Barry Callebaut Group and Maersk enter partnership in Malaysia

A.P. Moller-Maersk and chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut Group have entered into a long-term partnership to build and operate a new Built-To-Suit cocoa bean warehousing and dispatching facility in Malaysia.

Located in the Johor Bahru district, the main industrial zone in the city of Pasir Gudang close to the Johor port, the multi-storey facility will span across more than half a million square feet and has a fit-for-purpose design with operational efficiency as a priority. It is also at a 1km distance from Barry Callebaut's cocoa processing factory in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia.

This warehouse supports Barry Callebaut's strategic growth to provide high quality cocoa and chocolate products and services to their customers in Malaysia and Asia Pacific region. It is also a testament of Maersk's ambition to expand current ocean and landside logistics service into an integrated end-to-end logistics solution for its customers.

Elie Fouché, Vice-President Cocoa for Region Asia Pacific at Barry Callebaut, said: "Barry Callebaut has operated in Asia Pacific since 1997 and we continue to invest in this region. We are excited to evolve our long-term partnership with Maersk to enhance the resilience of our supply chain. The new warehouse allows us to have better control over our cocoa bean qualities and this ultimately supports our ambitious growth plans in the Region."