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Barry Callebaut Group company history timeline

1996

1996: Cacao Barry and Callebaut merge.

The combined Barry and Callebaut operation represented some 300 years of chocolate history when Callebaut bought rival Barry in 1996.

1997

In 1997 the company began construction on a state-of-the-art chocolate production facility in Singapore, with plans to extend distribution from there to such markets as Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Japan, as well as covering the New Zealand and Australian markets.

1998

Barry Callebaut went public in June 1998, listing on the Zurich Stock Exchange.

Industrial cocoa and chocolates account for the majority of Barry Callebaut's revenues--in 1998 the industrial market represented 94 percent of the company's total sales of SFr 2.16 billion.

1999

14. "Le groupe chocolatier Barry Callebaut reprend le suisse Carma-Pfister," Les Echoes, January 19, 1999.

Based in Brazil, the February 1999 purchase was aimed at enabling Barry Callebaut to enter the South American market.

2002

De Maeseneire Taking the Helm in 2002

2002: The Stollwerck Group is acquired.

2003

2003: Brach's is acquired.

2004

2004: AM Foods K/S is acquired.

2015

Announcement of Antoine de Saint Affrique to become the new CEO of Barry Callebaut as of October 1, 2015

2021

Barry Callebaut announces CEO succession, effective Sept 1, 2021: Peter Boone to succeed Antoine de Saint-Affrique

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