BUSINESS NEWS the MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER — Global Source for Chocolate and Confectionery Information
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SINCE 1921 October 2006 1 92185 2006 BUSINESS NEWS THE MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER — Global Source for Chocolate and Confectionery Information ADM purchases Classic Couverture Archer Daniels Midland Company Mark Bemis, president of ADM (ADM) has announced the expan- Cocoa, said, “Classic Couverture’s sion of its industrial chocolate manufacturing plant complements manufacturing capabilities in our existing facilities in Europe, Europe through the acquisition of allowing us to maximize synergies Classic Couverture, based in Liver- between operations.” ADM has pool, England, from Edward plants in North and South America, Billington and Son Ltd. The sale is Europe, Asia and Africa. The com- estimated at £10 million pany is also building a chocolate (US$18.8 million). facility in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Nestlé to restructure European production Nestlé in the United Kingdom is in the company’s confectionery plant in process of moving production of vari- the U.K. city of York. Nestlé plans ous brands. Production of Smarties will to invest £20 million (US$37.8 mil- be moved to Germany. Black Magic lion) to improve and expand facili- and Dairy Box chocolate production ties at York. Streamlining the site will be moved to the Czech Republic and reducing the number of prod- and Spain, respectively. Manufacture ucts should improve efficiency levels of Drifter chocolate bars and Match- at the factory. Companies in the News makers will be transferred from York to Approximately 1,800 workers will ADM . 5 other sites in the United Kingdom. retain their jobs there. Ahold . 12 Production of KitKat, Aero, Yorkie Another former employer in York Arcor . 12 and Milky Bar will stay at York in Kraft, the U.S. owner of Terry’s, has Blommer Chocolate Co. 10 Casey’s General Stores . 12 Great Britain. recently transferred its production Classic Couverture . 5 A restructuring plan for Nestlé from that city to sites in Sweden, Cost Plus . 12 involves the loss of 645 jobs at the Belgium and eastern Europe. Delhaize Group . 12 Dollar General . 12 Glisten profits increase Dollar Tree Stores . 12 Glisten PLC of the United King- 2006, pretax profit climbed to Glisten PLC . 5 Idaho Candy Co. 18 dom has reported a 60 percent rise £4.84 million (US$9.14 million). Jolly Rancher Candy Co. 16 in pretax profits as the confec- Glisten said acquisitions are a pri- Kroger Co. 12 tionery and snack foods group ority for the company, along with Nechar . 12 grew sales to £55.6 million good prospects for organic growth. Nestlé . 5 (US$105 million). In the first two months of the new Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. 12 In the six months to June 30 year, sales were ahead 8 percent. The Manufacturing Confectioner • October 2006 5.