Harold Poelma
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Harold Poelma (47) is the Managing Director of Cargill’s Cocoa activities in Europe, Africa and Asia. These activities are part of Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate.
Harold Poelma has worked in the cocoa industry for Cargill in the Netherlands since 2001. He joined Cargill in 1987 and has held various management positions in Cargill‘s oilseeds processing division and grain trading division in Europe and the United States. He has a degree in industrial engineering & management science from the University of Technology in Eindhoven.
About Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate offers the food industry a wide range of both standard and customised cocoa and chocolate ingredients to be used in bakery, confectionery, and dairy applications all over the world. The product range includes high quality Gerkens® cocoa powders, chocolate, coatings, fillings, cocoa liquors and cocoa butters. With years of experience in technical food expertise Cargill supports its customers in new recipes and new product development.
Cargills processing plants in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Ghana, the Netherlands, UK and the USA are fully dedicated to produce in accordance with the highest food safety standards.
To secure a good quality and sustainable supply of cocoa beans Cargill has it’s own cocoa bean sourcing operations for buying, handling and exporting of cocoa beans in Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia and Vietnam. Presence in all the leading producing countries allows Cargill to oversee the supply chain from beans at origin to cocoa and chocolate products. In addition, extensive market research and analysis proves to be a source of valuable information to their customers.
For more information visit: www.cargillcocoachocolate.com