I’m glad Denmark isn’t in top of the list. I see no reason to export chocolate when you like it yourself.
Surprised by this rating. I didn’t think Poland exported so much chocolate
Take that Belgium and Switzerland
NL?! Is that just all Tony’s?..
The land of chocolate
Nom nom nom!
Eat that, Belgium!
This is a top tier infographic. Probs to the makers!
I remember in communism there was no chocolate in Poland. Only what was called chocolatish products. How times have changed.
Poland exports its chocolate because it’s so bad. Then they import German and Swiss chocolate to eat (yeah I know some people buy ewedel/wawel etc but that’s because it’s cheaper than Milka,Ferrero and Lindt
Wonder how the swiss would stack up
I know it’s not EU but I’d looove some Freia chocolate from Norway right now.
I’m going to guess it boils down to brands right? Aren’t Lindt and Milka German brands – I’ve seen those around the world. Poland’s big chocolate brand is E. Wedel which was owned by Pepsi, and now by one of Japan’s biggest candy companies who use Wedel as part of their global role out into the chocolate market.
WEDEL STRONK
Cocoa grows in none of them. Also not in Switzerland.
And the largest chocolate company exporting from Poland is probably Mondelez: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/poland-baltics/
Their operations in Poland manufacture chocolate for various Mondelez brands, such as «British» Cadbury, «Belgian» Cote d’Or, «German» Milka, «Swedish» Marabou, «Norwegian» Freia, «Swiss» Suchard…
«The Chocolate Factory and Research, Development & Quality (RDQ) Center are located in the Lower Silesia province, a short distance from Wroclaw. The Factory in Bielany Wroclawskie was established in 1993, It is known for the variety of products, from tasty caramels to sublime flavors of chocolates. Among chocolate products, Milk Tray pralines are produced along with Cadbury chocolate tablets. Our plant’s headcount is ca. 650 employees and the IL6S program had been implemented in the factory.»
«Mondelēz chocolate factory in Jankowice is located about 30 km away from Poznan. The plant was founded in 1995, initially under the name Stollwerck and joined Mondelēz International in 2013. We use unique technology for many of the products produced in Jankowice factory. In our brand portfolio you can find the top chocolate such as Côte D’Or, Milka, Nussbeiser, Freia, Marabou and Suchard. Our products go to stores throughout the country and to countries all over Europe.»
So you guys eat our chocolate??? What polish brands do you have over there?
What does extra EU country mean
I’m not sure how relevant this statistic is. My question is the following: I expect most exports are done via ports, thus if a chocolate is a continental EU country, wouldn’t it be first exported to the Netherlands or Germany and then from a port there to the world market? If that’s the case, wouldn’t that show up as an extra EU export from DE or NL?
Guess Belgium is more into the luxury stuff. Don’t have to sell much if you sell it at a high price. I wouldn’t be surprised that Poland is on there as exporter for the East European market. (Don’t get me wrong, I love myself some Ptasie mleczko but I can’t for the life of me find it anywhere other than at the “Eastern European Section” at my German super market.)
None of these countries are particularly known for quality chocolate, but they make a lot of chocolate.
I’ve recently noticed that the cheapest chocolate available in my supermarket is these days made in Poland, used to be Germany. Probably to cut costs.
Are the Netherlands actually producing chocolate, or is this just another case of “Netherlands have big ports”?
With Aldi&Lidl, Germans are the Chinese of cheap stuff that resembles food (incl. chocolate)
It’s because their chocolate is inedible
So that’s who benefits now the most from the 4x prices of cacao 😂
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source: [International trade in chocolate in 2023](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240328-1) by Eurostat
How is Italy not there?
Polska strong
I’m glad Denmark isn’t in top of the list. I see no reason to export chocolate when you like it yourself.
Surprised by this rating. I didn’t think Poland exported so much chocolate
Take that Belgium and Switzerland
NL?! Is that just all Tony’s?..
The land of chocolate
Nom nom nom!
Eat that, Belgium!
This is a top tier infographic. Probs to the makers!
I remember in communism there was no chocolate in Poland. Only what was called chocolatish products. How times have changed.
Poland exports its chocolate because it’s so bad. Then they import German and Swiss chocolate to eat (yeah I know some people buy ewedel/wawel etc but that’s because it’s cheaper than Milka,Ferrero and Lindt
Wonder how the swiss would stack up
I know it’s not EU but I’d looove some Freia chocolate from Norway right now.
I’m going to guess it boils down to brands right? Aren’t Lindt and Milka German brands – I’ve seen those around the world. Poland’s big chocolate brand is E. Wedel which was owned by Pepsi, and now by one of Japan’s biggest candy companies who use Wedel as part of their global role out into the chocolate market.
WEDEL STRONK
Cocoa grows in none of them. Also not in Switzerland.
Quality over quantity 😉
Any recommendation for the Kurwa chocolates?
The largest chocolate company exporting from the Netherlands, is probably Mars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Nederland
And the largest chocolate company exporting from Poland is probably Mondelez: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/poland-baltics/
Their operations in Poland manufacture chocolate for various Mondelez brands, such as «British» Cadbury, «Belgian» Cote d’Or, «German» Milka, «Swedish» Marabou, «Norwegian» Freia, «Swiss» Suchard…
«The Chocolate Factory and Research, Development & Quality (RDQ) Center are located in the Lower Silesia province, a short distance from Wroclaw. The Factory in Bielany Wroclawskie was established in 1993, It is known for the variety of products, from tasty caramels to sublime flavors of chocolates. Among chocolate products, Milk Tray pralines are produced along with Cadbury chocolate tablets. Our plant’s headcount is ca. 650 employees and the IL6S program had been implemented in the factory.»
«Mondelēz chocolate factory in Jankowice is located about 30 km away from Poznan. The plant was founded in 1995, initially under the name Stollwerck and joined Mondelēz International in 2013. We use unique technology for many of the products produced in Jankowice factory. In our brand portfolio you can find the top chocolate such as Côte D’Or, Milka, Nussbeiser, Freia, Marabou and Suchard. Our products go to stores throughout the country and to countries all over Europe.»
So you guys eat our chocolate??? What polish brands do you have over there?
What does extra EU country mean
I’m not sure how relevant this statistic is. My question is the following: I expect most exports are done via ports, thus if a chocolate is a continental EU country, wouldn’t it be first exported to the Netherlands or Germany and then from a port there to the world market? If that’s the case, wouldn’t that show up as an extra EU export from DE or NL?
Guess Belgium is more into the luxury stuff. Don’t have to sell much if you sell it at a high price. I wouldn’t be surprised that Poland is on there as exporter for the East European market. (Don’t get me wrong, I love myself some Ptasie mleczko but I can’t for the life of me find it anywhere other than at the “Eastern European Section” at my German super market.)
None of these countries are particularly known for quality chocolate, but they make a lot of chocolate.
I’ve recently noticed that the cheapest chocolate available in my supermarket is these days made in Poland, used to be Germany. Probably to cut costs.
Are the Netherlands actually producing chocolate, or is this just another case of “Netherlands have big ports”?
With Aldi&Lidl, Germans are the Chinese of cheap stuff that resembles food (incl. chocolate)
It’s because their chocolate is inedible
So that’s who benefits now the most from the 4x prices of cacao 😂