Academy Locations
Knowledge within reach, the world over!
Our CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ centers are teaching and training
centers for artisans and
professionals who want to improve their working
skills in chocolate and learn about new trends,
techniques and recipes. More than 500 interested craftsmen attend
our events every week.
With the infrastructure of our CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ centers we can
cater to each and every question on cocoa, chocolate and
the technical aspects involved. We can also experiment
with potential applications for chocolate, among all the
possibilities.
- Europe
- Americas
- Asia
- Africa
CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center United Kingdom, Banbury


The UK CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center is based in Banbury, Oxfordshire and is a ‘State of the Art’ purpose-built training environment with eight individual work stations, allowing for one-to-one, hands-on tuition. The Academy is situated adjacent to the factory allowing easy access for tours of the Barry Callebaut plant.
Our courses have been designed to offer practical and theoretical help for the novice chocolatier through to the chocolate artisan, pastry chef, confectioner, baker, caterer and lecturer.
We are extremely proud to have some distinguished chefs from both the United Kingdom and Europe to help run our courses, all of whom have extensive knowledge, expertise and experience in the field of chocolate.
We would welcome the opportunity to share with you our passion and expertise to expand and fulfil your chocolate creativity.