The Barry Callebaut Group had opened its Chocolate Academy center in Moscow, Russia.
In 2008 the company opened its first training center for chocolate professionals on the premises of its chocolate factory in Chekhov, 60 km south of Moscow.
Relocated now to the city center of Moscow, the new Chocolate Academy will remain a training center in Russia.
It offers a diverse range of seminars, demonstrations, theoretical courses and practical workshops, designed to inspire artisans and culinary professionals, including chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakery and other chocolate experts as well as culinary professionals working in hotels, restaurants and the catering business.
The center will also serve as a meeting place for chocolate professionals encouraging the exchange of technical expertise among each other.
“With our relocated, modernized training center, we aim to empower all chocolate professionals in the region to create and express themselves with all the chocolates we are offering – way beyond the technical barriers of this wonderful working material”, comments Hauwell.
“Chefs and confectioners hardly find an occasion or a central place in Russia where they can further develop their skills, learn from experienced expert teachers and exchange new ideas among each other,” says French chef and head of the center, Wielfried Hauwell.
The 300 sqm center in Moscow is integrated into a network of 18 other training centers of the Barry Callebaut Group all around the world.
The new chocolate training center can also be used by third parties and rented out as a venue for events, tastings and official receptions.
About 38,000 chocolate professionals and artisans receive training at these modern centers every year.
