Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate invests in new coatings and fillings plant
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate has opened a new plant dedicated to production of chocolate coatings and fillings in Deventer in the Netherlands. The new plant, built on the site of the company’s previous coatings factory, is the result of a €16 million investment. The new facility doubles Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate’s coatings capacity at Deventer and greatly expands its fillings capability.
For many years, Cargill has produced a number of classic and specialty coatings and fillings in Deventer for use by the bakery, biscuit, cereal, ice cream and confectionery industries. This investment now enables Cargill to produce fillings for the chocolate industry as well.
This makes Deventer a completely integrated production facility and “a true center of expertise” according to Christiaan Stumphius, commercial director for coatings and fillings at Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business.
The new plant will enable a wider and more innovative range of products to be produced. Jos de Loor, managing director of Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business explains, “In Deventer, we now use over 200 ingredients, many of which can be sourced within the Cargill network ” including 30 different fats and oils. Our ability to tap into the ingredients expertise of Cargill’s cocoa, texturising, flavours, fats and sweeteners businesses allows us to create fully customised, value-added fillings and coatings.”
