Guylian chocolate yum

Guylian around the world

Guylian chocolates are sold in over 100 countries across Europe, Asia, Australia and America. We’re one of the top ten best selling boxed chocolate brands, and often seen on Valentine’s day, Mother's day, Easter, Christmas and other popular holidays.
Available in most major high street retailers, including supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, speciality food stores, petrol stations, not to mention online and in the Guylian Belgian Chocolate Café’s, it cannot be missed. An exclusive travellers range can be found in speciality travel retail stores and duty free shops.

Facts & figures

Chocolate starts to melt at 34°C which is body temperature, that's why it melts in your mouth.

The word Chocolate comes from the Aztec word xocolatl, meaning, bitter water.

The largest Chocolate Easter Egg was made by Chocolaterie Guylian

The Swiss consume more chocolate per capita than any other nation on earth. That is 22 pounds (10 kg) each compared to 11 pounds (5 kg) per person in the United States.

Today the world production of cocoa beans is about 3 million tons, against approximately 10 000 tons in 1830.

80% of the production of chocolate is in Europe and North America. 80% of the cultivation of cocoa is concentrated in 9 countries: Ghana, Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria, Cameron, Ecuador, Malaysia and Ivory Coast.

Chocolate makers use 40% of the world's almonds and 20% of the world's peanuts.

A farmer must wait four to five years for a cacao tree to produce its first beans.

The French celebrate April Fool's Day with chocolate-shaped fish, or "Poisson d'Avril."