With $10M investment, company increases production, adds 20 jobs.
August 28, 2020
Theobroma Chocolat has opened a state-of-the-art factory in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada following a $10 million investment from multiple partners.
Though Africa supplies 70 percent of the world’s cocoa, the “statistical equivalent of 0 percent” of the world’s chocolate is produced there, says Tim McCollum, founder of Beyond Good. He's hoping to change that.
Company joins 3,200 certified companies in 130 industries.
July 14, 2020
Valrhona has achieved B Corporation certification, which recognizes companies committed to performance, transparency and social and environmental responsibility.
Barry Callebaut has added a fourth production line to its chocolate factory in Singapore, enhancing its total capacity and its ability to serve customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
Company has produced one million chocolate bars, hired 42 employees.
March 11, 2020
Beyond Good, formerly Madécasse, is celebrating its one-year anniversary operating in Madagascar, where it has hired 42 full-time employees and produced one million chocolate bars at a state-of-the-art factory there.
Course held Sept. 18-20 at University of California-Davis.
October 15, 2019
The Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) hosted a chocolate short course at the University of California-Davis last month to increase its presence on the West Coast.