Callebaut is a Belgian couverture chocolate manufacturer owned by the Barry Callebaut group and based in Belgium. It was founded in 1911 by Octaaf Callebaut in Belgium. Couverture chocolate contains high amounts of cocoa butter and is often used by gourmet and culinary professionals. Many professionals who use Callebaut couverture chocolate use it for its workability and consistent taste.
The company's core chocolate range is manufactured in Belgium from bean to chocolate according to traditional recipes. For over 100 years, Callebaut has used the whole-bean roasting technique, rather than just roasting cocoa kernels. This technique allows preservation of all flavors and aromatic oils within the cocoa husk and fully releases them in the chocolate.[1]
History
Chocolaterie Callebaut
Chocolaterie Callebaut was established in 1911[2] by Octave Callebaut in Wieze, Belgium. His chocolate company used the same factory building his grandfather Eugène Callebaut founded as a family-run brewing and milling company called De Ploeg in 1850.