News releases

Whether they’ve created the most sumptuous sponge cake or the perfect praline, Barry Callebaut – the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products – is asking culinary professionals and students to submit their best recipes using the Cacao Barry brand of super premium French chocolate for the chance to win more than $35,000 in prizes.

Barry Callebaut today announced that seven of the country’s leading pastry chefs and chocolatiers have been selected to compete in the U.S. selections for the World Chocolate Masters – one of the most elite competitions for chocolate craftsmen from all over the world. 

Zurich/Switzerland, July 20, 2010 – Barry Callebaut AG welcomes the decision by the Sanction Commission of SIX Swiss Exchange announced today, under which the company is cleared of all charges relating to application of IFRS in its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2007/08.

Barry Callebaut AG today announced its key sales figures for the first nine months of fiscal year 2009/10, ended May 31, 2010. Sales volume for the period under review came in at 975,044 tonnes, up 8.9%. Following the robust growth of 8.5% in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, sales volume growth accelerated to 11.3% in the third quarter.

Barry Callebaut AG today inaugurated a new chocolate factory located in Extrema, Minas Gerais, near São Paulo, Brazil – the company’s first chocolate factory in South America. The factory marks another cornerstone in Barry Callebaut’s strategy to selectively expand its geographic presence to emerging markets that offer above-average growth opportunities.