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Cacao Barry^®, the French premium chocolate brand, today announced the appointment of Chef Gabriele Riva as its newest Ambassador. In this role, Riva will not only assist the brand in evaluating new products, developing new recipes and applications, but he also will conduct pastry demonstrations and work closely on special projects with the Cacao Barry^® team.

Cacao Barry^®, Callebaut^® and Carma^® are searching for the next U.S. National Chocolate Master. The U.S. titleholder will advance to compete against top culinary artisans from 18 countries in the 2013 World Chocolate Masters, an initiative of Barry Callebaut. World Chocolate Masters is in its 5^th edition and is the only global culinary competition dedicated to the art of chocolate.

Cacao Barry, the Premium chocolate partner for passionate artisans since 1842, was chosen for the second consecutive year to be the exclusive chocolate sponsor of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants event, which took place in London, UK, on April 30^th, 2012.

Cacao Barry^®, the French premium chocolate brand, is proud to announce that Simon Bregardis has been named Chocolatier of the Year in its annual L’Art du Chocolatier™ Challenge, an all-chocolate, U.S. competition that encourages creativity and expertise in designing and executing original creations. Bregardis is an Assistant Pastry Chef at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

From the 23^rd until the 27^th of April, Callebaut, the preferred chocolate partner for craftsmen all over the world, invited 10 customers who won its online 100 years competition, to visit Ghana, the second largest cocoa producer in the world. Coming from Australia, Brazil, The Netherlands, Poland and United Kingdom, they had the privilege to experience the world of cocoa and discover the story behind their preferred Callebaut chocolate.