The site will also host the Ecuador offices and herewith be the home for more than 40 employees
Swiss firm Barry Callebaut has laid the foundation for future growth of the cocoa value chain in Ecuador in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art, cocoa facility in Durán.
Upon completion, the site will receive, dry, clean and store cocoa beans and prepare for export to our cocoa and chocolate factories in the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe. The site will also host the Ecuador offices and herewith be the home for more than 40 employees.
This project represents a significant investment in Ecuador and shows the company’s commitment to further develop the value chain of this fast growing cocoa producing country.
Ecuador is well known for the cultivation of “Cacao Nacional”, also known as Arriba, a flowery-fruity flavored variety of cocoa. The cultivation of the more recent, highly productive, CCN51 variety has increased significantly in recent years, helping to establish the country as the third largest cocoa producer in the world after Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.