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There is no chocolate without cocoa. But looking at the social and productivity challenges of cocoa farmers in West Africa - the largest supplier of cocoa in the world - we have to be brutally honest and ask the question: Will we still have enough cocoa in 20 years to satisfy chocolate demand? Will there be chocolate forever? That's why we, Barry Callebaut, decided to confront these challenges head on and commit to four bold targets to make sure there is 'Forever Chocolate’. Let's have a closer look at today’s challenges in West Africa’s cocoa supply chain and how we think we can address them!

Our Chairman, Andreas Jacobs, is going to step down from his post at the Shareholders Meeting of December 2016. He was at the helm of our company for the past eleven years - leaving an amazing legacy. We all at Barry Callebaut would like to warmly thank Andreas Jacobs for this vision and great leadership. Without him, our Group would not be where it is today!

Our CEO, Antoine de Saint-Affrique, addressed 1,300 delegates at the recent One Young World 2016 Summit in Ottawa/Canada. Find following an abstract of his speech on the duty to step in for education, how companies can be a force for good, calling for action on company and personal levels.

Barry Callebaut invited two brave female managers from Côte d'Ivoire to visit its factory and talk about their challenges on the ground.

The 19 CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ centers worldwide play a key role in Barry Callebaut’s Gourmet & Specialties’ success story. With the opening of the first Van Houten Beverage™ Academy center in Sweden, the company transfers a proven concept into a new business segment. The new center of expertise will offer customers of Barry Callebaut specialized services for chocolate, cocoa and all powder based beverages products.