Barry Callebaut Breaks Ground on New Factory in Ontario

Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, celebrated the groundbreaking of its newest factory in Brantford, ON, Canada.  It will be focused on sugar-free, high protein, and other specialty chocolate products. 

The new state-of-the-art factory is planned to have an initial annual production capacity of over 50,000 tonnes. Total investment volume over a period of ten years is projected to amount to USD104m. The factory is expected to be operational by 2024. Tthe US market for specialty chocolate grew +5.9% in 2021 to USD 14.7 billion. Barry Callebaut expects to create over 200 new jobs to staff its new state-of-the-art facility.

The new factory in Ontario marks the Group’s biggest capital investment ever in the region and will be in addition to the 15 chocolate and cocoa processing factories Barry Callebaut currently has across the Americas’ Region. Two of these 15 factories are located in Canada: one in Chatham, Ontario, and one in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, its largest facility in Region Americas. The investment in Ontario fits the Group’s strategy to continuously nurture its global footprint, locating production close to its customers.