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Company profile
With annual sales of about chf 4.9 billion (eur 3.2 billion/usd 4.4 billion) for fiscal year 2008/09, Zurich-based Barry Callebaut is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate. Our business starts with the cocoa bean. Barry Callebaut entities have been operating in West Africa, the source of 70% of the world’s cocoa, for more than 50 years. We work with farmers and farmer organizations in Africa and in Brazil. With our acquisition of a 49% stake in Biolands in 2008, we further expanded our support of farmer-focused programs in Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire. In 2008/09, we increased to 26% the total volume of cocoa sourced directly from farmers and farmer organizations worldwide. Thirty-eight percent of the Côte d’Ivoire origin cocoa we bought was from cooperatives or farmers. Barry Callebaut is present in 26 countries, operates some 40 production facilities and employs about 7,500 people. We serve the entire food industry, from food manufacturers to professional users of chocolate (such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs or bakers), to global retailers. We are the global leader in cocoa and chocolate innovations and provide a comprehensive range of services in the fields of product development, processing, training and marketing. We are actively engaged in initiatives and projects that contribute to a more sustainable cocoa supply chain.
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Barry Callebaut factories in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon and Brazil meet 60–100% of their steam requirements by burning cocoa shells as fuel
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Secondary school students in Akoupé in Côte d’Ivoire will attend a new school built by Barry Callebaut in partnership with the cocoa cooperative union ucada and other partners
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Barry Callebaut employees out of about 7,000 worldwide work in the cocoa producing countries of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, Brazil, Mexico and Malaysia
