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SG 7/2015

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The Board of Directors of

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich,

has appointed Antoine de

Saint-Affrique as new CEO.

Effective October 1, 2015,

Antoine de Saint-Affrique

(born 1964, French nation-

al) will take over this func-

tion from Juergen Steine-

mann who was appointed

CEO of Barry Callebaut in

2009 and elected to the

Board as Vice Chairman in

December 2014.

Antoine de Saint-Affrique

is currently President Uni-

lever Foods and a Member

of Unilever

‘

s Group Execu-

tive Committee. He is ac-

countable for businesses

with a combined turnover

of € 12.4 bn across eight

regions and three catego-

ries, including Unilever

‘

Foodservice Division and

the newly formed Baking,

Cooking & Spreading com-

pany. Since 2009, de Saint-

Affrique has also served

as an Independent Non-

Executive Director at Essi-

lor, a world leader in oph-

thalmic optical products.

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Antoine de Saint-Affrique

to become CEO of Barry Callebaut

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Cloetta

‘

s Board of Direc-

tors has decided to appoint

David Nuutinen to Presi-

dent and CEO of Cloetta

AB. He will assume the

position as of 20 July, 2015.

David Nuutinen is currently

President Cloetta Finland

and will succeed Bengt

Baron who, after six year as

CEO of Cloetta and Leaf,

has decided to leave the

company.

”

David Nuutinen has

a solid background and

excellent understanding of

Cloetta and the confection-

ery industry. He has been

a key player in Cloetta

‘

Group Management team

since 2007, leading the

Finnish business to continu-

ous excellent performance.

He has 30 years of ex-

perience from the fast

moving consumer goods

industry. Under the leader-

ship of David Nuutinen,

the strategy and financial

targets remain intact,” says

Caroline Sundewall, Chair-

man of the Board of

Directors.

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Côte d‘Ivoire: new schools and health

centers benefit cocoa farmer cooperatives

Barry Callebaut to acquire

assets of American Almond

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TheBarryCallebautGroup

has signed an agreement

to acquire the customer

portfolio, brands, recipes,

and manufacturing equip-

ment from nut products

manufacturer American

Almond Products Co., Inc.

American Almond is known

as a leader in the US in arti-

sanal nut-based ingredi-

ents with a production facil-

ity located in Brooklyn, NY.

The company produces

a variety of high-quality

products focusing on pro-

fessional customers in the

chocolate confectionery,

pastry, bakery, frozen des-

sert and plant-based bever-

age markets. The transac-

tion with American Almond

underlines Barry Callebaut

‘

strategic intention to fur-

ther grow in adjacent ingre-

dients products.

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1WorldSync recognizes industry

leaders with Power of 1 Awards

David Nuutinen appointed

President and CEO of Cloetta AB

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1WorldSync announced

the recipients of its annual

Power of 1 Awards during

their Annual User Group

at GS1 Connect 2015 in

Austin, Texas. General Mills,

Kellogg Company, Knights

Apparel, McDonald‘s, Mon-

delez International and Wal-

greens were all recognized

for their industry leadership

and were presented awards

at a special reception host-

ed by 1WorldSync. The

Power of 1 Awards honor or-

ganizations that have made

a significant impact on their

trading partner communi-

ties, through their outstand-

ing work and leadership

of product information ex-

change and Global Data

Synchronization Network™

(GDSN

) initiatives.

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A first of its kind public-

private partnership between

the Conseil du Café-Cacoa,

Cargill and CARE has en

abled 14 cocoa farmer co-

operatives to build 11 new

schools and three newhealth

centers in Côte d‘Ivoire. The

new facilities will provide

over 1,650 children with ac-

cess toeducationandhealth-

care for 25,000 people across

the local communities.

Premium payments

for certified cocoa

Bringing together invest-

ment from Ivorian farmer

cooperatives and the private/

public partners, the USD

1.9 m program has enabled

14 cooperatives to make

their own decisions about

investments in facilities that

can benefit their communi-

ties. Using the premium

payments for certified co-

coa paid to cooperatives

under the Cargill Cocoa

Promise, each cooperative

also has benefitted from

additional funding from the

Conseil du Café-Cacao and

Cargill, as well as the exper-

tise of CARE to build the

new schools and health

centers. CARE has addi-

tionally helped communi-

ties to adopt project man-

agement processes and

good governance princi-

ples during the program.

”The investment in new

schools and clinics clearly

demonstrate the critical

role farmer cooperatives

play in improving the

education and living stand-

ards in their communities,”

saidLionel Soulard,Manag-

ing Director West Africa,

Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate.

”By bringing together the

resources and expertise of

public-private partners it is

empowering farmer coop-

eratives and supporting a

sustainable future for cocoa

growing communities.”

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Mondelez International

has published its Call For

Well-being 2014 Progress

Report. The report details

how the world‘s leading

snacking company exceed-

edmany key environmental

goals and took significant

steps forward to meet its

remaining global well-be-

ing targets by 2020.

”We firmly believe that

we can grow our business,

while improving the well-

being of the planet.

