Articles tagged as: Barry Callebaut
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Wednesday, 27 May 2020 10:33The Barry Callebaut Group has signed an agreement to acquire GKC Foods (Australia) Pty Ltd, a producer of chocolate, coatings and fillings, serving many consumer chocolate brands in Australia and New Zealand. This acquisition establishes Barry Callebaut’s direct presence and manufacturing capacity in the growing Australian market. The acquisition of GKC Foods empowers the Group to expand its posi ...
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Monday, 13 January 2020 16:27Magnum is launching a brand new, unique addition to the range, Magnum Ruby. Giving pleasure seekers the opportunity to indulge in a completely new taste experience, Magnum has released the much-anticipated ice cream, sumptuously coated in the recently discovered fourth type of chocolate, Ruby. The biggest innovation in the chocolate world since White Chocolate was discovered 80 years ago, Ruby ch ...
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Friday, 29 November 2019 10:28Barry Callebaut has succeeded in fiscal year 2018/19 to reduce its carbon footprint by -6.7 %, from 9.10 million tonnes to 8.49 million tonnes, despite increased production. The Group's carbon reduction strategy was validated a Science Based Target. Per tonne of product, Barry Callebaut even managed to reduce its carbon footprint by -12.1%. The reductions are the result of the company’s Forever C ...
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Thursday, 07 November 2019 11:25Barry Callebaut recently stated that their sales volumes grew 5.1% to 2.14m tonnes in the 12 months to August 31, while net profit rose 6.9% in local currencies to CHF 368.7 million as they have officially released their full-year results for their financial year 2018-19. CEO of Barry Callebaut, Antoine de Saint-Affrique stated: “We committed to pursuing our successful ‘smart growth’ strategy. Go ...
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Friday, 13 April 2018 16:58The Swiss based Barry Callebaut group grew its sales volume by +8.0% in the first 6 months of the 2017/18 financial year, significantly above the global chocolate confectionery market growth rate of +2.5%. The Group’s growth in the second quarter was +8.1%. The strong volume growth was supported by all key growth drivers: Gourmet & Specialties (+7.1%), Outsourcing (+8.1%) and Emerging Markets (+1 ...
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Monday, 09 April 2018 15:43Unravelling the taste of chocolate Barry Callebaut has introduced a sensory language and tasting ritual for chocolate, which will enable brands and artisans to help consumers further appreciate chocolate. In this month’s cover story, we look at exactly what this entails, and detail the new book that the sensory language is based on. Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-qualit ...