Barry Callebaut AG (VTX:BARN) Barry Callebaut Opens Brand New 100,000 Tonne Chocolate Factory In Mexico

Barry Callebaut AG (VTX:BARN) Strengthened leadership position in North American chocolate market: Barry Callebaut opens brand new 100,000 tonne chocolate factory in Mexico

* Barry Callebaut opens a new state-of-the-art chocolate factory in Monterrey, Mexico, representing its third largest chocolate production facility worldwide * Annual production capacity of around 100,000 tonnes * Gateway to promising Central and South American chocolate markets

Zurich, Switzerland/ Monterrey, Mexico, January 15, 2009 - Barry Callebaut AG, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, today inaugurated its new state-of-the-art chocolate factory located in Monterrey, Mexico. The construction of this factory is paramount to Barry Callebaut's global expansion strategy and underlines the company's commitment to the Americas.



Contacts for the media in Mexico: for investors and financial Burson Marsteller Mexico analysts: Cecilia Rivas Phone: +52 55 53 51 65 62 Simone Lalive, Head of Investor cecilia.rivas@bm.com Relations Barry Callebaut AG Phone: +41 43 204 04 23

simone_lalive@barry-callebaut.com

for the media in the United States: Kyle Rose BlueCurrent Public Relations Phone: + 1(214) 303-6011 kyle.rose@bluecurrentpr.com for the media outside Mexico & the U.S.: Josiane Kremer, Corp. Communications Barry Callebaut AG Phone: +41 43 204 04 58 josiane_kremer@barry-callebaut.com


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