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Barry Callebaut launches Future Farming Initiative (FFI)

Barry Callebaut launches Future Farming Initiative

Barry Callebaut launches Future Farming Initiative (FFI)

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Barry Callebaut joins City of Chicago to celebrate "Halloweek"
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  • Americas

Barry Callebaut Sponsor's Chicago's "Halloweek" Parade

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Barry Callebaut was the lead sponsor for the City of Chicago's 3rd annual "Halloweek" Arts in the Dark Parade, bringing together artists, City leaders, cultural organizations and residents of Chicago to celebrate Halloween on historic State Street.
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Barry Callebaut second generation of chocolate
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  • Global

Barry Callebaut introduces the second generation of chocolate

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To indulge in the purity of cocoa flavors, Barry Callebaut has redesigned the farming, fermentation, and roasting of the cocoa beans.
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Wieze chocolate factory normal capacity
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  • Global

Barry Callebaut’s Wieze chocolate factory back to normal capacity

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Barry Callebaut announced today that the cleaning of its factory in Wieze, Belgium, is nearing completion and, as a result, is back to operating at normal capacity.
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Barry Callebaut production Morocco Casablanca
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  • Global

Barry Callebaut to establish production footprint in Morocco through partnership with Attelli

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By establishing its first local production footprint in North Africa, Barry Callebaut aims to accelerate its expansion in the region.
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shovels in front of construction vehicle
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  • Americas

Barry Callebaut Breaks Ground on Brantford, Ontario site!

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Barry Callebaut Americas officially breaks ground on their new specialty chocolate factory in Brantford, Ontario.
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Sustainalytics ranks Barry Callebaut at the top for management of ESG risks
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  • Global

Sustainalytics ranks Barry Callebaut at the top for management of ESG risks

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Barry Callebaut is positioned as #1 out of 579 companies in the ‘Food Product’ category by Sustainalytics. This is the fourth consecutive year that Barry Callebaut has been recognized as an industry leader in the management of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks in our supply chain.
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Picture approach cocoa traceability
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  • Global

A big picture approach to cocoa traceability

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Barry Callebaut explores collaborative ways to drive sustainability commitments such as effective traceability across the global value chains.
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Barry Callebaut Upgrade S&P outlook
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  • Global

Standard & Poor’s upgrades credit rating of Barry Callebaut to ‘BBB’ with outlook ‘stable’

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Standard & Poor’s upgrades credit rating to ‘BBB’ flat, from ‘BBB-’, with ‘stable’ outlook thanks to steadily improved credit metrics.
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Brantford, Ontario plant rendering
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  • Americas

Barry Callebaut Selects Brantford Location for New Specialty Chocolate Factory

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Barry Callebaut selects Brantford, Ontario to build new specialty chocolate factory.
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Barry Callebaut Group – 9-Month Key Sales Figures, Fiscal Year 2021-22
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  • Global

Barry Callebaut 9-Month Key Sales Figures 2021/22

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Barry Callebaut presents its third quarter results for 2021/22. Strong volume growth, Sales volume up, driven by strong chocolate business
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Barry Callebaut Wieze factory restart chocolate production
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  • Global
  • Europe

Barry Callebaut’s Wieze factory to restart first chocolate production lines as of early August

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Barry Callebaut has announced today that the cleaning of the chocolate lines affected by the entry of salmonella-positive lecithin in its factory in Wieze, Belgium, is progressing well.
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pre-harvest activities for better cocoa yield
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  • Global

Unlocking pre-harvest activities for better cocoa yield

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Pre-harvest activities, in particular, are critical to boost productivity. This year, Barry Callebaut is supporting 10,000 farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana with pre-harvest interventions by providing external labor and subsidized soil inputs. In the coming crop season, we aim to scale our new approach deploying large-scale labor teams to reach more farmers in our supply chain.
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Pablo Perversi to leave Barry Callebaut
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  • Global

Pablo Perversi, Chief Innovation, Sustainability & Quality Officer, Global Head of Gourmet, to leave Barry Callebaut

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Change in the Executive Committee of Barry Callebaut: Pablo Perversi has decided to pursue new career opportunities outside the Group, effective September 1, 2022.
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Barry Callebaut 4 Chocolate Blocks
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  • Global
  • Europe

Barry Callebaut confirms no salmonella positive chocolate entered the retail food chain

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Based on internal investigation, Barry Callebaut confirms that no chocolate products affected by the salmonella-positive production lot in Wieze, Belgium, entered the retail food chain
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cocoa growth farmer coaches Madagascar
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  • Global

Sustainable vanilla and cocoa from Madagascar: a successful partnership

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A joint cocoa diversification project with Prova improves vanilla farmer livelihoods in Madagascar – and supplies Barry Callebaut customers with sustainable vanilla.
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Barry Callebaut signs long-term supply agreement with Levapan
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  • Americas

Barry Callebaut signs long-term supply agreement with Levapan

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Barry Callebaut signs strategic distribution agreement with Levapan for global brands Callebaut, Mona Lisa and Sicao under long-term agreement
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Taycan Barry Callebaut new home Ecuador
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  • Global

Bienvenidos to Taycan, Barry Callebaut’s new home in Ecuador

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Barry Callebaut opens Taycan, the Group’s first cocoa bean export facility in Ecuador, highlighting Ecuador’s status as the world’s third largest cocoa producer.
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CHOCOLATE ACADEMY Casablanca Barry Callebaut
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  • Global
  • Europe

Barry Callebaut opens new CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ Center in Casablanca, Morocco

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Official inauguration of the new CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ Center Casablanca, the best platform for chefs and artisans to showcase and develop their skills
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