Last month, Belgium-based Hacos NV purchased Collmann GmbH’s chocolate branch. Founded in 1938, Collmann manufactures machinery for the production of chocolate hollow figures.
TPC Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Archbrook Capital Management, LLC in Reading, Pa., has acquired a majority interest in Tray-Pak Corp., one of the leading manufacturers of custom, thermoformed plastic packaging products for the confectionery, bakery, food and other industries.
In response to growing customer requests for ingredient testing, Amsterdam-based Duyvis Wiener B.V. has expanded its research facility, doubling it in size by opening up separate cocoa and chocolate laboratories.
In mid-June, Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle, together with Kerry Group executives, officially opened the company’s new 250,000-sq.-ft. innovation and technical center in Beloit, Wis.
On June 11, Delfi Cocoa Europe, a subsidiary of Petra Foods Ltd., started full production on a cocoa processing plant in Hamburg, Germany, that is capable of producing 110,000 metric tons, annually.
Buford, Ga.-based Crosio & Associates has been appointed the U.S. agent for equipment manufacturer PROFORM, which manufactures a comprehensive line of equipment for the confectionery, gum, bakery and nutraceutical industries.
Dozens of industry professionals indulged on chocolate baked goods and candy during the grand opening of Puratos Innovation Center in Kenosha, Wis., last month.
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Cargill that it has no objection to the conclusion of an independent expert panel that sucromalt is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in food.
Louisville, Ky.-based D.D. Williamson has launched its first certified-organic annatto extracts for coloring. The new annatto extracts, which range in hue from yellow to orange, are available in water-soluble and oil-soluble versions, the latter of which can be applied to confectionery coatings.
According to Symrise’s sensory studies with specially trained test panelists, stevia produces off-notes of lingering bitterness and astringency and its sweetness profile often differs from expectation.
De Pere, Wis.-based Circle Packaging Machinery, Inc. will celebrate 50 years of manufacturing multi-lane, four-sided seal pouching and sachet machinery this year.
Circle Pines, Minn.-based Delkor Systems, a manufacturer of automated end-of-line packaging systems, has qualified as a Machine Builder partner in the Rockwell Automation ParterNetwork program.
