Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has unveiled its new US$20m state-of-the-art chocolate factory in American Canyon, California.
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“The new facility in Napa Valley was built to better meet the needs of our rapidly growing customer base on the US West Coast. In the last two years alone, Barry Callebaut has seen sales increase by 8 to 10% in the region, and California represents the biggest chocolate market in the US,” said Patrick De Maeseneire, chief executive officer of Barry Callebaut. “With our new production facility, we are better positioned to deliver our high-quality chocolate products to West Coast customers quickly and efficiently.”
The 150,000-square-foot production facility, which currently employs 52 people, features production lines for the manufacture of approximately 27,500 tons (25,000 metric tons) of solid chocolate products per year for food manufacturers and artisanal customers.
