Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut Group is a leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, encompassing the entire process from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing a wide range of chocolates, including fillings, decorations, and compounds. The company operates over 50 production facilities globally and employs more than 13,000 people. Barry Callebaut serves a diverse clientele, including industrial food manufacturers and professional users such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants, and caterers. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Barry Callebaut is a significant player in the chocolate industry, producing around 40% of the world’s industrial chocolate and supplying ingredients used in approximately 20% of global chocolate and cocoa products. The company emphasizes sustainability throughout its operations, reflecting its commitment to responsible sourcing and production practices.

Dirk Poelman

COO and Member of the Executive Committee

9 past transactions

Europe Chocolate

Acquisition in 2021
Europe Chocolate Company is a Belgian privately owned company established in 1993. Today we are recognized as the most innovative and flexible manufacturer of specialty chocolate ingredients in Europe. ECC supplies its products to the biscuit, bakery, dairy, ice-cream, confectionery, and foodservice industries. Furthermore, ECC is a co-worker for many important national and international chocolate manufacturers. ​

GKC Foods

Acquisition in 2020
GKC Foods (Australia) Pty Ltd is a privately owned company located in Campbellfield, Victoria, specializing in the production of high-quality chocolate and confectionery products. Established in the 1980s, GKC Foods offers a diverse range of products, including organic and vegan chocolate options, catering to dedicated chocolate shops, gourmet delis, specialty food outlets, and national retailers. The company is dedicated to maintaining high product quality and stringent food safety standards, focusing on private label and contract manufacturing to meet the varied needs of its customers.

Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Co

Acquisition in 2015
Nyonkopa Cocoa was founded in 2012 and became operational in the 2013/14 crop season. The company has a strong buying network, has about 100 employees and 600 purchasing clerks and is buying cocoa from over 10,000 cocoa farmers spread across 34 districts in Ghana’s main cocoa regions.

American Almond

Acquisition in 2015
American Almond Products Company, Inc. manufactures natural nut butters, sweetened nut pastes, nut flours, and related ingredients. It offers almond pastes, almond marzipans, crunch toppings, and coconut macaroon cookie mixes, as well as whole, sliced, and granulated nuts. The company offers its products through a network of ingredient distributors. American Almond Products Company, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Brooklyn, New York. As of August 3, 2015, American Almond Products Company, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut AG.
Petra Foods - cocoa ingredients business is a manufacturers of cocoa ingredients.

Mona Lisa Food Products

Acquisition in 2012
Mona Lisa Food Products, Inc. produces chocolate and pastry products. The company offers various chocolates, cups, decorations, retail products, and toppings. It serves various segments in the food industry, including in-store bakeries, commissary kitchens, hotels and restaurants, industrial bakeries, and retail supermarkets in the United States and internationally.

La Morella Nuts

Acquisition in 2012
La Morella Nuts, S.A. specializes in the production of nuts and nut-based products. The company offers a diverse range of items, including whole and chopped nuts, pure nut pastes, and various confectionery ingredients such as crocants, sablages, nougatines, creams, and fillings. In addition to these products, La Morella Nuts supplies functional ingredients tailored for the chocolate, ice cream, and bakery industries. With a focus on quality and innovation, the company serves as a key player in the processed nuts market, catering to various sectors that utilize nuts in their products.

Chocovic

Acquisition in 2009
Since 1872, Chocovic is dedicated to the manufacture of chocolate and cocoa products for all kind of professional use; ofeciendo products of excellent quality, specially created to facilitate the daily work of professionals.

Stollwerck

Acquisition in 2002
Stollwerck GmbH develops and produces cocoa and chocolate products primarily for retailers in Europe. It offers chocolate tablets, boxed and metal tin chocolates, truffles, small bites, snack products, chocolate bars, seasonal products, specialties, Belgian and Swiss chocolates, clusters, sticks, Neapolitans, Easter eggs, and X-mas balls.
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