date:Jun 19, 2014
the form of cocoa husk, or some 76% of the fruit. In order to turn this waste problem into an opportunity, Barry Callebaut decided to search for a partner that could further explore the idea of creating a cocoa husk packaging. The company eventually contacted paper manufacturer James Cropper to create such a packaging.
Through a series of trials, a cocoa husk paper was developed which is predominantly made up of unbleached cellulose fibre, with cocoa husk representing 10% of the fibre content.