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.

Barry Callebaut: Establishing 100% Traceability for our Cocoa Supply Chain in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

March 5, 2019 Barry Callebaut

Today Barry Callebaut published its Action Plan under the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI) Frameworks for Action. Barry Callebaut’s Chief Innovation, Sustainability, Quality Officer, Pablo Perversi discusses the critical progress the company has made in implementing its CFI commitments and establishing 100% traceability for its direct cocoa supply chain in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.