Puratos Group has invested in production facilities in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia and Nigeria with the goal of reducing food imports and the company’s ecological footprint while contributing to food security in Africa.

Puratos said it’s moving into the next century with a strong commitment to customers and future generations, as well as a continued focus on innovation, health and well-being.

Puratos has opened an innovation center in Chicago, the company’s sixth innovation center in the U.S.

Puratos Group has introduced its Cacao-Trace sustainable cocoa sourcing program to Papua New Guinea.