Venchi
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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Chocolate production |
Founded | 1878 |
Founder | Silviano Venchi |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Chocolate |
Revenue | € 38Mln (2011) |
10,000,000 Euro (2017) | |
Number of employees | 51-200 |
Website | www |
Venchi is an Italian gourmet chocolate manufacturer founded by chocolatier Silviano Venchi.[1] After its establishment in Turin in early 1878, the company expanded throughout Italy with its Nougatine, small candies made of crushed and caramelized hazelnuts coated in dark chocolate.
For the production of the various chocolates, Venchi uses cocoa originating from plantations in Central/South America and Africa, distilled rum from the Caribbean, as well as natural vanilla. The Piedmontese hazelnuts are claimed to prevent the chocolate from tasting acidic.[2]
In 2006 they started to make ice cream, sold by their shops all over the world. Their operate 120 shops is in 70 countries.[3]
Awards
In October 2004, Venchi's Chocaviar was awarded the Vassoio d'Oro Award at the EuroChocolate festival in Perugia.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Learn More about Venchi Italian Chocolate History". Venchi Chocolate USA. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Nocciole e pistacchi sempre più cari. Ma Venchi li vuole solo italiani e Igp". lastampa.it (in Italian). 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Andrea Guerra investe nel cioccolato e diventa socio di Venchi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ Bocca, Claudia (2011-01-28). Torino capitale (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-88-541-2903-0.