Hachez

Bremer HACHEZ Chocolade GmbH & Co. KG
Industry Chocolate production
Founded 1. July 1890 in Bremen
Founder Joseph Emil Hachez
Headquarters Bremen, Germany
Number of employees
 360 (2015)
Website www.hachez.de

Hachez is a chocolate manufacturing company based in Bremen in northern Germany. It was founded in 1890 by Joseph Emile Hachez. It is the second largest German manufacturer of chocolate products, after Lindt.[1]

History

The company was founded by Joseph Emile Hachez in 1890. The Westerstrasse headquarters was located in the centre of Bremen. In the year of 1923, Hachez was walking and took notice of the autumn leaves. It inspired him to recreate the chocolate to look similar to the leaves he had seen earlier.[2]

Production

The cocoa that is used comes from the world's leading growing regions, but it mainly comes from South America. The flavor is extracted by using the hot-air currents that are in traditional roasting drums. When the cocoa is ground and rolled, it is an average diameter of 0.0010 to 0.0014 mm. The conching of the cocoa then takes place for up to 72 hours. The confectioners then handcraft the various sweets that are produced. Altogether, it takes over 100 hours to produce and complete the finished product[3]

Distribution

Hachez has distribution partners in the following countries:

  • India
  • Austria
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Bremen, food capital of northern Germany". ViaMichelin. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  2. ↑ "The History of HACHEZ". BREMER HACHEZ CHOCOLADE. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Quality". BREMER HACHEZ CHOCOLADE. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Worldwide HACHEZ Distribution Partners". BREMER HACHEZ CHOCOLADE. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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