Chocolaterie Robert
Founded | Toamasina, Madagascar (1940 ) |
---|---|
Founder | Mr and Mrs Robert |
Headquarters | , Madagascar |
Area served | Madagascar, France, United Kingdom |
Key people | Mr Ramanandraibe (President and CEO) |
Website | www |
Chocolaterie Robert is the first commercial producer of locally produced chocolate in
History
Chocolaterie Robert is the first brand of chocolate to be commercially produced and sold in
Products
Robert chocolate bars (Chocolat Robert) are currently available throughout Madagascar and in 12 stores in France and one in the United Kingdom. Artisanal chocolates and other sweets are sold in speciality Chocolaterie Robert boutiques at seven locations in Madagascar.[3] These include cakes, chocolate-based candies, baking chocolate, chocolate powder, and chocolate bars.[4] On 18 October 2014, Robert chocolate won awards in several categories at the International Chocolate Awards in London. These included the gold medal for 50% milk chocolate, the silver medal for 85% dark chocolate, the silver medal for its white chocolate with vanilla, and the bronze medal for its 65% dark chocolate, considered the most difficult category with over 100 competitors.[1]
Operations
The Ramandraibe group is currently working closely with the farmers of Brickaville to rebuild local expertise in cocoa production.[2] Since 2012 the company has made intensive investments to further improve the quality of their chocolate in order to compete globally with international chocolate makers. To this end, the company established a series of cooperatives employing 125 farmers in the Ambanja region to produce top quality organic cocoa. New high performance machines were purchased for the Antananarivo factory, and the company has adopted British quality standards as required by the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point in order to expand into the British market.[1]
References
- ^ a b c http://www.chocolaterierobert.com/fr/la-chocolaterie-robert-à-l’honneur [dead link]
- ^ a b "Historique | Chocolaterie Robert". Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Nos boutiques | Chocolaterie Robert". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Produits | Chocolaterie Robert". Archived from the original on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-06-03.