Barry Callebaut plans expansion in Ghana

Barry Callebaut AG, Zürich has decided to install a second cocoa grinding line at its factory in Tema, Ghana, thereby doubling its current capacity from 30,000 to 60,000 tonnes annually. The new grinding line is expected to be fully operational in August 2006, the company said. Barry Callebaut opened its facility in Ghana in November 2001. The factory, which employs about 70 people and is ISO 9001 certified, processes locally bought cocoa beans into cocoa liquor and nibs.