Cargill Steps Up Ambitions in the Professional Chocolate Market with VANOVA™

Cargill has introduced VANOVA™, a premium chocolate brand developed for professional chefs, pastry chefs and the HoReCa sector to the Turkish market. The brand, which combines the company's global cocoa and chocolate expertise with production capacity in Turkey, stands out with consistent performance, superior quality and versatile application properties.

VANOVA™, created as a result of Cargill's innovation and chef-focused product development approach, aims to address quality consistency issues, one of the most critical needs of professional kitchens. The brand supports operational efficiency by delivering the same taste profile, fluidity and performance with every use.

Belgian heritage, Turkish production
Inspired by a chocolate tradition dating back to 1880s Antwerp, VANOVA™ is today produced in Turkey with the backing of Cargill's global cocoa supply chain security. In the product development process, collaborative work between chefs at the "House of Chocolate" concept center in Belgium and R&D teams played a key role.

Wide range of applications and technical excellence
The Black Diamond 55 (dark), Coral 35 (milk) and Pearl 29 (white) couverture varieties in the VANOVA™ product range were developed to deliver high performance in various applications such as ganache, praline, coating and ice cream.

With its formula containing 100% cocoa butter, ideal fluidity level and ease of tempering, the product provides chefs with flexibility in both delicate decorative work and applications requiring dense consistency.

Positive feedback from chefs
In a study conducted by independent research firm Akademetre Research with 200 chefs, VANOVA™ received positive evaluations for its suitability to Turkish palate and performance.

Chef İbrahim Yıldız, who tested the product, noted that VANOVA™ offers a balanced profile across different recipes, stating that they obtained stable and reliable results, particularly in terms of tempering process, shine, break structure and fluidity.

"A trusted solution partner for professionals"
Cem Beysel, Senior Director of Cargill Food META Functional Systems and Strategy, made the following remarks regarding the launch:

"Professional chefs and artisan producers in Turkey need technically strong and consistent products they can rely on while expressing their creativity. VANOVA™ was developed to meet this need. Our aim is to be a trusted solution partner for professionals."

Beysel noted that VANOVA™ is positioned not only as a chocolate product but also as a platform that supports chefs' creativity.