Become A Sponsor
If you have any questions or concerns about sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at sales@cocoabrussels2024.be or pestelle.philippe@icco.org.
Mrs Mirela Brkic and Mr Philippe Pestelle would be happy to provide additional information and answer any enquiries you may have.
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Sponsors
PLATINUM
Platinum Sponsor
With annual sales of about CHF 8.5 billion in fiscal year 2022/23, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolate products. The Group runs 66 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse and dedicated global workforce of more than 13,000 people. The Barry Callebaut Group is committed to make sustainable chocolate the norm to help ensure future supplies of cocoa and improve farmer livelihoods. It supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation in its goal to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.
Website: www.barry-callebaut.com
GOLD
ECOM is a world-leading soft commodity services group specialising in coffee, cocoa, and cotton. We employ more than a thousand agronomists and field staff worldwide, running innovative on-the-ground operations and sustainability programmes to help our customers and farming communities worldwide. Our global presence, unparalleled experience, and strong, trusted relationships allow us to create a valuable and profitable environment for our suppliers, customers, shareholders, and employees.
Website: www.ecomtrading.com/
ofi (olam food ingredients) is a new operating group born out of Olam International. ofi offers sustainable, natural, value-added food products and ingredients so that consumers can enjoy the healthy and indulgent products they love. It consists of industry-leading businesses of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spices. ofi has built a unique global value chain presence including its own farming operations, farm-gate origination, and manufacturing facilities. ofi partners with customers, leveraging its complementary and differentiated portfolio of ‘on-trend’ food products, to co-create solutions that anticipate and meet changing consumer preferences as demand increases for healthier food that’s traceable and sustainable.
Website: www.ofi.com
SILVER
Guan Chong Berhad (GCB) is a leading cocoa product and chocolate producer with over 30 years of industry experience. We specialize in cocoa mass, butter, and powder under the “Favorich” brand. GCB operates four cocoa processing facilities in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Ivory Coast, with a combined annual capacity of 330,000 MT. Following the acquisition of SCHOKINAG (2020) and establishing a chocolate factory in the UK (2022), GCB supplies industrial chocolate to world-renowned chocolate makers. Our state-of-the-art facilities meet international food safety standards, and our extensive experience allowed us to build strong business relationships with major multinational food & beverage companies.
Website: www.favorich.com/gcbcs/
FILHET-ALLARD MARITIME (FAM), is a leading Insurance Broker in the main shipping, trading and manufactured goods markets.
Our slogan “At the heart of International Trade, Shipping & Industry” reflects our vision as specialists in marine and transport risk since 1846.
We protect, defend and serve our customer’s interests by providing tailor-made coverage to facilitate and optimize international exchanges, securing goods at every step of the supply chain.
Our award-winning client servicing teams deliver innovative and technically effective solutions on a worldwide scale, through our offices in France, Switzerland, Ivory Coast, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Website: www.fa-maritime.com
JB Cocoa is a premium cocoa ingredient brand under JB Foods Limited, a publicly listed group on the Singapore Exchange (SGX: BEW). Its products have gained global recognition, originating from a humble beginning in Muar, Johor. Presently, these products are being exported in 65 countries worldwide. Our offerings, including cocoa mass, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder, serve as essential ingredients in the production of chocolate, chocolate confectionery, and various cocoa-related food and beverages.
Starting in Asia, JB Cocoa has expanded its operations globally to cover the Americas, Europe, and Africa. With a total cocoa bean processing capacity of 180,000 metric tonnes per year, we serve our customers worldwide include international trade houses and end users.
Website: www.jbcocoa.com/
Others trade, Minka sources cocoa sustainably.
With its own procurement organizations on the ground at origin, paired with excellent supply chain management, Minka presents itself as a recognized and reliable partner within the global cocoa trade of today. Due to its extensive sustainability work, they are well positioned to successfully tackle the industry challenges and opportunities.
Website: www.minkascs.ch
Walter Matter SA is a renowned trading company that relies on a strong network of cooperatives, exporters, and exclusive partners at origins.
Thanks to its supply model, it is able to provide reliability, flexibility and quality service, while its Sustainability team continuously ensures compliance and sustainable practices.
Website: www.wama.ch/
BRONZE
Cocoa is crucial to Mars’ chocolate brands and the livelihoods of about 350,000 cocoa farmers in our supply chain. For decades, we’ve collaborated with partners to achieve sustainable cocoa production, ensuring a future for chocolate lovers and supporting the communities involved in cocoa farming.
