date:Sep 22, 2012
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Chocolaterie de Bourgogne will be owned and managed by Philippe de Jarcy, currently the CEO of German confectioner Hahne. He previously worked in a managerial capacity at Barry Callebaut.
The new company will start with 80 million ($104m) in revenues and will take on all 278 staff at the Dijon site.
The owners plan to increase turnover by 50% in the next four years to 120 million ($156m) by selling consumer chocolate products in Europe and North America as well as emerging markets such as So