Chocolat Alprose - Caslano, TI, Switzerland
Posted by: 
fi67
N 45° 58.458 E 008° 52.394
32T E 490179 N 5091199
Alprose chocolate is produced in an industrial quarter in the northwest of Caslano. There is also a chocolate museum on site, which is the most visited museum of the canton of Ticino.
Waymark Code: WM1378W
Location: Ticino, Switzerland
Date Posted: 10/02/2020
Views: 4
EN: Chocolat Alprose is located at Via Rompada in an industrial quarter in the northwest of Caslano. This is the only production site of this well-known brand. It has about 100 employees. They produce about 6000 tons of chocolate per year and it is exported to 35 countries.
The company was founded in 1957 under the name of Titlis-Chocolat. In 1964 it was bought by the German Stollwerck group. Since 2011, Alprose belongs to the Belgian owned Baronie group.
On the south side of the area is a chocolate museum called "SchokoLand". With about 70'000 visitors per year it is the most visited museum in the canton of Ticino.
IT (translated by DeepL): Chocolat Alprose si trova sulla Via Rompada in un quartiere industriale a nord-ovest di Caslano. Questo è l'unico sito di produzione di questo noto marchio. Ha circa 100 dipendenti. Produce circa 6000 tonnellate di cioccolato all'anno e viene esportato in 35 Paesi.
L'azienda è stata fondata nel 1957 con il nome di Titlis-Chocolat. Nel 1964 è stata acquistata dal gruppo tedesco Stollwerck. Dal 2011 Alprose appartiene al gruppo belga Baronie.
Sul lato sud della zona si trova un museo del cioccolato chiamato "SchokoLand". Con circa 70'000 visitatori all'anno è il museo più visitato del Canton Ticino.
Product manufactured here: Chocolate
Address:
Via Rompada
Caslano, TI Switzerland
6987
Web Page: [Web Link]
|
Visit Instructions:A unique picture of the location would be appreciated. Try to include yourself or your group in the frame if you are not shy. Give your impressions of the location in your log.
You can also log a visit by including a photograph of one of the products made by the factory "in situ". You'll have to look it up. Log type should be "write note" in this case. Include a comment as to where you found the product and some other details you noted. Be sure to make it clear that product was made by the factory in question. Your posted image should clearly indicate this. When you post a visit of this type, please send a note to
kbarhow to indicate you have completed one of these.