NEWS | Industry Updates Barry Callebaut Group opens new


chocolate factory The Barry Callebaut Group, the producer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has announced that it has started manufacturing at its second chocolate manufacturing plant in Rancaekek, a sub-district of Bandung, Indonesia. The brand-new factory follows Barry Callebaut’s plant-in-plant concept, where the Group


integrates new production facilities at the premises of its customer's factories, in this case Garudafood’s Rancaekek biscuit factory. The announcement was made at the official opening of the factory, which was attended by


Ridwan Kamil, Governor of West Java, Ben De Schryver, President of Barry Callebaut Asia Pacific, and Hardianto Atmadja, CEO of PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya Tbk. Barry Callebaut’s newest factory in Asia is the result of the signing in November 2018 of


an additional long-term supply agreement for chocolate and compound to Garudafood, one of the largest food and beverage companies in Indonesia. The “plant-in-plant”, in Garudafood’s Rancaekek biscuit factory, constitutes an investment


of CHF 2.8 million (IDR 40 billion). Barry Callebaut’s first chocolate factory, opened in October 2016 in Gresik – 800 km east of Jakarta. Ben De Schryver, president of Barry Callebaut Asia Pacific, said: “Our second chocolate


factory in Indonesia underlines our commitment to this country. Barry Callebaut will continue to invest in the development of our manufacturing capabilities and continue to offer new products with our customers such as Garudafood. We are excited by our long-standing relationship with Garudafood and the potential of the confectionery market in Indonesia.”


Multi-million investment in Mother


Montreux Capital Management has invested £3 million into high-tech vending business Mother. The investment will be used for continued development of technology including the


machines digital advertising platform and allow Mother to target new sectors such as education, healthcare and transport. Founded by Phil Davison in 2014, Mother is now present in 70 London locations. Phil said:


“It’s an incredibly exciting time and we are delighted to have Montreux backing.” “The vending industry is archaic and in desperate need of innovation. Not just the machines


and technology used to operate them, but the products they sell, especially when it comes to food and drink. Mother is changing this and solving a genuine problem in the world today. “Our mission is to help the busy eat better by offering customers a convenient way of


accessing great tasting, nutritionally balanced snacks, drinks and fresh food whilst on the go. “With this new investment and Montreux’s support we can move forward with our plans to


grow the team, raise brand awareness and build more machines, making Mother vending accessible to all.” Oliver Harris, CEO, Montreux stated: “We look for alternative investments in disruptive


companies that have the potential to change the way things are done and revolutionise industries. Mother is doing this within the vending space, and it is fantastic to help bring innovative new products and technology to market.”


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