Our Cocoa for Generations (C4G) strategy, launched in 2018, focuses on delivering meaningful impact for cocoa farmers and their communities. This holistic, human-centric approach aims to create a positive impact by addressing structural barriers and endemic challenges, focusing on systemic solutions for: advancing respect for human rights, improving livelihoods, and creating a climate-smart future. Our ultimate goal is a cocoa sector where human rights are respected, the environment is protected, and cocoa farmers thrive.
For the latest updates on our efforts to create a more inclusive, modern, and sustainable cocoa supply chain, we invite you to read our our Cocoa for Generations report.
Website: www.mars.com/
OFFICIAL LOGISTICS PARTNER
Access World is a premier global logistics provider with a vast network of port and warehouse facilities worldwide. Specializing in cashew nuts, cocoa beans, and green coffee beans across Africa, the Americas, and Asia, we ensure optimal storage conditions to maintain product quality. Our services include tailored handling solutions, pest control, re-weighing, and quality assurance. We also offer commodity financing and collateral management. With our extensive expertise and international standards, Access World guarantees safe, efficient handling and preservation of products from farm to market, providing first-class logistics services across the entire supply chain.
Website: www.accessworld.com
OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE PARTNER
With annual sales of about CHF 8.5 billion in fiscal year 2022/23, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolate products. The Group runs 66 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse and dedicated global workforce of more than 13,000 people. The Barry Callebaut Group is committed to make sustainable chocolate the norm to help ensure future supplies of cocoa and improve farmer livelihoods. It supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation in its goal to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.
Website: www.barry-callebaut.com/en-SG
COCOA BREAK SPONSOR
Cargill helps the world’s food system work for you. We connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients and families with daily essentials—from the foods they eat to the floors they walk on.
Our 160,000 team members around the world innovate with purpose, empowering our partners and communities as we work to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, sustainability way.
From the feed that reduces methane emissions to waste-based renewable fuels, the possibilities are boundless. But our values remain the same. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing. It’s how we’ve met the needs of the people we call neighbors and the planet we call home for 158 years—and how we’ll do so for generations to come.
For more information, visit Cargill.com and our News Center.
Website: www.cargill.com/home
LUNCH SPONSOR (SEP 12, Thursday)
From our early days selling commodities, Commodity Quest, Inc. has progressed beyond all expectations into one of the most respected traders in the Philippine food ingredient industry today.
Through years of dedication and our consistently high regard for customer satisfaction, we have become the name to trust among food manufacturers throughout the country.
Our diverse product catalog includes only the most trusted brands and, despite the size of our client base, we have kept our business connections personal, allowing the flexibility necessary in today’s competitive marketplace.
Website: https://comquest.com.ph/
LUNCH SPONSOR (SEP 13, Friday)
Mewah International Inc is a Singapore listed global food and agri-business founded in the 1950s. Today, Mewah has an annual turnover of more than US$4billion and refining capacities in excess of 3.5million MT. Apart from edible oil refineries, the group has various food manufacturing plants catering to bakery and confectionary products, biodiesel and dairies located in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Mewah also trades, markets and distributes a range of food ingredient and FMCG products such as rice, cashew, cocoa, food premixes and soap in more than 100 countries.
Website: https://moigroup.com/
OFFICIAL SUSTAINABILITY PARTNER
Puratos Grand-Place is a leading food manufacturer recognized for its cutting-edge solutions in chocolate, bakery, and patisserie ingredients. Renowned for innovation and quality, we are also at the forefront of sustainability in the food industry. As one of the pioneers in sustainable practices, we proudly hold two carbon-neutral certificates: one for Operations (Scope 2), ensuring our facilities operate with minimal carbon emissions, and another for Product (Scope 3), affirming our commitment to reducing the carbon footprint throughout our supply chain. These achievements underscore our dedication to environmental stewardship, ethical sourcing, and supporting our customers in creating exceptional, eco-friendly products for consumers worldwide.
Website: www.puratosgrandplace.com
OFFICIAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
KOLTIVA is recognized as the leading Indonesia-based sustainable agriculture and supply chain traceability company, offering human-centered technology and boots-on-the-ground solutions that digitize agribusinesses and help smallholder producers transition to sustainable practices and traceable sourcing. As a global technology provider, it constructs ethical and transparent supply chains, assisting enterprises in fortifying their resilience and meeting sustainability goals. Operating in 61 countries with 16 customer support offices, KOLTIVA empowers over 9,800 enterprises and 1,300,000 producers worldwide, helping them comply with evolving regulations and consumer demands.
Website: www.koltiva.com
NETWORKING PARTNER
A.P. Moller – Maersk is an integrated logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains.
As a global leader in logistics services, the company operates in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people. Maersk is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2040 across the entire business with new technologies, new vessels, and green fuels.
Website: www.maersk.com/
