Halloren Chocolate Factory
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The Halloren Chocolate Factory is the oldest German
chocolate
factory. The first mention of the firm is recorded in 1804. The firm was founded in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
where its headquarters are today.
The most famous product is the "Halloren-Kugeln", or Halloren globes, which receive their name from the early salt
workers, whose buttons the chocolates resemble. The brand was especially popular in Communist East Germany and remained popular after reunification.
The factory also features the Halloren Schokoladenmuseum (Halloren Chocolate Museum), which includes exhibits about the history of chocolate, chocolate making equipment, molds, and a view of the factory process.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
factory. The first mention of the firm is recorded in 1804. The firm was founded in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
where its headquarters are today.
The most famous product is the "Halloren-Kugeln", or Halloren globes, which receive their name from the early salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
workers, whose buttons the chocolates resemble. The brand was especially popular in Communist East Germany and remained popular after reunification.
The factory also features the Halloren Schokoladenmuseum (Halloren Chocolate Museum), which includes exhibits about the history of chocolate, chocolate making equipment, molds, and a view of the factory process.