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A bean-to-bar company produces chocolate by processing cocoa beans into a product in-house, rather than melting chocolate from another manufacturer. Some are large companies that own the entire process for economic reasons; others are small- or micro-batch producers and aim to control the whole process to improve quality, working conditions, or environmental impact.
The global chocolate industry is on a growth trajectory as taste for chocolate is being adopted around the world. In 2019, this market […] Top 12 Chocolate Companies in the World
Barry Callebaut AG is a Swiss-Belgian cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer, [5] with an average annual production of 2.3 million tonnes of cocoa & chocolate (fiscal year 2021/2022). [6] It was created in 1996 through the merging of the French company Cacao Barry and the Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut .
According to advocates of fair trade, such as Ghanaian cooperative Kuapa Kokoo, [1] [2] "Big Chocolate" companies include Mondelez (which owns Cadbury), Mars, Nestlé, and The Hershey Company. Together these companies process about 12% [ citation needed ] of the world's 3 million tons [ 3 ] of cocoa each year.
Chocolate prices have exploded—as has the wealth of Mars and Ferrero family empires, outsizing two of the world’s top cocoa-producing countries Prarthana Prakash April 24, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Natra is also the main cocoa bean processor in Spain, responsible for 40% of cocoa grinding. Through its Ingredients division, the company provides cocoa derivatives (mainly cocoa butter, cocoa powder and chocolate coatings) for the international food industry. Around 75% of the company’s turnover is generated outside Spain.
The Organic Cocoa Production and Export Cooperative (Portuguese: Cooperativa de Produção e Exportação de Cacau Biológico, abbr. CECAB) [a] is a São Toméan cooperative of 42 smallholders' associations representing around 3,000 cocoa farmers. It is the largest cocoa producer in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Olam International is an agri-business company, operating in 60 countries and supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 20,900 customers worldwide, placing them among the world's largest suppliers of cocoa beans, coffee, cotton and rice.