At the end of March, at its headquarters in Perpignan, the family group Cémoi officially launched the major “Frenchoc Pre­mium” project. The project is being carried out in consortium with Lallemand, the world leader in the pro­duction and sale of yeast and bacteria for special­ist markets such as wine­making, and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Cirad). “Frenchoc Premium” aims to manage the aromatic profiles of its products throughout the manufacturing process, from bean to chocolate, in a similar way to the winemaking industry.

The aim: to achieve the desired aro­matic profile and maintain its premium quality, both in time and space, to allow remote markets to sa­vour the best Frenchmade choco­late. The innovative project, built on a € 2 m in­vestment, is scheduled over five years.

The heir to 200 years of chocolate tradi­tion à la française, Cémoi has now revealed its major ­ambitions to expand inter­nationally. Building on the “Frenchoc Premium” project, Cémoi also intends to increase the volume of premium chocolate sold for export between 2018 and 2023. “Frenchoc Premium” will allow Cémoi to re­de­fine its offering around the specific requirements of major export markets such as the USA and China.