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[P130009911][P130008052] For FY 2024/25, sales revenue was CHF 14.8 billion; its reported workforce was 13,138 employees as of August 31, 2025. [T14920598][https://www.barry-callebaut.com/system/files/2025-11/GRI%20report%202024_25.pdf]\n[P130008656][P130008050][https://www.barry-callebaut.com/en/sustainability/strategy][P130009911][P130008052][T14920598][https://www.barry-callebaut.com/system/files/2025-11/GRI%20report%202024_25.pdf][https://www.barry-callebaut.com/en/sustainability/strategy][https://www.barry-callebaut.com/system/files/2025-11/GRI%20report%202024_25.pdf]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T14:58:44.250081Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "Barry Callebaut’s product portfolio includes chocolate, cocoa ingredients and powders, cacao coatings, and non-cocoa alternatives, serving food manufacturers and professional users. [P139122546][P130029268] Specific couverture examples include Carma Dark Joukouk 70%, with at least 70% dry cocoa solids; Dark Bourbon 50%, with at least 50% cocoa and described vanilla, tea, and wood notes; and Milk Des Alpes 35%. [https://www.barry-callebaut.com/en/artisans/carma/products/dark-joukuk-70/CHD-M138JOKUE6-Z71][https://www.barry-callebaut.com/en/artisans/carma/products/chocolate-couverture-dark-bourbon-50/CHD-O030BURBE6-Z72][https://www.barry-callebaut.com/en/artisans/carma/products/chocolate-ao-leite-milk-des-alpes-35%25/CHM-Q008DALPE6-Z71] Other examples include Mona Lisa Crispearls™, crunchy biscuit centers coated in dark chocolate for decoration or added texture; D102C, a fat-reduced, lightly dutched cocoa powder for applications including bakery, dairy, drinks, ice cream, and confectionery; and cocoa butter described as pure and neutral in taste and color. 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Its geographic sales structure includes Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA); its corporate map also distinguishes manufacturing sites from sales, administration and distribution locations. [P130009911][https://web.barry-callebaut.com/corporatemap/corporate-map.html]\n\nThe FY2024/25 regional breakdown of Group sales volume was Western Europe 32%, North America 24%, Global Cocoa 19%, Latin America 13%, Central and Eastern Europe 9%, and AMEA 3%. These figures represent volume mix, not revenue shares; a regional or country revenue breakdown was not identified in the reviewed sources. [P130008509] The sources reviewed likewise report a global employee total but not employee distribution by country or region. 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