{
  "id": 17167297,
  "title": "Pfeifer & Langen: The sweet years are over - How Chio chips and Ültje save the sugar dynasty through the crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pfeifer-langen-die-su-en-jahre-sind-vorbei-wie-chio-chips-und-ultje",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/pfeifer-langen-chips-und-ueltje-retten-die-zuckerdynastie-durch-die-krise/100263452.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Pfeifer & Langen, a 156-year-old German sugar manufacturer, is facing a crisis in the sugar industry, described by its CEO Michael Schaupp as a \"perfect storm\" of market pressure, low sugar prices, increased costs, and regulatory challenges. The company, valued at €2.6 billion, has diversified its business and now generates most of its revenue from its snack business, Intersnack, which is set to acquire US-based Utz Brands for $2.9 billion. Despite the challenges, Pfeifer & Langen reported a revenue of €6.5 billion in 2025, with its sugar business no longer the largest contributor. The company's strategy of diversification has helped it navigate the crisis, but the sugar industry as a whole is struggling with high costs and low prices.",
  "summary": "\"White gold\" made Pfeifer & Langen big. But the sugar business is in crisis. Salty snacks now bring in three times more sales. Exclusive insights into a secretive family business.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}