ADM acquires Schokinag

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has expanded its global cocoa and chocolate business with the signing of an agreement to purchase Schokinag-Schokolade-Industrie Herrmann GmbH & Co. KG, one of Europe’s leading producers of chocolate and cocoa powder.

Scott Walker, managing director of ADM Cocoa International, says, “By integrating Schokinag into our cocoa business, we will better serve this steadily growing chocolate market and realize significant efficiencies in sourcing, operations and transportation.”
Schokinag, headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, manufactures chocolate and other cocoa products in Belgium and has sales offices in UK and the US. Hans Hermann, owner and chief executive of Schokinag, notes, “ADM Cocoa’s global strengths in sourcing and processing, combined with Schokinag’s long tradition and service to European and global chocolate markets, are a good foundation for future growth.”
ADM is a premier, global supplier of cocoa and chocolate ingredients, serving customers in the confectionery, bakery, dairy and other food industries with a comprehensive range of quality cocoa powders, cocoa liquors and cocoa butters, as well as chocolate and compound confectionery products.
ADM Cocoa is best known for its premium De Zaan, Ambrosia, Merckens and Unicao brands of cocoa and chocolate products. In 2006, it acquired the assets of Classic Couverture Ltd., a UK-based chocolate manufacturer for the business-to-business market. More recently, the company opened a new cocoa and chocolate manufacturing plant in the US and is completing a new cocoa processing facility in Ghana.

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