In the “About” section of this blog, I mentioned that I enjoy adding to my chocolate label (or wrapper) collection when I travel. (Of course, I enjoy eating all those chocolates, too!). Well, I wrote that post when I first started this blog, in 2011.

Twelve years have passed, and I have amassed a collection from 41 of the 68 countries I have traveled to, so far. (The other 27 countries didn’t produce their own chocolate.) There are also other countries I haven’t traveled to, but my mom and sister did; so, they brought me home chocolate bars for my collection.

Here is an updated tally:

CHOCOLATE LABELS

TOTAL COUNTRIES: 59     TOTAL BRANDS: 326

*Counted duplicates if brand was from different countries

(Cadbury:  Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, England, Egypt

France, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Singapore,

South Africa, U.S.A.)

ALL CAPS:  Countries I have visited (41)

 

Argentina– Cadbury, Cofler, Bonafide

AUSTRALIA– Cadbury, M&M, Darrell Lea, Margaret River Chocolate Company, Paton’s, Federation Chocolate, Cocoa Farm, Coles, Blue Day Chocolate

AUSTRIA– Delikatessa, Suchard Velma (milk- excellent), Zotter, Rosenhauer’s Weiner, Anzinger’s Wiener, Choceur (Aldi)

BELGIUM– Leonidas, Godiva, Cote d’Or, Callebaut, Wittamier, Neuhaus, Swartenbroeckx, Pierre Marcolini, Chocolat Café-Tasse, Corne, Starbrook Airlines, Galler, Dolfin, The Old Chocolate House, Roose’s Chocolate City, Chocolatier Mondose, Bouchard L’escaut, Hamlet, Chocolatier Sukerbuyc, Isis, Daskalide’s, Davinia, Delhaize (Store brand; Inspirations Lait Praline is excellent), New Tree, Cachet, KC Chocolatier, Lucrotsaert, Union Edel Chocolade, The Chocolate Line, Jacques, Chocoholic Chocolatier, Stefs Chocolatier, Kathy Belgian Chocolates, Noble Chocolatier, Chocolates Keerman, Chocolate Happiness, Chocolaterie De Burg, Baru
Choc-O-Lait

BOSNIA-Takovo

BRAZIL– Arcor, Garoto, Milka

BULGARIA– Cboie (milk-good), Miemeh

CANADA– Cadbury, Roger’s, Terranostra, Purdy’s, House of Brussels, Neilson (very good-creamy), Chocolate Arts, Canada True, Laura Secord, Metro Irresistibles, Chocolate FX

CHILE– Ambrosoli, Costa (Costamilk- excellent), Privilegio, Cofler

China-Cadbury, Giant Panda

COLOMBIA– Chocolatina, Colombina, Santander (70%- excellent)

COSTA RICA– Gallito

CROATIA– Kras (milk- excellent), Rial, Zvecevo, Fantasy, Kandii (milk- ok), NTL-Smijesak

CZECH REPUBLIC– Clever (milk- store brand- good), Nestle, Figaro (milk-excellent)

DENMARK– Toms, Eilles

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC– Chocal, Del Oro

Egypt– Cadbury, Mandolin

ENGLAND– Cadbury, Thorntons, Nestle Aero, Green & Black’s, Magnum (38% milk-excellent)

ESTONIA– Kalev (milk- excellent)

FINLAND– Frazer, Royal, Anthon Berg, Panda (milk- good- bought in Porvoo grocery store), Pirkka (milk- good, creamy, inexpensive), Brunberg

FRANCE– Cadbury/ Poulain, Bernachon (my favorite truffles- excellent), Valrhona, Yves, Thuries, Casino (milk- excellent- bought in Eze grocery store-inexpensive), Nestle, Govenor’s Table, Suchard, Varda, Cemoi, Monbana, Monopix Bio!, Grand Jury

GERMANY– Feordora, Maurinus, Mauxion (milk- good), Milka (milk- good, Noisette (hazelnut-excellent), Ritter, Heilemann, Mozartkugel, Hachez, Divine, Bellarom, Trumpe, J.D. Gross, Alpia, Bohme, Moser-Roth, Schwermer, Sarotti, Peters, Rausch, Café Hansen Confiserie Bernkastel, Fin Carre, Eszet Schnitten, Ja!, Coppeneur, Rudesheimer Confiserie Laden, Hussel, Lidl, Omira, Trumpe, Choceur, Eilles, Lindt, Schokoladenseite Bernkastels, Heidel, Gepa, Pischinger, Vivani(not good), Riquet (very creamy), Alnatura, Disney (Euro), Edel Rham

Ghana- Golden Tree Kingsbite (bad!)

