date:Jun 12, 2012
% in local currencies to 36.9m ($46.5). This came despite a 2% decline in the US chocolate confectionery market over the period.
Canadian plant
The company acquired the Canadian facility, located in Chatham, Ontario, from the Batory Industries Company.
Wermuth refused to disclose how much of the 22.5m overall investment in North American expansion was linked to the Canadian factory purchase, but said that Barry Callebaut had taken on 25 employees as a result of the deal.
The company plans to