Neuhaus (chocolatier)

Neuhaus
IndustryChocolatier
Founded1857; 167 years ago (1857) in Brussels, Belgium
FounderJean Neuhaus
Headquarters
Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsLuxury chocolates, chocolate truffles, biscuits and ice cream
OwnerCompagnie Du Bois Sauvage SA
WebsiteNeuhaus Chocolates Official Belgian website
Neuhaus' original shop in the Galeries Royales in Brussels

Neuhaus is a Belgian chocolatier which manufactures and sells luxury chocolates, chocolate truffles, biscuits and ice cream. The company was founded in 1857 by Jean Neuhaus, a Swiss immigrant, who opened the first store in the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert in central Brussels. In 1912, his grandson, Jean Neuhaus II, invented the chocolate praline, a decadent chocolate cream ganache center inside a chocolate shell, the original filled chocolate.[1]

Today, Neuhaus has over 1,500 selling points in 50 countries. All Neuhaus products are still made in Vlezenbeek, near Brussels, and are exported worldwide. In 2000, the company received the Royal Warrant of Appointment to the Belgian court.[2]

  1. ^ Thomas, Amy (December 22, 2011). "Brussels: The Chocolate Trail". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-25. Ever since the Brussels chocolatier Jean Neuhaus invented the praline 100 years ago, the city has been at the forefront of the chocolate business. ... They are breaking away from traditional pralines — which Belgians classify as any chocolate shell filled with a soft fondant center ...
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)