Develops and produces customized chocolate pieces and compounds for the food industry.
HERZA Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG
NorderstedtNew on Amplifa
About HERZA Schokolade
HERZA Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG, based in Norderstedt, develops and produces customized chocolate pieces and compounds for the food processing industry. The product portfolio includes drops, grated chocolate, chips & chunks, pebbles, slivers and flakes in various chocolate and cocoa butter glaze variants, including dark, semi-sweet bittersweet, milk, yogurt and white chocolate. On request, the company develops individual recipes and supports customers from idea through development to production. Fields of application include muesli, yogurt, baked goods, ice cream and snacks. With product lines such as 'Happy Belly' (chocolate focusing on gut health, e.g. probiotic flakes, high-fiber recipes with no added sugar) and vegan organic chocolate pieces, HERZA serves current nutritional trends. The company is part of the owner-managed Stern-Wywiol Gruppe with 12 subsidiaries and a shared Technology Center with around 170 R&D specialists.
- Site
- Norderstedt
- Processes
- Individual recipe development, Support from idea to production, Individual consulting
- Materials
- Dark chocolate, Semi-sweet bittersweet chocolate, Milk chocolate, Yogurt chocolate, White cocoa butter glaze, Cocoa butter glaze with skyr powder
- Certificates
- Certificates (details on request)
- Industries
- Food industry (muesli, yogurt, baked goods, ice cream, snacks)
- 01
Recipe development
- 02
Consulting
- 03
Production
Products & Recipes
Dark chocolate
Dark chocolate with up to 80% cocoa content, e.g. for flakes with date powder.
Semi-sweet bittersweet chocolate
Semi-sweet bittersweet chocolate with 50% cocoa content, e.g. for sugar-free flakes with yuzu.
Milk chocolate
Milk chocolate, among others sugar-reduced with amaranth.
Yogurt chocolate
Yogurt chocolate as a base for probiotic flakes.
White cocoa butter glaze
White cocoa butter glaze with rice powder, e.g. with turmeric and ginger crispies.
Cocoa butter glaze with skyr powder
Cocoa butter glaze with skyr powder and blueberry powder for tart flakes.
Locations
Norderstedt
DEHeadquarters / Production
- Materials
- Chocolate pieces and compounds
Product Shapes
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality
Quality and customer orientation are the focus: an enlarged QA team, frequent training sessions and a continuous improvement process ensure product quality. Details on certificates are available on the company website.
| Evidence | Norderstedt |
|---|---|
| Certificates (details on request) |
History
- 2023
Recruiting day on 01.07.2023 in Norderstedt
- 2023
Launch of the 'Happy Belly' concept (chocolate focusing on gut health) on 14.10.2023
- 2024
Presentation of new vegan organic chocolate pieces at BIOFACH (10.01.2024)