Lindt to invest $32 million in Olten cocoa mass production facility

Swiss facility produces cocoa mass for all of Lindt’s European processing, refinement facilities.

February 1, 2018

Lindt & Sprüngli Schweiz AG has announced plans to invest more than CHF 30 million ($32.25 million) in expanding and increasing the capacity of its production facility in Olten, Switzerland, this year.

Eight cocoa/chocolate companies join $8.5-million Ivory Coast educational effort

Goal of international child and youth development program is to transform education for 80,000 children in 150 rural cocoa communities.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 24, 2018

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Under the roof of the Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities program, Barry Callebaut, Blommer, Caboz, Cargill, Cémoi, Hershey, Mars and Mondelez International will engage in the implementation of the most comprehensive quality education effort to date in the Ivory Coast.

Cargill pledges to accelerate sustainable cocoa program

New report highlights progress Cargill has made with sustainable cocoa.

Crystal Lindell

June 11, 2014

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Cargill hopes to create a transparent global supply chain, which would support better incomes for farmers and a sustainable supply of cocoa and chocolate products.

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Lindt to invest $32 million in Olten cocoa mass production facility

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Cargill pledges to accelerate sustainable cocoa program

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