Camille Bloch

The company was founded in 1926 by Camille Bloch in Bern under the name "Chocolats et Bonbons Fins Camille Bloch" and entered the commercial register in 1929 as a stock corporation. In 1935 the move to Courtelary and the name change to "Chocolats Camille Bloch SA" took place. After Camille Bloch's death in 1970, his son Rolf Bloch took over the head of the company. In 1997 Rolf Bloch's two sons took over the operational business. Daniel Bloch took over the office of managing director and has been president of the board since 2005, Stéphane Bloch became the sales and marketing manager, board of directors and foundation president.

In 2004 the book “Camille Bloch - 75 years of sweet delights” appeared for the 75th anniversary. In 2017, a visitor centre was opened, which, according to the managing director Daniel Bloch, counted over 100,000 visitors in the first year. In addition, in 2018 the company acquired land in Georgia to grow hazelnuts in-house.

Chocolats Camille Bloch SA has been producing its chocolate specialities completely from the roasting of the cocoa beans, hazelnuts, almonds to finished bars or the table in its only production facility in Courtelary, Switzerland.

The company's most successful product is the Ragusa chocolate bar, which was invented in 1942 as a result of the shortage of chocolate in World War II. The bar contains a hazelnut filling sandwiched between two chocolate layers. According to the managing director Daniel Bloch, the bar accounts for over 50 percent of sales. A variant of 60 percent cocoa content was launched in 2008 under the name “Ragusa Noir”. In 2014 “Ragusa Blond” appeared in which light coloured chocolate and light praline cream were used.

In addition to Ragusa, there are other chocolate brands, such as the Torino brand and the Camille Bloch brand. Since 2020, the company has also been selling pan-coated hazelnuts and almonds under the “So Nuts” brand.