CHOCOLATE & ONFECTIONERY INTERNATIONAL

摘要

Tasty boost to Hershey profits; Sales and earnings jump at Wrigley; Cadbury meets 2004 targets; Storck continues growth trend; Mieszko says acquisition immanent; Nestle has five months to sell Garoto. MARKETS: US gourmet chocolate sales rising; Good year for Swiss chocolate; Growth in German sweet sales. COCOA: Industry denies child labour charges; Ghana reports record cocoa earnings. LEGISLATION: Free trade for Swiss sweet exports; Ireland launches tougher ad code. PRODUCTS & PACKAGING: End of the line for Smarties tube; Katjes concentrates on characters; Wrigley expands in non-gum market. HEALTH & INGREDIENTS: Nestle unveils labelling initiative; Low GI fruit sweetener launched. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Amcor introduces string-pull system. Feature: Liquid mints.