07 Nov 2013 --- In the past fiscal year 2012/13 (ended August 31, 2013), Barry Callebaut – the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – strongly increased its sales volume by 11.4% to 1,535,662 tonnes. Excluding the recently acquired cocoa business, the Group accelerated the pace of its volume growth in the second half to +8.7% for the full year. This growth, which was considerably above the global market4, was achieved in a partly challenging economic environment. All Regions and Product Groups contributed to this exceptional growth.