Alprose

Alprose is a Swiss chocolate producer based in Caslano (Ticino). It was founded in 1957[1] under the name Titlis SA (in reference to the mountain in the Swiss Alps) and received its current name in 1983.[2]

Alprose
IndustryConfectionery production
Founded1857 under the name Titlis-Chocolat
Headquarters
Caslano
,
Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Productschocolate bars, napolitains and dragées
Websitealprose.ch

Products

Alprose produces a variety of chocolate bars, napolitains and dragées.

According to the company the chocolates is produced CO2-neutrally.[3]

Projects

The company Alprose is involved in research projects on the Alpine flora, in collaboration with the Swiss National Park. It also collaborates with the Swiss Alpine Club.[4]

Factory

The factory in Caslano includes a visitor center and museum, which was inaugurated in 1991. An elevated corridor in the factory allows visitors to watch the production of chocolate bars from the cocoa beans.[5]

See also

References
  1. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione, Made in Svizzera: Chocolat Alprose - RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera (in Italian), retrieved 2022-09-29
  2. "DRT / Fabbriche di cioccolata ticinesi / aspetti economici". www.sbt.ti.ch. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  3. "Alprose". Alprose. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  4. Du plaisir avec les Alpes suisses, Swiss Alpine Club
  5. Un museo da mangiare, Swissinfo. ("Una particolarità: all'Alprose di Caslano vi è anche la possibilità - unica in Svizzera - di seguire la produzione del cioccolato. La fabbrica cura tutta la lavorazione del prodotto, dalla pulitura e tostatura delle fave di cacao fino all’ottenimento del prodotto finito e confezionato.")
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