ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː stˈoʊlwɚk wʌz sˈoʊld tə bˈæɹi kˈælɪbˌaʊt ˌeɪdʒˈiː, ðə wˈɜːldz lˈɑːɹdʒɪst tʃˈɑːklət kˈʌmpəni, hˌuː bˈɔːt bˈæk ɪts pˈʌblɪk ʃˈɛɹz ænd sˈiːst pɹədˈʌkʃən æt ðə pˈɛɹənt fˈæktɚɹi ɪn kəlˈoʊn, dʒˈʌst lˈiːvɪŋ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv fˈʌŋkʃənz ðˈɛɹ.
In 2002 Stollwerck was sold to Barry Callebaut AG, the world's largest chocolate company, who bought back its public shares and ceased production at the parent factory in Cologne, just leaving administrative functions there.