Swiss cocoa and chocolate producer Barry Callebaut Group has announced plans to expand its California production facility following a string of investments in Asia.
The company will put $20 million into its American Canyon facility as a response to greater demand for cocoa and chocolate on the West Coast. The first phase of the expansion, completed in March, increased liquid production capacity by 20 percent, along with an increase to tank capacity and an improved moulding infrastructure to better meet customers' needs. The second phase, which is set to wrap in mid-2017, will also increase plant capacity for liquid chocolate and compound production.