GREECE– Oscar Chocolates

GRENADA- The Grenada Chocolate Company

HUNGARY– Tibi (milk & dark- good), Boci (milk- excellent), Jackpot (milk- bad), Szerecsi (milk- excellent), Stuhmer (milk- bad), Piros, Tejesokolade

India– Amul

INDONESIA– Silver Queen

IRELAND– Cadbury, The Queenstown Story, Galaxy, Butlers Irish, Guiness, Irish Beanie Bar (Shamrock Gift Company)

Israel– Elite

ITALY– Novi, Duca degli Abrazzi, Perugina, Domori, Benedictine, Larzaroni, Icam (milk- excellent), Caffarel, Sorini (dark w/ chili pepper- very good), Bacio, Venchi, Witor’s (truffle-excellent), Dolciando, Dolci Pensieri De Calabria, Loacker, Boella & Sorrisi, Solidal, Altromercato, Dulciar

JAMAICA– High Gate

Japan– Meiji

Malaysia– Cadbury, Tango

MONACO– Chocolaterie de Monaco

Mongolia- Golden Gobi

Montserrat- Montserrat

MOROCCO- Aiguebelle

NEW ZEALAND– Cadbury (milk- excellent- My favorite milk chocolate!), Death By Chocolate

NETHERLANDS– Koetjesreep, Verkade (milk-excellent 36%), Baronie, VanGaudae, Mousset, Le Marche, Zuiderzee Museum, DeHeer, Price

NORWAY– Freia, Nidar

PERU- Lacta

Poland– Cadbury, Inda, Goplana, Solidarnosc, Terravita, Pionir, Alpinella

PORTUGAL– Jubileu

ROMANIA– Heidi (milk-good), Novatini (milk- bad), Primola (milk- good), Poiana (milk- good), Milka

RUSSIA– Cadbury, 9 other brands (names unknown)

SERBIA– Simka (milk- very good), Stark

Singapore-Cadbury

SLOVAKIA– Orion (milk- good), Figaro (milk-GOOD!)

SLOVENIA- Gorenjka

South Africa– Cadbury

SPAIN– Lacasitos, Blanxart, Continente, Nestle, Chocolate Sole, Valor, Kinder, Bodega Guadalest, Zahor, La Heredad, Marcos Tonda Tonda, Elgorriaga, Trapa, A La Taza, Spar, Lindt, Antiu Xixona

SWEDEN– Sockerbageriet, Marabou, Ikea

SWITZERLAND– Nestle, Lindt, Frigor, Alprose, Goldkein, Villars, Frey (Excellent!), Equal Exchange, Swiss Delice, Munz, Trader Joe’s, Teuscher, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Sprungli, Alter Eco, M Classic (Migros Supermarket), Denner (Supermarket), Bachman, Max Chocolatier, OK, Minor, Choco CH (bad; too sugary), Chocolates Halba, Camille Bloch, CoOp (Supermarket), Swiss Lion Takova, Le Chocolatier Suisse, Frisch Schoggi, Le Chocolatier Suisse, Compliments (Canada- IGA Supermarket- good!)

Trinidad– Charles

Turkey- Elvan

United Arab Emirites- Galaxy

U.S.A. – Richard Donnelly, Scharffen Berger, Starbucks, Twin Oaks, Revival, Endangered Species Chocolate Company, The Chocolate Gallery, Euphoria Chocolate Company, Redstone’s, Choxie, Hershey’s Cacao Reserve, Chocolove, Munson’s, Theobroma, Nestle, Alaska Wild Berry Products, Fairway, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Chuao, Carbolite, Wilbur, Wolfgang, Moonstruck, Lucky’s Market, Claude’s, Old Kentucky, Whetstone, Trader Joe’s, Colt’s, Stowe Mercantile Kitchen, Muth’s, Tom & Sally’s, Hammond’s, Dinstuhl’s,World Market, Byrne & Carlson, Laura’s, Theo, Dagoba, Rebecca Ruth, Mary Jane’s Chocolates, Patric, Life’s So Sweet, Goo Goo (Standard Candy Co.), Laughing Moon, Cacao, French Broad, Peterbrooke, Equal Exchange, Seattle Chocolates, Art of Chocolate Cacao (SantaFe), Trello Cioccolato (Pittsburgh), Enstrom (Colorado), Culinary Tours (Food City-Imported from Belgium), Art of Chocolate Cacao (Santa Fe), See’s, Sayklly’s

VIETNAM– Marou