Through our Call For Well-

being, we bring a business

mindset and the power of

our global resources to-

gether to drive change,”

said Irene Rosenfeld, Chair-

man and CEO. ”We‘ve

made important progress

against key metrics to re-

duce our environmental

footprint, evolve the nutri-

tion profile of our portfolio

and secure sustainable

agriculture supplies. Work-

ing together with employ-

ees, partners and suppliers,

we can deliver enduring

solutions for our business

and society.”

Launched in 2013, the

company‘s Call For Well-

being is focused on four

areas that are critical to

the well-being of the

world and where Mondelez

International can make

the greatest impact: sus-

tainability, mindful snack-

ing, safety and community.

Over the last year, the

company has scaled its ag-

ricultural commodity sourc-

ing programs, reduced its

environmental footprint, in-

creased portion control

options to help consumers

snack mindfully and united

community partners, sup-

pliers and employees to

help drive positive change

locally and globally.

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Mondelez publishes its Call For

Well-being 2014 Progress Report

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The Hershey Company

announced that Humberto

(Bert) P. Alfonso, 57, Presi-

dent, International, retired

from the company by the

end of June. The company

was working with Alfonso

to ensure a seamless transi-

tion and expects to an-

nounce its succession plan

very soon. “Bert has led our

International business for

the last two years, laying

the foundation for future

growth in these important

markets,” said John P.

Bilbrey, Chairman, Presi-

dent and CEO.

”Prior to his internation-

al leadership, Bert led our

financial organization, in-

stilling strong discipline

and accountability across

the organization. We are

grateful for his years of

leadership and service and

wish him and his family all

of the best. We have an

experienced management

team, great talent through-

out the organization and

the right vision, strategy

and brands to win wherever

we compete. As we look to

the future, we have confi-

dence that our business

model positions Hershey

for continued growth in

both North America and

key international markets,”

Bilbrey continued.

Hershey has more than

22,000 employees around

the world. More than 80

brands drive over USD 7.4 bn

in annual revenues, includ-

ing such iconic names

as Hershey‘s, Reese‘s, Her-

shey‘s Kisses, Jolly Rancher,

Ice Breakers and Brookside.

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Hershey: retirement of International

President Humberto P. Alfonso

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BBX Sweet Holdings, a

wholly-owned subsidiary

of Fort Lauderdale-based

BBX Capital Corp., an-

nounced that it has ac-

quired the assets of Droga

Chocolates of Los Angeles.

Droga reimagines classic

confections by combining

nostalgic flavours withmod-

ern twists using premium,

all natural ingredients. Its

award winning chocolate

feature among other prod-

ucts, Money on Honey,

Nutty Puddles, Peanut But-

ter Bots, Rebel Rocky Road

and Big Bite Brittle. Its

products are sold through

various distribution chan-

nels including natural and

mainstream grocery chains,

gift shops, online and at

specialty retailers across

the United States, Canada,

United Kingdom and Japan.

Michelle Crochet, Founder

of Droga, will continue her

role as President of Droga.

BBX Sweet Holdings

invests in and acquires

manufacturers, wholesal-

ers, and retailers of choco-

late and confectionery

products, including Hoff-

man‘s Chocolates of Palm

Beach County, Anastasia

Confections, Helen Grace

Chocolates, Jer‘s Choco-

lates, Kencraft, The Toffee

Box and Williams & Ben-

nett. “As we focus on con-

tinuing to extend our reach

into the confections indus-

try, the acquisition of Droga

is a great strategic fit for

our portfolio and expands

our growing number of

product offerings in the

confectionery and indul-

gent snack category,” said

Jarett Levan, president of

BBX Capital and CEO of

BBX Sweet Holdings.

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BBX Sweet Holdings

acquires Droga Chocolates

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Barry Callebaut has an-

nounced the opening of

its first Cocoa Application

Center in Asia Pacific. The

center is equipped with

state-of-the-art equipment,

a demo kitchen, a small-

scale production line and

additional workspace areas

and represents an invest-

ment of USD 200,000. It

extends Barry Callebaut‘s

offering to industrial cus-

tomers by providing proto-

type and concept develop-

ment, product and process

troubleshooting and sen-

sory evaluation.

In addition, the center

offers technical assistance

and training for cocoa prod-

ucts as well as cocoa prod-

uct and ingredient re-

search. Located in Pasir

Gudang (in the state of

Johor, Malaysia), the center

is adjacent to one of Barry

Callebaut‘s largest cocoa

factories in Asia Pacific

where cocoa ingredients

(liquor, butter and powder)

are easily available. This

proximity to cocoa ingredi-

ents, as well as the sensory

experts at the factory, will

facilitate the frequent test-

ing and tasting required

in the creation of new prod-

ucts, applications and pro-

cesses. Peter Boone, Chief

Innovation &Quality Officer,

said: ”With rising incomes

in Asia Pacific, consumer

taste is evolving; they are

asking for more sophisticat-

ed flavours and colours.

Cocoa, like no other ingre-

dient, can give them this”.

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Barry Callebaut opens its first

Cocoa Application Center in Asia Pacific