7 April 2000 April 2000 April EWS fats. N  -store industry C A limited number of raw materials and the EU The formal decision made by to incorpo- required states are Member Combining Oracle’s technology with Combining Oracle’s The ICCO expects that after setting a fat from other member states. Informa- fat from tion to the consumer must include label- “contains that the product ing showing addition to the list of in fat” vegetable ingredients. for pro- approved methods are processing ducing June. council of ministers is expected by into their respective rate the new directive of national legislation within 36 months its coming into force. Chevron’s Internet-based business retail Internet-based Chevron’s and dis- fulfillment model and McLane’s RetailersMarketX- tribution network, Chevron to “anyone,” change.com is open the says, “even Libbey spokesman Mike who deals with mom-and-pop store, suppliers of soft drinks, dog numerous food, Twinkies.” of 2.971 million metric tons new record in 2000-01, will decline. world production pro- that world ICCO forecasts However, rising to growth, duction will resume 3.1 in 2004-05. million metric tons The Manufacturing Confectioner • 50 -90 -171 -194 17 80 44.8% 39.4% 32.1% 26.9% 27.9% 30.5% 2,9392,8601,281 2,971 3,015 1,191 2,923 3,059 1,020 2,922 3,018 826 2,983 2,960 3,101 843 2,991 923 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 The Business Magazine of the Global Sweet Goods Industry of the Global Sweet Goods Business Magazine The USINESS B The directive allows for each member allows The directive states that do not permit the Member World Cocoa Projections World (in ‘000 metric tons) World Production World Grindings End Season Stocks Surplus ⁄ Deficit Stocks-to-Grindings World cocoa supply projections World The world cocoa supply balance will return to a deficit of 90,000 metric tons in the of surplus 2000-01 season after one year to projections in 1999-2000, according the Council of the Interna- adopted by (ICCO). tional Cocoa Organization Harmonized chocolate standards approved in EU Harmonized chocolate Com- of the European The Parliament the standards to harmonize munity voted Union, for chocolate within the European of up to 5 the replacement allowing per- veg- cent of the cocoa butter content by etable fats. to state to decide about the use of up 5 fat for domestically vegetable percent chocolate. produced fats in domestically pro- use of vegetable for unhin- duced chocolate must provide imports chocolate with vegetable of dered Online marketplace launched for Online marketplace Wal- and Corp. Chevron Corp., Oracle announced have Co. McLane Stores’ Mart for marketplace the launch of an Internet industry store convenience suppliers and Retail- called The joint venture, retailers. is scheduled to go ersMarketXchange.com, is designed The project online this summer. and increase costs for suppliers to reduce delivery efficiencies. Companies in the News Royal ...... 10 Anthony-Thomas Candy Co...... 12 Atkinson Crawford Sales Co...... 16 Berkshire Hathaway ...... 12 Balance Bar ...... 14 Bi-Lo ...... 10 Bompreço ...... 10 Celestial Seasonings Inc...... 13 Chevron Corp...... 7 Coblentz Chocolate Co...... 12 Consolidated Biscuit Factory ...... 12 Deli XL . . . .10 ...... Dietsch Brothers ...... 12 Disco ...... 10 Feira Nova ...... 10 Food Service Co...... 14 Gastronoom ...... 10 Giant-Carlisle ...... 10 Giant-Landover ...... 10 Goetze’s Candy Company...... 16 Hain Celestial Group ...... 13 Hain Food Group ...... 13 Hartville Candies ...... 12 ...... 10 Hypernova ...... 10 Joyco ...... 14 LifeSavers Co...... 14 Mackoul Distributors ...... 16 Marie’s Candies...... 12 Mars Confectionery ...... 12 McLane Co...... 7 Ben Myerson Candy Co...... 15 Nabisco, Inc...... 14 Nacional de Chocolates ...... 15 Nestlé ...... 16 Oracle Corp...... 7 Pingo Doce ...... 10 Planters Co...... 14 Esther Price Candies ...... 12 Prima ...... 10 Santa Isabel ...... 10 Schuitema ...... 10 See’s Candies ...... 12 Sherwood Brands, Inc...... 15 Specialty Products Co...... 14 Stop & Shop ...... 10 Topps Co., Inc...... 15 U.S. Foodservice ...... 10 Vix ...... 10 Wal-Mart...... 7 THE MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER — SINCE 1921