Switzerland's first fully organic cocoa-processing plant

摘要

Switzerland's first 100 organic cocoa-processing plant has completed its test phase and is now producing organic and fair trade certified semi-finished cocoa products in Beringen near Schaffhausen. PRONATEC Swiss Cocoa Production is an entirely organic production plant and will process around 15,000 tonnes of organic cocoa beans a year, sourced from smallholder cooperatives. It is the first production plant in Switzerland to make all three semi-finished products: cocoa mass, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. "More and more consumers are not only looking for sustainable products but wanting to know exactly where the ingredients come from. This production plant is our response to that trend," says David Yersin, CEO and Swiss organic and fair trade pioneer.