Maestrani
Maestrani is a Swiss chocolate producer based in Flawil (St. Gallen). It was founded in 1852 in Lucerne by Aquilino Maestrani (1814 - 1880), a Ticinese chocolatier from Aquila. The company became prosperous after it was moved to St. Gallen in 1859. The company also owns two other chocolate brands: Minor and Munz.
Maestrani produces various 100 g chocolate bars. It also produces the Minor bars, which are rectangular praline bars, and the Munz bars, which are various filled chocolate bars, among which is the "Munz Banana", a dark chocolate bar with banana-flavored filling.
As of 2020, 165 people work in Flawil.[1]
The chocolate factory in Flawil includes a visitor center and a museum, named Maestrani's Chocolarium. It was inaugurated in 2017.
References[]
- ^ "Ein bitteres Jahr für die Schoggi". St. Galler Tagblatt. 2021-02-26.
External links[]
Media related to Maestrani at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Visitor center website
- Maestrani in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Companies established in 1852
- Swiss chocolate companies
- Swiss brands
- Brand name chocolate
- Food and drink companies established in 1852
- Museums in the canton of St. Gallen
- Canton of St. Gallen