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Farmforce and Barry Callebaut Unite Forces to Enhance Sustainability in the Cocoa Value Chain
Farmforce is proud to announce its partnership with Barry Callebaut, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products.
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[{"type":"text","content":"BC Cocoa BC logo Farmforce logo Farmforce is proud to announce its partnership with Barry Callebaut, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products. By combining Farmforce’s technology with Barry Callebaut’s strong sustainability vision, we are setting a new standard of digital visibility and accountability in the cocoa sector.”— Hans Christian Fleischer, CCO at FarmforceOSLO, OSLO, NORWAY, April 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Farmforce, a global leader in first-mile traceability solutions for agricultural supply chains, is proud to announce its partnership with Barry Callebaut, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products. After a thorough selection process, the project officially began in 2024, marking the start of a multi-year collaboration to improve sustainability and transparency across Barry Callebaut’s cocoa supply chain. Since October 1, 2025, Farmforce’s Origin and Orbit solutions have been live across 50 cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire. Alongside this, the system is already fully live in Indonesia, successfully covering 100% of the project scope across 10 warehouses. Together, these active deployments are enabling end-to-end traceability and improving operational efficiency from the farmer to the first warehouse. “We are proud of the trust placed in us by Barry Callebaut and are committed to exceeding expectations,” said Hans Christian Fleischer, Chief Commercial Officer at Farmforce. “By combining Farmforce’s technology with Barry Callebaut’s strong sustainability vision, we are setting a new standard of digital visibility and accountability in the cocoa sector.” This project also highlights the mutual agility of both organizations. By navigating complex origin specifications together and leveraging Barry Callebaut’s highly mature approach to cocoa traceability, the partnership continues to foster shared learnings and continuous improvement on both sides. Farmforce Orbit: Driving Large-Scale Sustainability Farmforce Orbit provides Barry Callebaut’s field teams with digital tools that simplify daily tasks and maintain data consistency across cooperatives. - Case Management Module assigns specific follow-up tasks to field agents once a case has been identified — for instance, initiating remediation after a potential case of child labor. - Sta...