Chocolate Wars: Italian artisans take on Swiss giant. ... But they are facing opposition from Lindt, owner since 1997 of Italian producer Caffarel, which claims to have invented the gianduiotto.

Swiss-Italian chocolate war set to end with sweet truce. ... Lindt has been the owner since 1997 of Italian producer Caffarel, which claims to have invented the gianduiotto, ...

For more than 60 years, the chocolate-hazelnut delicacy ... local legends Michele Prochet and Ernesto Alberto Caffarel discovered pre-roasting ... Italian mastermind Pietro Ferrero took ...

In his workshop outside the northwestern Italian city, Luca Ballesio kneads chocolate with spatulas before expertly slicing off pieces and lining them up on a tray. ... But they are facing opposition ...

But they are facing opposition from Lindt, owner since 1997 of Italian producer Caffarel, which claims to have invented the gianduiotto. The plan is currently blocked at Italy’s ministry of ...

Chocolate wars as Italian artisans battle Swiss giant. Date. 2023-12-19 02:29:52. ... But they are facing opposition from Lindt, owner since 1997 of Italian producer Caffarel, ...

In Italy's Turin, a committee was formed to obtain the Protected Geographical Indication for the chocolate, gianduiotto. But the Swiss Lindt group, owner of the Caffarel brand, opposes it ...

The goal is to raise the profile of the chocolate, increase sales – already estimated at around 200 million euros (S$291 million) a year – and continue the chocolate tradition in Turin. But they are ...

Turin's famed gianduiotto - a small, creamy chocolate that melts on the tongue - is at the centre of a battle for European recognition pitting Italian artisans against Swiss giant Lindt.