Chocolate Major Cémoi Sets Out Capex Plans 

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French chocolatier Cémoi is embarking connected a three-year, €40m ($46.2m) finance scheme to modernise its sites.  

In a statement, nan Perpignan-based group said it is consolidating its position successful some B2B and B2C cocoa markets successful France and internationally. 

The finance comes amid what Cémoi described arsenic “unprecedented cocoa value increases and a important alteration successful its availability”.  

Cémoi’s Perpignan site, employing 250 of its 1,800 French employees, will person much than €10m from 2024 to 2026.  

The factory, producing complete 300 cardinal private-label tablets annually for Europe, is “strengthening its capacity” pinch caller accumulation lines, including a €7m finance successful a statement for B2B marketplace discs and drops. 

Cémoi said this will “help meet nan increasing demand” and “consolidate business partnerships”. 

Additionally, nan tract precocious integrated a cocoa powder accumulation statement transferred from a German Baronie group factory.  

Backed by Belgian confectionery and cocoa institution Baronie, Cémoi has 7 accumulation sites successful France.  

Its different sites are besides group to use from investment. 

In Villeneuve-d’Ascq, €2.6m will beryllium invested to make it a centre of excellence for marshmallows.  

A tract successful Tinchebray will spot a €3m finance to modernise its site, which caters to professionals specified arsenic bakers and pastry chefs.  

Meanwhile, a mill successful Chambéry will person complete €1.5m to go a centre of excellence for consequence paste, a unsocial group specialty. 

Cémoi achieved turnover of €760m successful 2024 and has been portion of nan Baronie group since 2021.  

By 2030, Cémoi, which sells cocoa nether nan Cémoi marque name, is targeting much than €1bn successful revenue.