Callebaut
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Callebaut was a Belgian company and a major producer of chocolate for consumers and for professional chocolatiers. As of 1996 it is a part of the Swiss company Barry Callebaut. Callebaut is now one of the major brands of the combined company.
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[edit] History
The company was founded by Eugenius Callebaut as a brewery in Wieze, Belgium, in 1850, and began producing chocolate bars in 1911 and chocolate couverture in 1925. [1]
In 1996, Callebaut merged with rival chocolatier Cacao Barry to form a new company, formally known as Barry Callebaut, with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, although Callebaut retained its offices in Belgium.
[edit] Bernard Callebaut
One of Eugenius Callebaut's great-great-grandsons, Bernard Callebaut, opened his own chocolate company in Calgary, Alberta. This firm (called Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut) was not affiliated with Callebaut or with the new company Barry Callebaut. He has managed to achieve the highest rank in chocolatiering.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.barry-callebaut.com/R3DEngine.asp?flash=6&reference=11-01.01-01.02-01&lang=en&sess=53871068&country=&undefined
[edit] External links
- Callebaut
- Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut
- Jacques Callebaut chocolate reviews at My Chocolate Journal
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