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25 years anniversary Barry Calebaut
Barry Callebaut Group
Barry Callebaut 25th Anniversary
Growing the World of Chocolate and Cocoa for 25 Years, the history of the Barry Callebaut family is built on one of the few things the whole world loves: Chocolate!
Barry Callebaut Company History
Barry Callebaut Group
Company history
The Barry Callebaut Group, headquartered in Switzerland, resulted from the merger between Belgian chocolate maker Callebaut and French chocolate producer Cacao Barry in 1996. The Group has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 1998. Following the integration of the acquired cocoa business from Petra Foods into the Barry Callebaut Group in June 2013, the company is now the largest manufacturer of both chocolate and cocoa products.
Jo-Thys-Barry-Callebaut
Barry Callebaut Group
Cocoa sourcing and processing in Africa during times of COVID-19
Africa is the largest cocoa producing region in the world. So how has Barry Callebaut managed business continuity during COVID-19? We ask Jo Thys, Vice President Cocoa Africa, to explain the priorities, unique challenges and efforts to ensure ‘business as usual’ operations during this time.
Theobroma cacao, the food of the gods
Barry Callebaut Group
Theobroma cacao, the food of the gods
The name Theobroma cacao was first given to the cocoa tree by Carolus Linnaeus –the father of modern-day taxonomic plant classification. Theobroma comes from ancient Greek and translates as ‘Food of the Gods’. Cacao is the Mayan root word retained by the Spanish colonizers of Mesoamerica to describe the tree and its produce.