The Lindt Cocoa Center, which is located in Olten in the canton of Solothurn, is Lindt & Sprüngli’s largest cocoa mass plant. From there, the company delivers cocoa mass to production companies in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and France.
The cocoa beans processed in Olten are mainly sourced from West Africa and Latin America and are first shipped to the Netherlands and then transported to Olten via rail. Lindt & Sprüngli calls Olten’s “ideal connection to railway infrastructure” a key advantage for the location.
Lindt & Sprüngli has now announced that it will invest more than 30 million Swiss francs in 2018 to expand and modernize the Olten plant. This includes setting up another line for roasting cocoa beans and a new loading bay, as well as installing a state-of-the-art research facility for tests on beans, recipes and processes. The investment will strengthen the production site in Olten and Switzerland’s importance in the long term.
The newly increased capacities in Olten will be in place by spring 2019 and will support future growth of the Lindt & Sprüngli group, which is headquartered in Kilchberg in the canton of Zurich.
Lindt & Sprüngli describes itself as one of the few companies that controls every step of its chocolate production – from the selection of cocoa beans through to the finished product.
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