Callebaut

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.

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. [http://www.barry-callebaut.com/R3DEngine.asp?flash=6&reference=11-01.01-01.02-01&lang=en&sess=53871068&country=&undefined]

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.

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.callebaut.com/ Callebaut]
* [http://www.bernardcallebaut.com/users/folder.asp Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut]
* [http://www.mychocolatejournal.com/reviews/itemlist.aspx?Type=Company&Value=ea6f9908-1af9-43fc-b938-dcc65fa9e130 Jacques Callebaut chocolate reviews at My Chocolate Journal]