Barry Callebaut Opens Third Canadian Chocolate Factory

North America. The facility is equipped with advanced production lines focused on liquid molding, liquid chocolate, and industrial molding across a wide range of applications, supporting customers with greater flexibility and capacity.

As the company’s first new factory in North America since 2008, and its largest capital investment in the region to date, this expansion further strengthens Barry Callebaut’s presence in Canada, adding to its existing operations in Chatham, Ontario, and St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. The new chocolate factory in Brantford marks a significant milestone in Barry Callebaut’s growth journey across North America. Representing an investment of USD 104 million, the state-of-the-art facility underscores the company’s confidence in the region’s chocolate market and its commitment to advancing local manufacturing and customer proximity.

The official ribbon-cutting ceremony welcomed customers, guests, and local partners to the Brantford facility, celebrating the start of a new chapter in Barry Callebaut’s North American operations. The event highlighted the company’s commitment to innovation, collaboration, and growth, and provided an opportunity for attendees to tour the state-of-the-art plant and see firsthand the capabilities that will support customers across Canada and beyond.

About Barry Callebaut Group

With annual sales of about CHF 14.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/25, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading solutions provider of high-quality chocolate experiences across the full spectrum of chocolate, cocoa, cacao coatings and non-cocoa alternatives – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to crafting premium chocolates, fillings and decorations. The Group operates more than 60 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse, committed workforce of over 13,000 people. Barry Callebaut serves as a trusted partner for the entire food industry, from large-scale food manufacturers to artisanal and professional users such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants and caterers with Callebaut® as its main global brand. The Barry Callebaut Group is dedicated to making sustainable chocolate the norm – helping secure the future of cocoa and improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers. It supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation which aims to shape a sustainable future for cocoa and chocolate.