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From 1993 to 1998, the Danish confectionery market (chewing gum excluded) grew by 14% to nearly DKr 2.7bn (USD 367mn), according to figures by the trade organisation Chokolade- og Konfektureindustriens Brancheforening and Danmarks Statistik, the Danish statistical office. 70% of the growth is attributed to imports; in 1997, confectionery imports totalled DKr 1.3bn, up from DKr 1.1bn in 1993. Domestic production has declined to DKr 70,000 tonnes annually from DKr 75,000 tonnes in the same period.
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Malaco, the Swedish confectionery producer, is to invest SEK 110mn (USD 13mn) in a new plant in Slagelse, Denmark, and another SEK 20mn in its plant in Gavle, Sweden. Its plant in Malmo, Sweden, will be closed down by mid-2001. This will affect 200 employees, who will be made redundant. The plant in Slagelse will employ 60 persons. Headquaters will remain in Malmo, and the company's future distribution centres will be located in Malmo, Oslo and Slagelse.
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Danisco will make it possible for its clients to get access to information about ingredients and current trends via the Internet. The Partnerweb solution will make it possible for Danisco's clients all over the world to obtain this information. The target group includes employees in the development and marketing departments in about 5,000 international food companies.
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