Cargill opens House of Chocolate in Belgium

For inspiration, co-creation & innovation with customers

Cargill’s House of Chocolate, a 6200 square meter complex, is built alongside the company’s existing chocolate production plant and includes a state-of-the-art chocolate experience centre, a unique pilot plant with sensory expertise, and creative workspace for the company’s European R&D team of chocolate engineers.

Inge Demeyere, Managing Director for Cargill Chocolate Europe, said, “We wanted to create a place where customers can explore the entire world of chocolate under one roof, enabling them to taste, feel, smell and see chocolate in every form. At the House of Chocolate, customers can collaborate with our experts and leverage our resources to create products inspired by the latest trends. It is a place designed to bring ideas to life and quickly move them  to the market.”

Collaboration is central to the House of Chocolate experience, as it serves as the European R&D hub for Cargill’s chocolate, coating and filling activities and its 40 chocolate engineers. It’s also home to a unique pilot plant, giving brands the opportunity to rapidly prototype new products in small batches for greater efficiency and speed to market.

The $21 million centre is the latest in a series of steps to deliver a world-class customer experience. With 10 applications centres around the world, now including House of Chocolate, Cargill can closely follow the latest trends and bring innovative global solutions for our customers for years to come.