Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut halts production at Mexico plant
Adds information on delivery delays, comments from company
By Jessica DiNapoli and Nigel Hunt
NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) -Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut BARN.S said on Friday it had halted operations at one of its plants in Mexico after tests found that production at that site did not meet the company's quality standards.
A spokesperson for Barry Callebaut, which is also one of the world's largest cocoa processors, said in a statement to Reuters the company was putting in place some corrective measures to address the sub-standard production at the plant, without giving any details about what was the problem.
Reuters had asked the company for a position about production in Mexico following information it had received from a source regarding delays on deliveries of chocolate by Barry Callebaut to some of its clients in the country.
"As part of these routine controls, we identified a test case in one of our Mexican factories that did not meet our standards. As a precaution, we have proactively halted production at this site and already implemented corrective actions," said the company.
The company said it was talking to clients to secure product delivery using other installations in North America.
Reporting by Jessica DiNapoli in New York and Nigel Hunt in London, writing by Marcelo Teixeira, editing by Diane Craft and Sandra Maler
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