Our Company

Nutresa CHOCOLATES EXPERTISE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF HISTORY

    • 1920

      Several local chocolate producers are integrated to create the Compañía Nacional de Chocolates in Colombia
    • 1930 to 1940

      Creation of a specialized testing laboratory and acquisition of cutting edge machinery.
    • 1958 to 1960

      The company creates the Agricultural Cacao Development Department and started an active program to promote the cocoa crop development.
    • 1960

      Global alliances with strategic partners in Asia.
    • 1980 to 1995

      International expansion to markets such as: EUU, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands.
    • 2000

      Business relationships with global partners in the USA.
    • 2004 to 2009

      Opening of new manufacturing facilities in Mexico, Peru and Costa Rica.
    • 2012 to 2015

      Important environmental advances: Carbon Neutral certification ni Costa Rica manufacturing facility and Colombia Cocoa Farm, substitution of coal fuel for natural gas and implementation of solar panels (Colombia manufacturing facility).
    • Present

      Industrial business expansion. Cordilera Brand launch.

CHOCOLATE EXPERTISE: MORE THAN 100 years of History

our processes and technology

FROM SEED TO BAR

  • Seed production and delivery to farmers.
  • Direct agricultural consulting and training to farmers.
  • Direct purchase from farmers and processing of bean into chocolate.

ECO-EFFICIENCY

  • Clean production focused on saving water resources, industrial waste recovery, emission reduction and energy consumption.

FLEXIBILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

  • 5 manufacturing facilities with their own pilot plants, all of them able to develop standard or tailor made products with high eficiency.

INTEGRATED QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM*

  • Processes and certifications supporting top quality products.

*INTEGRATED QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

High quality standards alinged with international requirements guaranteeing full traceability. We have a strong Integrated Management System including certifications such as:
PROCESSES PRODUCTS ENVIROMENTAL

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