Consumer demand for chocolate products continues to grow steadily in the Asia market. To help the food industry meet this growing demand, Cargill is partnering with a local manufacturer in western India, to launch its first chocolate manufacturing operation in Asia. According to the press statement, the plant is expected to begin operating mid-2021 and will initially produce 10,000 tons of chocolate compounds.
Asia is a key growth market for Cargill
“Opening a chocolate manufacturing operation in India allows us to increase our regional footprint and capabilities in Asia to better support our local Indian customers and multi-national customers in the region,” said Francesca Kleemans, managing director Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate Asia-Pacific. “It also demonstrates our commitment to supporting the local economy with the addition of 100 new manufacturing jobs.”
Customers can tap into Cargill’s R&D network of food scientists and experts at Cargill’s state-of-the-art regional innovation centers in Singapore, Shanghai, and India to collaboratively innovate with chocolate products that bring sensory experiences in terms of colors and flavors specific to regional and local tastes and consumption patterns. Customers also benefit from Cargill’s globally integrated cocoa and chocolate supply chain, risk management capabilities, and its renowned food safety and sustainability approach to cocoa and chocolate production.
“Combining local insights from our experience and long term presence as a food ingredient supplier in India with our global cocoa and chocolate expertise, we aim to become the leading supplier and trusted partner for our bakery, ice cream, and confectionary customers in Asia, who will use our chocolate compounds, chips and paste to create products that will delight local palates,” added Kleemans.
Cargill established its cocoa presence in Asia in 1995 in Makassar, Indonesia, with a team designated to support trading and supply management of cocoa to Cargill processing plants in Europe and Brazil. In 2014, Cargill opened a cocoa processing plant in Gresik, Indonesia, to make premium Gerkens cocoa products. With the addition of the new manufacturing plant in India, Cargill is well prepared to quickly develop and scale up operational capabilities to support future growth for our customers locally, regionally, and globally.
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Naresh Khanna – 10 February 2025
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