Product type | Chocolate |
---|---|
Owner | Mondelez International (2012–pres.) |
Country | Origin: Switzerland Current production: Germany, Slovakia[1] |
Introduced | 1901[2] |
Related brands | List of Mondelez International brands |
Previous owners |
|
Website | www |
Milka is a Swiss brand of chocolate confectionery. Originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard, it has been produced in Lörrach, Germany, from 1901.[3][4] Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it started following the steps of its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990.[5][6] It is sold in bars and a number of novelty shapes for Easter and Christmas.[7] Products with the Milka brand also include chocolate-covered cookies and biscuits.[8]
The brand's name is a portmanteau of the product's two main ingredients: "Milch" (milk) and "Kakao" (cocoa).[9]