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Callebaut’s Plant-Based Chocolate NXT for Chefs and Artisans Arrives in Saudi Arabia

Callebaut, the Belgian gourmet chocolate division of The Barry Callebaut Group, recently launched its plant-based chocolate ‘Callebaut NXT’ in Saudi Arabia. NXT is a 100% plant-based, dark and ‘milk’ chocolate line specially curated for chefs and artisans. According to research by Barry Callebaut, plant-based chocolate is showing a rapid growth in interest, especially among young people. Across the Middle East, plant-based food demand is rising, including desserts which have tremendous importance in the food culture. Callebaut’s NXT has reinvented Belgian gourmet chocolate to make vegan, plant-based, allergen-free, and planet-friendly desserts and chocolates made worldwide. NXT chocolate creations in Riyadh As part of its market launch strategy in Saudi Arabia, Callebaut held an event at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh to demonstrate NXT’s wide range of possibilities. …

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Callebaut Reinvents Belgian Gourmet Chocolate With “NXT” Dark and Milk Chocolates

Callebaut, the Belgian gourmet chocolate division by The Barry Callebaut Group, announces the launch of its 100% plant-based dark and milky tasting chocolates range aiming to support chefs and artisans re-inventing traditional chocolate recipes. Continuously expanding its plant-based chocolates portfolio since 2018, Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate, has positioned itself as an important player in the growing market for vegan dark and milk chocolates. While Barry Callebaut launched several milk-free chocolate ranges over the past years, Callebaut NXT marks the first step into the plant-based gourmet chocolate market aimed at chefs and artisans. Global Movement of Belgian Gourmet Chocolate Following 3 years of R&D, the vegan chocolate range Callebaut NXT is aimed to help chefs around the world …

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Research by Barry Callebaut Finds 74% of Younger Consumers Eat Plant-Based Chocolate

A study commissioned by leading Swiss chocolate company Barry Callebaut has examined consumer attitudes to plant-based chocolate, confectionery, and desserts. The research shows that 60% of consumers between the ages of 18 and 44 expect brands to offer a plant-based option, while almost three-quarters (74%) say they eat plant-based chocolate at least occasionally. In similar research carried out two years ago, this figure was just 25%, showing a rapid growth in interest. Despite this, only 45% of respondents said they were satisfied with the plant-based milk chocolate currently available, with 61% saying they would prefer a wider variety of flavours and textures. The most common reasons cited for choosing plant-based chocolate were health concerns, liking the taste, wanting to try something new, and concerns about …

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Food & Beverage

World’s Leading Manufacturer of High Quality Chocolate Barry Callebaut Introduces ‘Plant Craft’ Range

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, yesterday announced a unique milk-free range of products called Plant Craft, and its plans to open the first dairy-free chocolate production facility in Europe with an annual production capacity to reach tens of thousands of tonnes.

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Barry Callebaut Expands Milk-Free Chocolate Range

At this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago, held from 22-24 May 2018, Barry Callebaut presented a new milk-free product line called Pathway for the B2B market. Due to the general increase in consumer demand for purely plant-based products, Callebaut is now offering Pathway, a range of chocolate alternatives which can be used to produce countless goods such as confectionery, baked goods, cereals and snack products.

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