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About Barry Callebaut AG

Barry Callebaut AG is a benchmark food and agribusiness company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SMI/SPI) in Switzerland, with headquarters in Zurich. The group was formed in 1996 through the merger of Belgian chocolate maker Callebaut and the French heritage brand Cacao Barry, but its industrial roots go back more than 175 years through its founding businesses. Today, Barry Callebaut is regarded as the world’s leading provider of high-quality chocolate and cocoa solutions, operating an end-to-end model that spans cocoa bean sourcing, processing, and the formulation of chocolate couvertures, fillings, decorations, cocoa coatings, and non-cocoa alternatives. The customer base ranges from large food manufacturers to artisanal and professional users in chocolate, pastry, bakery, hotels, restaurants, and catering. The company has a truly global footprint, with more than 60 production facilities and operations across Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Asia Pacific. Its business is typically organized around two major operating pillars, Global Chocolate and Global Cocoa, reflecting a vertically integrated value chain that captures both upstream ingredients and downstream finished solutions. Barry Callebaut emphasizes innovation, food safety, quality, and sustainability, including traceability programs and initiatives aimed at making sustainable chocolate the norm across the industry. From a competitive standpoint, the group occupies a leadership position in the B2B chocolate and cocoa market. Its scale, international manufacturing network, and ability to co-create customized recipes with customers are important structural advantages. At the same time, the business is exposed to cocoa price volatility, changing customer purchasing behavior, and margin pressure inherent in a largely cost-plus environment. Recent developments matter for investors. In January 2026, Barry Callebaut announced a CEO transition, appointing Hein Schumacher effective January 26, 2026. The company also reported interim fiscal 2025/26 results in a still-challenging industry backdrop. In April 2026, it completed a EUR 2.0 billion sustainability-linked borrowing base facility, supporting funding diversification and aligning financing with sustainability objectives. For international equity investors, Barry Callebaut remains a distinctive Swiss-listed industrial food platform with global reach, strong category leadership, and high sensitivity to cocoa-market dynamics.