In breaking ground on its first Asian cocoa processing plant in Gresik, in the East-Java region of Indonesia earlier this week, Cargill revealed how deep its commitment to develop the Asian cocoa sector is — $100 million deep.
Cargill, which has sourced cocoa from Indonesia since 1995, already has two cocoa buying stations in the country. Once the new facility is up and running, Cargill will double the amount of cocoa beans purchased from Indonesian cocoa farmers. This not only offers smallholder farmers a larger market for their crops, but supports Cargill’s goal of long-term sustainable global cocoa production.