SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
The Board of Directors has appointed Masha Vis-Mertens as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and as member of the Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2021. Masha Vis-Mertens, currently Vice President Operations & Supply Chain EMEA, is succeeding Isabelle Esser, who has decided to pursue her career outside the Barry Callebaut Group.
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, today announced that it has successfully closed the acquisition of Europe Chocolate Company (ECC), a Belgian privately-owned B2B manufacturer of chocolate specialties and decorations. The integration will start as of now.
We are pleased to close this acquisition and very happy to welcome the ECC team to the Barry Callebaut family. Their unique know-how and ECC's highly flexible manufacturing facility will help us to supply a wide variety of customers with highly customized chocolate specialties and decorations.
Wim Debedts, Vice President Food Manufacturers Western Europe at Barry Callebaut
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
Today, The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), an industry-leading snacks company known for bringing goodness to the world through its iconic brands, and Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced the extension of their strategic supply partnership originally signed in 2007. Under the extension agreement, Barry Callebaut will continue to supply Hershey's North American business with liquid chocolate and finished products. The renewed agreement will enable both companies to continue to drive strategic, long-term growth in North America.
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
For the third consecutive year, Sustainalytics has recognized Barry Callebaut as an industry leader in the management of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks in our supply chain. Our position in the top 3 once again confirms that we are consistently leading, not only in the chocolate and cocoa sector, but also in comparison to our peers in the broader food industry.
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
At Barry Callebaut, our mission is to make sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025. As part of our Forever Chocolate plan we have a commitment on all ingredients that go into our chocolate. This means taking into account the sustainability of every aspect of our supply chain, including coconuts. Coconut is a key ingredient in many of our products, which is why we decided to develop a coconut sustainability framework to drive change in this industry.
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
We Are Family, the 1979 song by Sister Sledge, will make the perfect soundtrack to the Barry Callebaut Family story. The lyrics capture the spirit of family, entrepreneurism and optimism that's grown the business from a European dream to a global leader in 25 years:
Living life is fun and we've just begun
To get our share of this world's delight
High hopes we have for the future
And our goal is in sight
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 –
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 – Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG on course for success
Waldenbuch, January 26, 2022 - Is stinginess really not cool anymore? Based on the experience of Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG, what current surveys suggest for milk or meat products also seems to apply to chocolate:
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 28, 2022 – With the new Fernweh Edition 2022, Ritter Sport awakens the desire to travel
Waldenbuch, January 2022 – This year once again, Ritter Sport is taking its fans to distant countries and offering them the perfect little chocolate break from everyday life. Highlights of the Fernweh Edition 2022 are the two new 100 gram varieties Kirsch Almond and Salted Caramel.
Konnichiwa: cherry and almond
The cherry almond takes us on a fascinating journey to Japan. She invites us to immerse ourselves in this mysterious culture and be enchanted by the bewitching beauty of the sakura, the Japanese cherry blossom. Everyone who likes it fruity should definitely try the cherry almond: The crunchy whole milk chocolate is filled with a sour cherry cream (41%), which is refined with a light note of bitter almonds. The combination with chopped almonds (2.5%) promises an outstanding taste experience.
Salted Caramel - an American dream