Barry Callebaut Opens Pilot Plant in PA

CHICAGOBarry Callebaut announced the opening of a research and development laboratory and pilot plant at its cocoa products factory in Eddystone, PA. According to the company, the pilot plant is a scaled-down cocoa products factory that mimics the production processes that occur on actual full-scale product lines in the factory. This facility will enable Barry Callebaut to produce cocoa liquor, cocoa powder and cocoa butter from any cocoa bean blend in small batches, as well as test new products and raw ingredients, prior to producing them on a mass scale. Operations in the new facility will focus on testing and developing individual product solutions and tailor-made innovations for food manufacturing customers in the Americas region.