Chocolats Halba

Chocolats Halba is a Swiss chocolate producer based in Pratteln (Basel-Landschaft). Chocolate Halba operates its own factory shops, the so-called Schoggihüsli, in Pratteln and at the former factory in Hinwil. It is a division of the retail company Coop and processes around 20,000 tons of chocolate into bars, pralines and Easter bunnies every year. Around 40% of the chocolate is delivered to the Coop Group, the rest goes to third-party customers around the world – including those in Switzerland, Germany, France, Holland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and China. In addition to the Coop brand Swiss Confisa, they also produce for other brands such as "Die Gute Schokolade" by Plant-for-the-Planet and for the processing industry. In 2022, Chocolats Halba had annual sales of CHF 285 million. Chocolats Halba generates 90% of its sales with products that carry sustainability labels. Chocolats Halba generates 73% of its sales with products that carry labels such as Fairtrade Max Havelaar, Bio Suisse, USDA Organic, COR Canada Organic, UTZ or Carbon Neutral Product. The company was founded on May 5, 1933, (the day of the constitutive general meeting; the entry in the commercial register took place on May 19, 1993) by Willy Hallheimer and Werner Baer in Zurich as Halba AG. Hallheimer contributed 18,000 francs of the 30,000 francs start-up capital and gave Baer a pledged loan of 12,000 francs for his share.