Chocolats Halba

Chocolats Halba is a Swiss chocolate producer based in Pratteln (Basel-Landschaft).[1] Chocolate Halba operates its own factory shops, the so-called Schoggihüsli, in Pratteln and at the former factory in Hinwil.[2] It is a division of the retail company Coop and processes around 20,000 tons of chocolate into bars, pralines and Easter bunnies every year.[3] Around 40% of the chocolate is delivered to the Coop Group, the rest goes to third-party customers around the world – including those in Switzerland, Germany, France, Holland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and China. In addition to the Coop brand Swiss Confisa, they also produce for other brands such as "Die Gute Schokolade" by Plant-for-the-Planet[4] and for the processing industry.

Chocolats Halba
TypeDivision of Coop Group
IndustryChocolate production
PredecessorHalba AG
FoundedMay 5, 1933 (1933-05-05) in Zurich, Switzerland
FounderWilly Hallheimer and Werner Baer
HeadquartersPratteln, (Basel-Landschaft),
Switzerland
Key people
Anton von Weissenfluh
ProductsChocolate
RevenueCHF 135 Mio.
Number of employees
278
ParentCoop Group
Websitehalba.ch/en.html

In 2022, Chocolats Halba had annual sales of CHF 285 million. Chocolats Halba generates 90% of its sales with products that carry sustainability labels.[5]

History

The company was founded on May 5, 1933, (the day of the constitutive general meeting; the entry in the commercial register took place on May 19, 1993[6]) by Willy Hallheimer and Werner Baer in Zurich as Halba AG. Hallheimer contributed 18,000 francs of the 30,000 francs start-up capital and gave Baer a pledged loan of 12,000 francs for his share. Production started in Baer's apartment with four employees. In 1955 the company moved to Wallisellen. Halba has been producing for Coop since 1960. In 1967, the two manufacturers Käppeli and SpoSa (formerly Spoerry and Schaufelberger AG, Wald Zürich) were taken over.[1] In 1968, Coop acquired a share of Halba, which was followed by another milestone in 1970, the automation of production. In 1972 the Coop took over Halba completely. At the end of 2000, production moved from Wald Zürich to Hinwil.

In 2013, Chocolats Halba Honduras AG was founded as the first branch in a developing country.[7]

In 2017, Chocolats Halba moved into its new production facility in Pratteln, near Basel, on the Areal Salina Raurica site. The previous locations in Wallisellen and Hinwil were abandoned. In September 2017, Chocolats Halba was merged with the Coop Sunray division.[8] The new company was named Chocolats Halba / Sunray. Chocolats Halba / Sunray is a member of IG Bio.[9]

Company

Coop owns 75 percent of Chocolats Halba S.A. de C.V. in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.[10]

Awards

On April 28, 2018, Chocolats Halba received the Swiss Ethics Award for the "Sustainable Chocolate from Ecuador" project. The joint project by Chocolats Halba and Coop pursues ecominic, ecological and social goals: e.g. the increase in living standards, biodiversity and the integration and promotion of young farmers.[11]

See also

References
  1. "schokoladentafeln.ch". schokoladentafeln.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  2. "Schoggihüsli - ein Haus voller Schoggi - Home". www.schoggihuesli.ch. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. https://report.coop.ch/app/uploads/Coop_Unternehmensprofil_2022_EN.pdf
  4. "Die Gute Schokolade". Chclt.net (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  5. "Zahlen und Fakten". Chocolat Halba (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. "Judgment of the II Civil Division of December 6, 1935 Bosshard v. Hallheimer" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  7. "HALBA Sweet. Salty. Swiss". www.halba.ch. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  8. "Chocolats Halba".
  9. "Mitglieder". igbio.ch.
  10. "Dokumentation zur Bilanzmedienkonferenz der Coop-Gruppe" (PDF). coop.ch. 2021-02-16.
  11. "Coop Switzerland And Halba Chocolates Win Swiss Ethics Award". ESM Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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