocolate confectionery company Ferrero has announced plans to acquire US-based Ferrara Candy Company, which produces brands such as Trolli gummy sweets an...

Hershey Sees Marginal Sales Growth In Second Quarter

US confectionery company Hershey has reported that net sales increased by 1.5% to $1,663 million during the second quarter of 2017. This gives the compa...