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The Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC) based in Tema, near Accra in Ghana, was incorporated in November 1981 as a Limited Liability Company. The Company, whose main objective is to process cocoa beans by adding value to them, comprises two factories, namely The Cocoa Factory and The Confectionery Factory. The company processes raw cocoa beans into semi-finished products - cocoa liquor, butter,natural/alkalized cake or powder whilst the Confectionery Factory manufactures the Golden Tree chocolate bars, couverture, pebbles (chocolate coated peanut), VITACO and ALLTIME drinking chocolate Powder, ChocoDelight(Chocolate spread), ChocoBake and Royale natural cocoa powder. The CPC factories process only the choicest premium Ghana cocoa beans Without any blending, probably the only factory in the world which can make such a claim. Through intensive research and product development, CPC turns out products, which meet international quality standards and also consumer satisfaction. To this end, CPC opens its doors to entrepreneurs interested in working with it to develop a specific chocolate product for any particular market segment. In the year 2002 CPC's position as one of the world's best chocolate producers was re-confirmed at the Monde Selection Competition held in Paris, France. At this Competition all the seven brands of chocolate and ALLTIME Drinking chocolate powder presented won gold medals on account of their distinctive quality. As a Good Corporate Citizen, Cocoa Processing Company supports educational programmes in Ghana. The Company has established a GHC 500million-Endowment Fund to assist in equipping the distressed laboratories of the Science Faculties of the universities in Ghana. The Company is currently engaged in an expansion programme which is aimed at increasing its cocoa throughout capacity from the original 25,000 metric tonnes per annum to 65,000 metric tonnes per annum.The expansion programme is in two phases. Phase One which involved the construction of a new state-of-the-art factory with a capacity to process 30,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans into cocoa liquor was complete and was commissioned in November 2005 by His Excellency John Agyekum Kufour, the President of the Republic of Ghana. The factory is currently in operation and producing high quality liquor. Phase Two of the programme entails the rehabilitation of the existing factory into a modern factory with an increased capacity capable of processing 35,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans into cocoa butter cake and powder. The rehabilitation is on-going and is expected to be completed by the end of 2007. -
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