Dive Brief:

• Cargill is investing $48 million in an expansion of its Mouscron, Belgium chocolate production facility.
• The company broke ground on the project Monday, and it is expected to double the facility's capacity over the next two years while adding 40 jobs.
• The additional production lines will open summer 2014, and the facility will use raw materials like cocoa butter from Cargill plants in The Netherlands and France.

Dive Insight:

With this expansion, Cargill's cocoa and chocolate business will be able to make more liquid dark and milk chocolate, along with solid drops and chunks. Basically, the company, which has pledged to use sustainable cocoa, will be able to broaden its variety of recipes and, hopefully, further grow its cocoa and chocolate business as a result.