Barry Callebaut organizes CHOCOVISION for the first time - a conference for stakeholders from the cocoa, chocolate and retail industries
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Senior business leaders and key stakeholders meet at CHOCOVISION 2012
Opportunities and challenges along the cocoa and chocolate supply chain
Zurich/Switzerland, March 12, 2012 - Chocolate demand has increased steadily
over the years. More and more consumers, especially in emerging countries with a
rising middle class, are discovering the sweet side of chocolate. This offers
great business opportunities. However, the same stakeholders along the complex
and fragmented supply chain from the cocoa bean to the chocolate bar are also
facing key challenges. In addition to changing consumer needs and behavior, the
industry must cope with economic uncertainties and volatile prices of the
respective raw materials and it is confronted with increasing regulation. In the
cocoa growing countries, unsustainable agricultural practices and challenging
conditions in regard to social and political systems and infrastructure) are
also among the issues the industry has to face.
Three distinct sessions, intriguing speakers, stimulating discussions
To bring together key players on the decision-making level, Barry Callebaut has
organized a neutral platform - CHOCOVISION - and invited major stakeholders from
the cocoa, chocolate and retail industries to attend. "Balance the Challenge.
From cocoa to chocolate - strategy, sustainability and success", will be the
theme of the first issue of CHOCOVISION 2012. The conference, scheduled to take
place in Davos, Switzerland from June 5 to 7, 2012 is the first of a series of
bi-annual conferences.
Speeches and panel discussions with experts and professionals from all
stakeholder groups will focus on strategy, sustainability and success. Besides
these three conference sessions, there will be high-profile keynote addresses by
world-renowned musician and political activist Sir Bob Geldof and Nobel Prize
Laureate Muhammad Yunus. They will contribute to the inspirational atmosphere
the organizer hopes to create for CHOCOVISION 2012 participants.
Need for a neutral platform for all stakeholders
Attendees of CHOCOVISION 2012 will have the opportunity to network with senior
business leaders in the cocoa, chocolate and retail industries, influential
politicians from around the world and representatives of prominent NGOs. Hence,
the symposium will offer a platform for debate between business and politics,
NGOs and scientists, suppliers, farmers and consumers - all key players in the
value chain, from the cocoa bean to the chocolate bar.
"There is an obvious need for better alignment and more efficient knowledge
transfer as well as pro-active information sharing between all stakeholders in
the supply chain, from farmer organizations, certification bodies, cocoa
processors, chocolate manufacturers and retailers up to end consumers," says
Juergen Steinemann, CEO of Barry Callebaut. "That is why we have initiated
CHOCOVISION, a neutral, company-independent, bi-annual platform for informed
discussion and debate."
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About CHOCOVISION (www.chocovision.ch)
CHOCOVISION is an international bi-annual conference for senior business leaders
and key stakeholders in the cocoa, chocolate and retail industry. The goal is to
bring key actors in the supply chain from the cocoa bean to the chocolate-
containing product together to explore and initiate new approaches and solutions
for securing a sustainable, successful chocolate future.
CHOCOVISION is organized by Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of
high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, and is supported by a number of
renowned partners, including Credit Suisse (Premium Partner), Firmenich SA,
Bühler, CrystalCo, IOI Loders Croklaan, Nordzucker and others. Knowledge Partner
is KPMG.
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Contacts for the media:
Joern Wagenbach
Head Corporate Communications & CSR
Barry Callebaut AG
Phone: +41 43 204 04 60
joern_wagenbach(at)barry-callebaut.com
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