Private company

Valrhona

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French premium chocolate company

Valrhona is a French premium chocolate manufacturer based in the small town of Tain-l'Hermitage in Hermitage, a wine-growing district near Lyon. It is now a subsidiary of Savencia Fromage & Dairy. The company was founded in 1922 by a French pastry chef, Albéric Guironnet, from the Rhône valley and has five subsidiaries and 60 local distributors across the globe.2 It is part of Groupe Savencia.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1922Founded1
  • Industrymanufacture of cocoa, chocolate and confectionery products1
  • HeadquartersTain-l'Hermitage, France1
  • Websitewww.valrhona.com
  • Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée1
  • LEI529900GTU3S7LL5VH8353
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address12-14 -16-18 AVENUE DU PRÉSIDENT ROOSEVELT, 26600 Tain-L'Hermitage, France3
  • Registered withInfogreffe, 435 480 5203

Valrhona is a French premium chocolate manufacturer based in the small town of Tain-l'Hermitage in Hermitage, a wine-growing district near Lyon. It is now a subsidiary of Savencia Fromage & Dairy. The company was founded in 1922 by a French pastry chef, Albéric Guironnet, from the Rhône valley and has five subsidiaries and 60 local distributors across the globe. It is one of the leading producers of gastronomic chocolate in the world. The company also maintains the École du Grand Chocolat, a school for professional chefs with a focus on chocolate-based dishes and pastries. In 2015 Valrhona opened the École Valrhona Brooklyn, a pastry school in Brooklyn; there are also two Écoles Valrhona in France and one in Japan.2

Corporate structure

Valrhona sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Valrhona Tain-L'Hermitage, France
    • Fondation d'entreprise Valrhona pour le Goût Subsidiary · France

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Products and brands

  • chocolate

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Groupe Savencia

Subsidiaries

  • Fondation d'entreprise Valrhona pour le Goût

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1922Founded Founded1

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