Barry Callebaut news

Barry Callebaut reports sales for the first nine months of fiscal year 2008/09: Growth momentum picks up in recessionary markets

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:05:07 +0200

Barry Callebaut acquires Danish vending mix company Eurogran A/S

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:38:18 +0200

Barry Callebaut negotiations with Natra regarding combination of European consumer chocolate businesses on track

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:45:36 +0200

Hershey to buy Van Houten Singapore consumer business from Barry Callebaut

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:02:11 +0200

Divestiture of its Van Houten consumer chocolate business in Asia will allow Barry Callebaut to focus on its activities with industrial and gourmet customers in the region
Barry Callebaut will retain ownership of the well-known Van Houten brand and license the Van Houten brand name and trademarks to Hershey for use in relation to the sale of consumer products in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand

Zurich/Switzerland, March 11, 2009 – Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, sold 100% of its consumer company in Asia, Van Houten Singapore, to The Hershey Company, (NYSE: HSY), effective February 28, 2009. While retaining ownership of the traditional Van Houten Brand, Barry Callebaut will grant to The Hershey Company a perpetual, exclusive license of the Van Houten brand name and related trademarks in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand for consumer products. Barry Callebaut will continue to use the well-known Van Houten brand in its gourmet and vending mix business worldwide. The two parties did not disclose financial details of the transaction.

NATRA AND BARRY CALLEBAUT SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE COMBINATION OF THEIR EUROPEAN CONSUMER CHOCOLATE BUSINESSES

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:02:26 +0200

NATRA, European reference private label chocolate player, and BARRY CALLEBAUT, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the possible integration of Barry Callebaut’s European consumer chocolate business (Stollwerck) into Natra.

Barry Callebaut continues sales growth in a tough economic environment

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:30:09 +0200

Barry Callebaut opens brand new 100,000 tonne chocolate factory in Mexico

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:04:09 +0200

Barry Callebaut AG, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, today inaugurated its new state-of-the-art chocolate factory located in Monterrey, Mexico. The construction of this factory is paramount to Barry Callebaut’s global expansion strategy and underlines the company’s commitment to the Americas.