Company History
- 1999 Acquisition of Carma AG in Switzerland
- 2002 Acquisition of the Stollwerck Group in Germany
- 2003 Acquisition of Dutch Group Graverboom B.V. (including Luijckx B.V.)
- 2004 Acquisition of the vending mix business of AM Foods in Sweden
- 2004 Opening of a sales office in Tokyo, Japan
- 2005 Opening of a chocolate factory in California, U.S.
- 2007 Opening of a chocolate factory in Chekhov (near Moscow), Russia
- 2007 Major outsourcing contracts with Nestlé, Hershey's and Cadbury
- 2007 Acquisition of a cocoa factory in Eddystone, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- 2008 Opening of a chocolate factory in Suzhou (near Shanghai), China
- 2008 Signing of the acquisition of chocolate production capacity from Morinaga & Company, Japan
- 2008 Opening of Chocolate Academies in Suzhou (China), Zundert (Netherlands), Mumbai (India), Chekhov (Russia) and Chicago (U.S.)
- 2008 Acquisition of a 60% stake in KL-Kepong Cocoa Products Sdn Bhd in Malaysia
- 2008 Strategic partnership with Biolands of Tanzania
- 2008 Sale of African consumer business
- 2008 Opening of a specialty factory for frozen pastry in Alicante, Spain
- 2009 Opening of a chocolate factory in Monterrey, Mexico
- 2010 Opening of a chocolate factory in Extrema, Brazil
- 2011 Acquisition of a chocolate factory in Toluca, Mexico
- 2011 Sale of Stollwerck to Baronie Group
Read more about this topic: Barry Callebaut, History, Acquisitions Since Original Merger
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