Chocolate & chocolate products

Belgium is globally known and respected for its chocolates
The sector shares the Belgian craftmanship though training and innovation centers worldwide
Did you know that the praline was invented by Jean Neuhaus in Belgium
With the Beyond Chocolate initiative, the sector is making Belgian chocolate more sustainable
Sector represented by Choprabisco, the Royal Belgian Association for Biscuits, Chocolate, Pralines and Confectionary

Belgium: global market leader in chocolate

Browse 190 Belgian companies in this category

Limar accelerates the green transition: new high-tech chocolate factory is the largest in Belgium’s Campine region

In Turnhout, family-owned praline producer Limar has officially opened its brand-new chocolate factory, the largest of its kind in Belgium’s Campine region. With 12,000 m² of floor space, the new site combines industrial-scale production with energy-efficient features.

A sweet partnership between Klingele and Japan

Since the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) came into effect in 2019, a sweet partnership has flourished between Klingele Chocolade and Japan. Belgian chocolates have always been a hit with the Japanese, but the agreement has given our exports an extra boost.

Federal agency for the safety of the food chain - Keeping our food safe

The Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (‘FASFC’) preserves the safety and the quality of food in order to protect humans, animals and plants.

Cargill invests €12 million in a Belgian chocolate factory

In response to the increasing demand for premium Belgian chocolate, the American food company Cargill will invest in a world-class production line for liquid chocolate.

Chocolate, Belgium’s most excellent ambassador

Nowhere in the world are people as besotted with chocolate as in Belgium. For a Belgian, chocolate is a way of life. How did it come to this?