Guan Chong launches UK industrial chocolate plant with 16,000 tonne capacity

KUALA LUMPUR: Guan Chong Bhd (GCB) has commenced operations of its industrial chocolate factory in the United Kingdom (UK), second in Europe, and is targeting the £2.2bil chocolate market in the country.

“To capitalise on the UK’s growing chocolate demand, GCB has invested about £34mil to set up the 16,000-tonne annual capacity industrial chocolate facility,” the world’s fourth largest cocoa grinder and industrial chocolate player said in a statement.