Barry Callebaut opens new Callebaut Chocolate Academy center in Mumbai

It is one of 19 training centers managed by the company's gourmet division, around the world, and one of four in the Asia Pacific, with other centers being located in Singapore, Shanghai (China) and Tokyo (Japan). “Callebaut is proud to have been a part of the chef’s community for over 10 years and we owe our customers in India for helping us build our business. We want to provide locals and visitors with the best chocolate making experience we can,” said Dhruv Bhatia, Barry Callebaut’s Managing Director, India. According to market research firm Euromonitor, India is the fastest growing confectionery markets globally (CAGR of 9% over 2014-2019). Premiumization is expected to drive chocolate sales in India and prompting average unit prices in India to rise by 20%.