Barry Callebaut celebrates 10-year anniversary of its China chocolate factory
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its chocolate factory in China, a USD 20 million investment, inaugurated in January 2008. Barry Callebaut experienced double-digit growth in China over the last three years.
Barry Callebaut’s Asia Pacific president Ben De Schryver said: “Over the last 10 years, we have played a leading role in helping develop the chocolate market in China. Although chocolate consumption in China is still only about 100 grams per capita, consumers are becoming more and more sophisticated and educated on all things chocolate. This trend fuels our excitement about the future of chocolate in China which we believe has the potential to become one of the biggest chocolate markets in the world.”