Barry Callebaut’s Pathway series of chocolates launches at Sweets and Snacks Expo

Barry Callebaut is expanding its dairy-free chocolate series with a new range gaining a debut at this year’s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago, USA.

The Swiss-headquartered company has chosen the major stateside event, which is being staged in Illinois between May 22-24, as a prime market for its latest release.

Its Pathway range said to be suitable for many applications including confectionery, baked goods, cereals, and snack products. Its coatings and inclusions offer sweet and decadent flavour profiles that aim to ensure customers can create products that respond directly to consumer demand for more dairy-free options.

These products are offered in dark and “milk-like” flavours. The “milk-like” products offer a lighter colour and “milkier” type flavour profile to mimic as closely as possible the flavour of a milk chocolate.

The new product line is an example of Barry Callebaut’s commitment to product development and innovation that responds to consumer demands.

According to Laura Bergan, director of innovation and market Development at Barry Callebaut, “Many consumers are interested in healthier options and have adapted their lifestyles to include more plant-based foods and thereby turning to dairy-free products. The Pathway coating and inclusion portfolio is a fantastic offering to provide our customer base with alternative options to fit consumers’ demands in the dairy-free space.”

During the Sweets & Snacks Expo, Barry Callebaut will also be presenting its newly published ‘Consumer Chocolate Sensory Wheel’ with the company’s global research and development methodologies manager, Renata Januszewska.

This will be based on a new book ‘Hidden Persuaders in Cocoa & Chocolate – A Flavor Lexicon for Cocoa and Chocolate Sensory Professionals’, written by Januszewska, with input from Barry Callebaut’s team of chocolate and cocoa scientists and specialists, and leading global flavor house Givaudan, the Consumer Chocolate Sensory Wheel is the first serious attempt rooted in science to create a sensory language for the chocolate industry.

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