Chocolaterie

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Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, San Francisco, a chocolate shop and manufacturer.

A chocolaterie is a business which both manufactures chocolate confections and sells them, at the same location. It is usually a small family business, often operating at only one location. The word is of French origin, and shops named as such are common in France and Belgium. The term is also used to designate larger chocolate production companies, such as Chocolaterie Guylian, many of which started as smaller shops. This type of store operates in other countries, such as the US, Canada, the UK and Germany,[1] sometimes using the French term.[2][3] Stores which sell candies and chocolate but do not produce their own brand are called Confectionery stores, or other names depending on the region. The related occupational term is chocolatier, though this term is also used sometimes to describe chocolateries, such as Godiva Chocolatier.

Usage

As an example of the term's usage, The novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was entitled Charlie et la Chocolaterie in France. The novel and 2000 film Chocolat are set in a chocolaterie.

References

  1. "Bacon-flavoured chocolate, anyone?". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-05-03. 
  2. 01:46 PM (2013-04-24). "Drink This: MoRoCo’s Iced Debauchery - Eat - April 2013 - Toronto". Postcity.com. Retrieved 2013-05-03. 
  3. John Lee. "The world's best trips for chocolate lovers". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-05-03. 

See also

Businesses which produce and sell foods at one location:

  • Brewpubs
  • Coffeehouses which also roast coffee beans on the premises


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