Archives for August 31, 2021

Financial results

1-800-FLOWERS.COM breaks through the $2bn revenues barrier

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, a leading e-commerce gift and confectionery provider, has reported total net revenues increased by 42.5% to a record $2.12bn in the full year ended June 27, 2021, compared with $1.49bn in the prior year.

Environmental

Barry Callebaut gets top three ranking by Sustainalytics for sustainability

Sustainalytics a leading company assessing confectionery’s efforts to manage the environmental, social and governance management risks in supply chains, has ranked Barry Callebaut #3 out of 203 companies in the packaged food industry.

Regulation

Planned EU supply chain law should follow German model, says Confectionery Association

The Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI) is urging the European Union (EU) to adopt the same template as Germany when it introduces a European supply chain law.

Natural sweetener extract gets ‘no questions’ green light from FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed the GRAS (generally recognised as safe) status for Nascent Health Sciences’ SoPure Stevia with a No Objection Letter.