Barry Callebaut has opened its first German Chocolate Academy center in the Cologne MediaPark.
“At our new Chocolate Academy center, chocolate artisanry and chocolate art come together,” says Vera Becker, head of the center.
“Therefore, we presented both sides to our guests – on the one hand the manufacturing of high-quality chocolate from the cocoa bean to the finished product and, on the other hand, the fine art of developing innovative and filigree chocolate and cocoa creations.”
The subject ‘chocolate art’ was presented by international Ambassadors, representing the renowned gourmet chocolate brand Callebaut.
They are a unique network of international chocolate experts with more than 170 chefs, chefs de patissier, master bakers and confectioners.
For the grand opening of the center, six of the Callebaut Ambassadors created six desserts that were based on the individual production steps of cocoa, starting with the cocoa fruit and finishing with chocolate.
Among the presented desserts was a dessert based on cocoa fruit pulp and a dessert variation with fermented and roasted cocoa beans.
“We are proud to open one of our excellent Chocolate Academy centers in Germany because Germany is one of the most important markets for chocolate artisanry,” says Philipp Schoeller, director of the Barry Callebaut Deutschland GmbH.
“Finally, we can offer trainings and courses regarding the refining of individual cocoa and chocolate creations on the level of first-class gastronomy. That way, we provide an important contribution to the know-how of German chocolate specialists.”
The company has 18 training centers in Europe, Asia, North and South America and Australia, where about 38.000 participants followed trainings and took courses.
