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BARRY CALLEBAUT BETS ON INDIA WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIRD FACTORY

ZURICH, Switzerland and NEEMRANA, India, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced the groundbreaking of its third manufacturing facility in India. The new chocolate and compound factory will be located in the Ghiloth industrial area, in the city of Neemrana, about 120 km southwest of Delhi. Upon […]

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BARRY CALLEBAUT REWARDS NIGERIAN COCOA FARMERS FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING

Barry Callebaut Group has launched a new initiative that will reward the Nigerian Cocoa farmers who uphold sustainable farming practices. The management of Barry Callebaut Nigeria will pay qualifying farmers in Ondo and Cross River states a total additional premium of 26 million Naira (circa US$60,000) for sustainable Cocoa beans delivered in the 2021-2022 season.

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BARRY CALLEBAUT’S WIEZE FACTORY NOW SALMONELLA-FREE

Two months ago, chocolate giant Barry Callebaut shut the doors to one of its largest factories situated in Wieze, Belgium, over an outbreak of salmonella found in batches of lecithin.  The contamination required chocolate production at the facility to come to an immediate halt, while it underwent a deep cleaning process to rid the location

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BARRY CALLEBAUT AGREE TO UNION DEMANDS FOR UK 10% PAY INCREASE

The British trade union Unite has reached an agreement with Barry Callebaut’s management on a 10 per cent pay rise for around 200 workers at the company’s factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Inflation in the UK is currently at 9.4%, and it is expected to rise to over 13% over the next year. The cost of

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BARRY CALLEBAUT CHOOSE LOCATION FOR NEW $120M FACTORY

Earlier this year the company announced plans to invest USD 104 million in the new plant which will include both office space for corporate operations and chocolate processing. The plant will be focused on sugar-free, high protein, and other specialty chocolate products. Barry Callebaut now disclosed the location to be, 4 Bowery Road, Brantford, Ontario,

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BARRY CALLEBAUT PROVIDES COCOA FARMERS ADDITIONAL LABOUR SUPPORT

Barry Callebaut has offered their support to Cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire as they carry out pre-harvest activities in preparation for the coming Cocoa crop season. Preparations in the pre-harvest period are crucial to achieving a positive yield.  The support is part of their Forever Chocolate plan, through the company has committed to

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BARRY CALLEBAUT’S SALMONELLA-STRUCK FACTORY TO RESUME OPERATIONS IN AUGUST

Barry Callebaut will restart operations of its chocolate factory in Belgium in early August, after being forced to close due to a salmonella outbreak at the location. As detailed in a recent report, on 27 June, Barry Callebaut’s Belgian factory in Wieze closed its doors after a batch of lecithin – an ingredient widely used

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BARRY CALLEBAUT FACTORY HALTS OPERATIONS DUE TO SALMONELLA OUTBREAK

Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has been forced to halt production at its Wieze factory in Belgium, after chocolate produced there tested positive for Salmonella. The contamination was detected on June 25th, when the company blocked all chocolate products from the affected factory. On June 27th, the source was identified to be an infected batch

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