Friday 24 May 2013
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon,- Barry Callebaut, the candy-bars giant, will open one of its. largest plants in the world in Mexico next January 15, the Company announced.Barry Callebaut, with 150 years experience in the market, will be co-manufacturer of candy-bars, together with Hershey’s, in Nuevo Leon. The initial investment to be made by this Swiss Company in Nuevo Leon amounts to US$50 million, Alejandro Paez Aragon, Ministry of Economic Development, informed.
The world leader will also provide in a first stage around 88 thousand tons of cacao to the new Hershey’s plant. Around 100 jobs are expected to be generated when operations start.
“The candy-bars manufacturing plant in Mexico is a significant step in the Company’s geographical expansion and underlines its commitment to America. The Group has completely transformed its operations presence in North America”, the Company informed in a press release.
Barry Callebaut, based in Zurich, Switzerland is the world’s leading producer of high quality cacao and chocolate products; from cacao grains all the way to finished product. This Company was founded in 1996 with the merge of the Belgian Callebaut and the French Cacao Barry.
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