“Since the beginning of August, we have been able to supply our customers systematically. Together with the scaling up of the cleaned production lines, the available volumes have also increased. Until now, we can therefore supply our customers at normal capacity. It was an obvious period for nobody but We have looked for solutions together with our customers, so that there will still be enough chocolate on the shelves for Sinterklaas, possibly in adapted shapes and flavors or in more premium versions,” says Korneel Warlop, spokesperson for Barry Callebaut.
“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all our customers for their understanding during this difficult time, and to all our employees who have worked tirelessly for weeks to get the Wieze plant back up and running,” said Barry Callebaut Group CEO Peter Boone.
For news about the financial impact, we have to wait until the announcement of the annual results on November 2. 600 employees work in the chocolate factory.