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Barry Callebaut

Switzerland · Food & Beverages

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Still operating in Russia

Barry Callebaut is the world's leading manufacturer of high quality chocolate and cocoa products. Every fourth chocolate and cocoa product in the world is made from the products of this company.

Status last verified 03/08/2026Source checked 19/01/2024Company website ↗LeaveRussia profile ↗

Business in Russia

Barry Callebaut is included in the list of sponsors of the war in Ukraine.

Decision trail

Decision date 18/01/2024 · Reference ↗

Suspend capital investment. Barry Callebaut, which also has three factories in Russia. The company claims to provide essential goods, "chocolate is part of the daily diet of many". It has a certain sound of "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" (even if the saying predates Marie Antoinette). If we compare total exports for the year starting March 1, 2022, with the year before, the value has more than doubled ($70.9 million vs. $29 million), or 145% to be exact. The Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut is included in the list of sponsors of the war in Ukraine. As NAZK emphasizes, Barry Callebaut remained working in Russia, using manipulative statements about the supply of primary necessities to the Russian Federation and asserting that "chocolate is part of the daily diet of many".

Local stats (LeaveRussia)

Assets(RF), mln.USD
261
Capital(RF), mln.USD
214
Glob.Revenue, mln.USD
8474
Plants
3
Revenue(RF), mln.USD
455
Staff(RF), 2021
370
Taxes(RF), mln.USD
11

Status history since 2022

  1. 03/08/2026 operating · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia

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