Barry Callebaut AG (SWF:BARN) Local Projects To Strengthen The Cocoa Industry

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Barry Callebaut - making a difference for Africa

* Tree-planting project in Tanzania: 250,000 cocoa trees for 3,000 organic smallholders to boost yield and income * Tripling of cocoa-processing capacity in Ivory Coast: Investment of EUR 30 million (almost CHF 50 million) over the last two years to expand the cocoa factory in San Pedro, creating 75 permanent and several hundred seasonal jobs; processing capacity now 105,000 tonnes p.a. * Health center in Ivory Coast: Basic healthcare for 18,000 people in the cocoa-growing region of Goh near San Pedro

Zurich/Switzerland, October 29, 2008 - Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has been committed to contributing to a more sustainable cocoa industry in Africa for many years. Africa supplies about 70% of the world's cocoa harvest.

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Contacts for the media:

General: Germany: Gaby Tschofen Sascha Tischer Barry Callebaut AG :relations Gesellschaft für Kommunikation mbH Phone: +41 43 204 04 60 Phone: +49 69 963 652 14 E-mail: E-Mail: s.tischer@relations.de gaby_tschofen@barry-callebaut.com



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