Venchi
TypePrivate company
IndustryChocolate production
Founded1878
FounderSilviano Venchi
Headquarters
Castelletto Stura, Cuneo, Piedmont
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsChocolate
Revenue€ 38Mln (2011)
10,000,000 euro (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
51-200
Websitewww.venchi.com

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 its various chocolates, Venchi uses cocoa originating from plantations in Central America, South America, and Africa along with distilled rum from the Caribbean and natural vanilla. The Piedmontese hazelnuts are claimed to prevent the chocolate from tasting acidic.[2]

The company started to make ice cream in 2006, and it operates approximately 120 shops in more than 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

  1. ↑ "Learn More about Venchi Italian Chocolate History". Venchi Chocolate USA. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Guerra investe nel cioccolato e diventa socio di Venchi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  4. ↑ Bocca, Claudia (2011-01-28). Torino capitale (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-88-541-2903-0.
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