The Chocolate Factory

Today I got to indulge in chocolates of various shapes and flavours.

It is said that eating a chocolate heightens desires, enhances moods and makes one calmer. Coupled by the fact that it was raining today,  it couldn't have been a more perfect day.  I love the rain, especially when I am indoors.

I can imagine Willy Wonka walking around the new Ringgit Malaysia 55 million industrial chocolate facility of  Guan Chong Berhad (GCB) located at PLOT D32, Jalan DPB/b, Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Gelang Patah,

The new facility with state-of-art machinery from Switzerland and Germany can churn out 10,000 metric tones in its first phase, but will eventually produce 50,000 metric tonnes in the future. GCB, established in 1990, is currently the 4th largest cocoa processors in the world, with total annual grinding capacity of 200,000 tonnes per year.

According to the Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysia has a cocoa grinding capacity of 300,000 tonnes annually.  Of this, about 85 per cent of the grinding capacity is based in Johor. 

Johor is expected to produce 360,000 tonnes of industrial chocolates annually by the year 2020 to generate RM4 billion in revenue for Malaysia.