Barry Callebaut Chief Operations Officer Dirk Poelman to Retire; Olivier Delaunay to Succeed

June 10, 2019 Barry Callebaut

After serving Barry Callebaut for 35 years, of which ten years as Chief Operations Officer and member of the Executive Committee, Dirk Poelman (born 1961) has decided to retire as per the end of the company’s fiscal year, August 31, 2019.

Barry Callebaut Formally Launches Ruby, the Fourth Type, in US and Canada

May 14, 2019 Barry Callebaut

The wait is over. The fourth type, which has been welcomed by artisans, brands and consumers across the globe, is now broadly available in the biggest chocolate and confectionery market, the United States, as well as Canada.

Barry Callebaut Establishes Traceability For a Third of its Global Cocoa Volume

April 16, 2019 Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut has established traceability for a third of its global cocoa volume. This is a key tool for the Group to reach its Forever Chocolate commitment to make sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025. This commitment also includes a target to source 100% of the Group’s ingredients sustainably by 2025.

Barry Callebaut Expands its Cocoa Processing Capacities in Côte d’Ivoire

March 29, 2019 Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut inaugurated March 29, 2019, its new state-of-the-art processing unit at its Zone 4C Société Africaine de Cacao (SACO) plant in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.The new grinding unit, part of a CHF 55 million (FCFA 30 billion) investment, will increase SACO’s cocoa bean processing capacity with over +40.0% by 2022. Once the processing unit is fully operational, Barry Callebaut will employ an additional workforce of 45 people and create 120 indirect jobs.

Ruby Chocolate Celebrates Its First Anniversary

March 20, 2019 Barry Callebaut

It is just over a year ago that ruby chocolate caught the world by storm – and consumers flocked to the KITKAT® Chocolatory in Tokyo to get their hands onKITKAT® Chocolatory® Sublime®Ruby. Ruby chocolate was discovered and created by Barry Callebaut.