Cargill builds $21M House of Chocolate complex to facilitate customer innovation in dynamic chocolate market
New 'House of Chocolate' adds chocolate experience center, unique pilot plant and sensory lab to support all-in-one product development and training
In a move to facilitate better product development and enhance the customer collaboration experience, Cargill unveils its plans for a “House of Chocolate” complex at its Mouscron, Belgium site. The complex, which will be built alongside the company’s existing chocolate production plant, will include a state-of-the-art chocolate experience center, a unique pilot plant, a sensory lab and creative workspace for the company’s European R&D team of chocolate engineers.
The new 700 square meter complex will enable customers to experience the convenience of an all-in-one development process, from inspiration, innovation and training, through pilot lab testing, sensory testing and finally, culminating in commercial-scale production—at a single location.