Chocolate manufactory for bean-to-bar chocolate, pralines, pâtisserie and individual corporate gifts, handcrafted

KEVIN KUGEL CHOCOLATIER GmbH & Co. KG

Sindelfingen · NufringenNew on Amplifa

2014Founded

Sindelfingen and NufringenLocations

approx. 8,388 treesReforestation in the past year

About Kevin Kugel Chocolatier

Kevin Kugel Chocolatier GmbH & Co. KG is a chocolate manufactory founded in 2014 and based in Sindelfingen. The company produces pralines, truffles, chocolate bars, pâtisserie and individual corporate gifts by hand. As one of only a few chocolateries worldwide, it produces its own raw chocolate using the bean-to-bar method: roasting, grinding and conching are carried out in-house from single-variety, organically grown cocoa beans (including Hispaniola from the Dominican Republic and Arriba Nacional from Ecuador), with no added flavourings or lecithins. In addition to its own UNIKAT collection (Single Origin and Single Plantation), the company offers product development and co-development for customers such as Teinacher, Breuninger, Breitling, Lufthansa, Ferrari, Bosch and Mercedes-Benz Group, as well as workshops and expert lectures. Since October 2020, the manufactory has been producing in a newly built chocolaterie in Sindelfingen with open-view production, a café and event spaces; the founding location was Nufringen.

Site: Sindelfingen
Processes: Roasting of cocoa beans, Grinding of cocoa beans (in-house production of raw chocolate, bean to bar), Conching of raw chocolate, Handcrafted production of pralines and truffles, Pâtisserie (cakes, desserts, petit fours), Production of customised corporate gifts / individual chocolate creations, Product development / co-development of chocolate products, Workshops (pâtisserie, chocolatier workshops for confectioners, corporate and private customers)
Materials: Hispaniola cocoa beans (organic), Arriba Nacional cocoa beans, Raw chocolate, Coconut milk, Whole milk, Food colouring, Tea (whole-leaf and herbal teas, Paper & Tea), Bean to Bar / raw chocolate
Founded: 2014
Industries: Chocolate and confectionery manufacturing (bean to bar), B2B corporate gifts, Product development

01
Selection of cocoa beans in the country of origin
02
Roasting
03
Grinding
04
Conching of the raw chocolate
05
Handcrafted production of pralines, bars and pâtisserie
06
Customisation and shipping

Raw materials and processes

Hispaniola

Hispaniola cocoa beans (organic)

Single-variety organic bean from Öko-Caribe, Dominican Republic, for UNIKAT bars with 45–70 % cocoa content.

Arriba Nacional

Arriba Nacional cocoa beans

Single-plantation bean from Hacienda Victoria, Ecuador, for bars with 50 % to 100 % cocoa content.

B2B

Bean to Bar / raw chocolate

In-house production of raw chocolate by roasting, grinding and conching as the basis of all creations.

Tee

Whole-leaf and herbal teas

Used in a BIO-certified tea chocolate line for Paper & Tea, made with partner Original Beans.

Locations

Sindelfingen

Chocolaterie with open-view production, café and event spaces (since October 2020)

Materials: Fine-flavour cocoa, raw chocolate, fresh ingredients

Production manufactory

Nufringen

Founding location (original manufactory)

Products

**UNIKAT Single Origin chocolate bars**Bean to Bar · Manufactory

**Praline bonbon**Handcrafted · Pralines

**Individual corporate gifts**Customisation · B2B

Inside the production

Cocoa cultivation in the countries of origin

Industries

Chocolate and confectionery manufacturing (bean to bar)B2B corporate giftsProduct development

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Roasting of cocoa beansHeat treatment	–	–	–	–	Cocoa beans
Grinding of cocoa beans (in-house production of raw chocolate, bean to bar)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Cocoa beans, Raw chocolate
Conching of raw chocolatePlastics	–	–	–	–	Raw chocolate, Cocoa beans
Handcrafted production of pralines and trufflesPlastics	–	–	–	–	Chocolate, Fine-flavour cocoa, Fresh ingredients, Coconut milk, Whole milk
Pâtisserie (cakes, desserts, petit fours)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Chocolate, Selected ingredients
Production of customised corporate gifts / individual chocolate creationsPlastics	–	–	–	–	Chocolate
Product development / co-development of chocolate productsEngineering	–	–	–	–	Chocolate, Tea
Workshops (pâtisserie, chocolatier workshops for confectioners, corporate and private customers)Engineering	–	–	–	–	Chocolate
Chocolate showpieces (e.g. a two-metre-high artwork made of chocolate and food colouring)Plastics	–	2 m	–	–	Chocolate, Food colouring
Production of the BIO-certified tea chocolate line (contract manufacturing)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Fine-flavour cocoa, Tea, Raw chocolate

Additional services

Individual corporate giftsProduct development/product consultingWorkshops (pâtisserie, confectioners, corporate and private customers)Expert lecturesEvent spaces/caféOnline shop

Reference customers

TeinacherBreuningerSenftPaper & TeaBreitlingLufthansaFerrariBoschDellSTELPKreissparkasseMercedes-Benz GroupSTOWAAlte BrennereiOriginal Beans (partner)

History

2013
Kevin Kugel wins the title of 'German Chocolatier Champion' in Cologne and qualifies for the World Championship in Paris
2014
Represents Germany at the World Chocolate Masters in Paris (7th place); trip to Ecuador as ambassador for Ecuadorian fine-flavour cocoa; founding of his own manufactory in Nufringen
2016
Award as Top Founder in the Skilled Trades in Berlin
2020
Move to the newly built chocolaterie in Sindelfingen with open-view production, café and event spaces (October)
2022
Top 10 of young companies in Baden-Württemberg (October)
2023
Company of the Year of the City of Sindelfingen (business award 'Sindolf', November)