Favarger
IndustryChocolate production
Founded1826 (1826) in Geneva, Switzerland
FounderJacques Foulquier
Headquarters
Versoix
,
Switzerland
Key people
Luka Rajic
Websitefavarger.com

Favarger is a Swiss chocolate making company founded by Jacques Foulquier in 1826 in Geneva. It is currently located in Versoix, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

History

Favarger Antique Chevrolet Truck and the Boutique at Quai des Bergues in Geneva

In 1826, Jacques Foulquier, a confectioner, moved to Geneva and started a chocolate company.[1] One of his daughters later married Jean-Samuel Favarger who took over his father in laws' company.[2]

In 1878, the company relocated outside of Geneva, in Versoix, a small commune in the canton of Geneva. The location of the former chocolate factory is today's Batîment des Forces Motrices.

In 1922, the company created one of their signature chocolates called Avalines. The brick chocolates combine milk and dark chocolate with praline, almonds and Madagascan vanilla.[1]

The Favarger family maintained ownership of the company until 2003 when the majority of shares were purchased by Luka Rajic. [3] Rajic's goal was to blend the traditional expertise of Favarger as a chocolate specialist with his own managerial skills in order to expand the brand's presence both in Switzerland and internationally.

Favarger collaborated with the Goldkenn chocolate company from its launch in 1980 until 1995.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Geneva's new Choco Pass offers a sweet-tooth tour like no other". The Independent. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Favarger, la Manufacture de Chocolats de Genève depuis 1826". Market.ch. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Selon l'homme fort de Favarger, l'avenir du chocolatier est dans le haut de gamme". Le Temps (in French). 18 November 2003. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Guertchakoff, Serge (12 January 2015). "Favarger, le plus petit des grands chocolatiers". Bilan. Retrieved 29 March 2022. Dès 1980, la société obtient un contrat «private label» pour une start-up appelée à connaître un immense succès: Goldkenn, créée par Christian Belce-Kennedy et Steve Goldstein. Il s'agit des fameux lingots dorés remplis de chocolats. Cette idée géniale fera un tel tabac que lorsque Goldkenn rompt ses relations avec Favarger en 1995, ce client représentait alors environ 60% du chiffre d'affaires! [In 1980, the company obtained a "private label" contract for a start-up destined to experience immense success: Goldkenn, created by Christian Belce-Kennedy and Steve Goldstein. These are the famous golden ingots filled with chocolates. This brilliant idea will be such a hit that when Goldkenn breaks its relations with Favarger in 1995, this client then represented around 60% of the turnover!]
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