Manufacturer of pralines, truffles, chocolate bars and personalised printed chocolate made from Swiss couverture

Karl Hug AG – Schokoladen Manufaktur

Obernau (CH) · Horw (former site)New on Amplifa

1959Founded

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3rd generationFamily-run

About Karl Hug AG

Karl Hug AG is a Swiss chocolate manufactory founded in 1959 and based in Obernau in the canton of Lucerne. The third-generation family business produces pralines, truffles, chocolate bars and other chocolate specialities in numerous varieties and sizes. Swiss Grand Cru couvertures from Max Felchlin AG in Schwyz are processed, along with the company's own milk couverture 36% and vanilla couverture 62%, whose cocoa beans come from Finca La Amistad in Costa Rica. The product range also includes personalised printed chocolate with a company logo (Chocoprint). Customers come from the hospitality industry, from companies ordering promotional and gift chocolate, and from retail; the company's own factory outlet (Choggishop) is open on site. Deliveries are made via DHL courier and with the company's own HUG truck on scheduled routes to Bern, St. Gallen, Zurich and Basel.

Site: CH-6012 Obernau
Processes: Chocolate/praline manufacturing (manufactory), Printed chocolate (Chocoprint), Personalised/printed chocolate (Chocoprint), Praline delivery service (DHL courier or HUG truck, free shipping from CHF 300), Route deliveries to Bern, St. Gallen, Zurich, Basel
Materials: Grand Cru Couverture, Milk Couverture 36%, Vanilla Couverture 62%
Founded: 1959
Industries: Hospitality, Companies (personalised promotional chocolate), Retail (factory outlet), Companies (personalised promotional and gift chocolate)

01
Direct cocoa bean purchasing (Finca La Amistad, Costa Rica)
02
Couverture production or sourcing (Max Felchlin AG)
03
Chocolate processing in the manufactory
04
Praline/truffle production
05
Chocoprint printing of personalised chocolate
06
Sales: factory outlet, route delivery, DHL courier

Couvertures and Raw Materials

GCC

Grand Cru Couverture

Swiss Grand Cru couvertures from Max Felchlin AG in Schwyz as the basis for pralines and truffles.

MC36

Milk Couverture 36%

House couverture with cocoa beans from Finca La Amistad in Costa Rica.

VC62

Vanilla Couverture 62%

House couverture with cocoa beans from Finca La Amistad in Costa Rica.

Locations

Obernau

Production, factory outlet (Choggishop), administration

Materials: Grand Cru couvertures, milk couverture 36%, vanilla couverture 62%

Chocoprint system for printed chocolate

Products

**Pralines**Manufactory production · Hospitality

**Printed chocolate (Chocoprint)**Chocoprint · Promotional/corporate gifts

**Chocolate bars**Manufactory production · Retail

Inside the production

Owning family of the chocolate manufactory

Industries

HospitalityCompanies (personalised promotional chocolate)Retail (factory outlet)Companies (personalised promotional and gift chocolate)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Chocolate/praline manufacturing (manufactory)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Swiss Grand Cru couvertures, House milk couverture 36%, Vanilla couverture 62%
Printed chocolate (Chocoprint)Surface	–	–	–	–	Chocolate

Additional services

Personalised/printed chocolate (Chocoprint)Praline delivery service (DHL courier or HUG truck, free shipping from CHF 300)Route deliveries to Bern, St. Gallen, Zurich, Basel

Reference customers

Max Felchlin AG (couverture supplier)Finca La Amistad (cocoa beans from Costa Rica)

Company History

1959
Karl and Frieda Hug created their first chocolate creations in their kitchen in Lucerne
Move to larger premises in Horw
Purchase of today's site in Obernau
Third generation takes over the management of the company