Venchi

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.

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Venchi
Private company
IndustryChocolate production
Founded1878
FounderSilviano Venchi
Headquarters
Castelletto Stura, Cuneo, Piedmont
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsChocolate
Revenue€ 38Mln (2011)
Number of employees
51-200
Websitewww.venchi.com

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]

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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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