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'''Chocolaterie Robert is a traditional cocoa producer and chocolate maker using organically grown Trinitario and Criollo cocoa beans grown in the [[Sambirano]] region of Madagascar - reputedly the best in the world! The result is an irresistible and delicious selection of pralines and chocolate bars made by ancient recipes containing only natural Malagasy ingredients.
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'''Chocolaterie Robert is a traditional cocoa producer and chocolate maker using Trinitario and Criollo cocoa beans organically grown in the [[Sambirano]] region of Madagascar. The result is an irresistible range of pralines and chocolate bars made by ancient recipes containing only natural Malagasy ingredients.'''
  
 
[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 012.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The Chocolaterie Robert factory and head office at Soanierana, Antananarivo]]
 
[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 012.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The Chocolaterie Robert factory and head office at Soanierana, Antananarivo]]
 
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<td valign="top">[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 010.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Hand assembling and packaging pralines]]</td>
 
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<td valign="top">[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 011.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Traditional pralines rolling machines]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 011.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Traditional praline rolling machines]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 013.jpg|189px|none|thumb|La Chocolatière boutique at Soanierana, Antananarivo]]</td></tr></table>
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<td valign="top">[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 050.jpg|189px|none|thumb|La Chocolatière boutique at Soanierana, Antananarivo]]</td></tr></table>
  
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Chocolaterie Robert has a history of chocolate production dating back to 1937, when a French couple from Réunion Island, Mr and Mrs Robert, set up Madagascar's first chocolate factory in Brickaville, where pralines and chocolate bars were handmade. At the time of the rule of the last Queen of Madagascar, the area around Brickaville was the location where cacao plantations were first introduced to the country. Following the French colonisation, cocoa production eventually moved to the Ambanja region which was a preferred location amongst French settlers keen to supply a metropolitan France with agricultural products. In 1977, the factory changed hands to the Berger family and was moved to its current location in Antananarivo. In 1996 the company was sold to the Ramanandraibe Group and in the same year the first two La Chocolatière boutiques were launched in Antananarivo. In 2004 two more boutiques opened in [[Antsirabe]] and Tamatave. In 2008, La Chocolatière opened a boutique in the departure area of the duty free zone at [[Ivato International Airport]]. In 2006 Chocolaterie Robert began shipping Mora Mora and Sambirano branded chocolates to Britain, which respectively won the Chocolate Academy's Silver Cup and the Best Buy Ethical Award. However, these two brands are no longer distributed. Since 2009, a range of chocolate bars branded [http://www.ilovao.com| VAO VAO] and [[Madécasse]] are being exported to the United States through partner distributors.
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Chocolaterie Robert has a history of chocolate production dating back to 1937, when a French couple from Réunion Island, Mr and Mrs Robert, set up Madagascar's first chocolate factory in [[Brickaville]], where pralines and chocolate bars were handmade. At the time of the rule of the last Queen of Madagascar, the area around Brickaville was where cacao plantations were first introduced to Madagascar. Following the French colonisation, cocoa production eventually moved to the [[Ambanja]] region which became the preferred location amongst French settlers keen to supply a metropolitan France with agricultural products. In 1958, the factory changed hands to the Berger family and moved to its current location in [[Antananarivo]]. In 1977 the company was sold to the [[Ramanandraibe Group]]. In 1999 the first two La Chocolatière boutiques were launched in Antananarivo. In 2004 two more boutiques opened in [[Antsirabe]] and [[Tamatave]]. In 2008 a La Chocolatière boutique was opened in the departure area of the duty free zone at [[Ivato International Airport]]. In 2011 a small and elegant La Chocolatière boutique opened in the the upmarket shopping and hotel district of Antaninarenina, next to [[Tana Hotel]] and within a short walking distance of [[Hotel Colbert]] and [[Le Louvre Hotel]]. In 2006 Chocolaterie Robert began shipping Mora Mora and Sambirano branded chocolates to Britain, which respectively won the Chocolate Academy's Silver Cup and the Best Buy Ethical Award. However, these two brands are no longer distributed. Since 2009, a range of chocolate bars branded [http://www.ilovao.com VAO VAO] are being exported to the United States through partner distributors.
  
 
[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 016.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A selection of fine pralines sold at one of Chocolaterie Robert's boutiques, La Chocolatière, Antananarivo.]]
 
[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 016.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A selection of fine pralines sold at one of Chocolaterie Robert's boutiques, La Chocolatière, Antananarivo.]]
  
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Chocolaterie Robert is a household name in Madagascar, where its chocolate bars can be found everywhere from small village shops and department stores to dedicated confectionery boutiques and elegant gift shops in cosmopolitan areas. In rural areas, usually one or more of the four chocolate bar varieties can be found.
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Chocolaterie Robert is a household brand name in Madagascar where its chocolate bars can be found everywhere from small village shops and department stores to upmarket confectionery stores and gift shops in cosmopolitan areas. In rural areas, usually one or more of Robert's chocolate bar varieties can be found.
  
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[[Image:Chocolaterie_Robert_009.jpg|600px|none|thumb|The Chocolaterie Robert brands include
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[[Image:Chocolaterie_Robert_032.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Chocolaterie Robert's dark chocolate launched in 2010: The blue packaged bar with 61% cocoa, kaffir lime and Fleur de Sel (top layer of hand harvested sea salt) and the red packaged bar with 68% cocoa and fragmented nibs (splinters of cocoa).]]
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Blanc Superérieur (34% cocoa butter), Noir Spécial (73% cocoa), Supérieur au Lait (34% cocoa) and Noir Supérieur (47% cocoa)]]
 
  
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The Malagasy cocoa, also known as "green gold" of [[Sambirano]], has in recent years gained a reputation for quality amongst chocolate experts. However, Malagasy cocoa production remains relatively small-scale in comparison to other major cocoa exporting nations.
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The Malagasy cocoa, also known as “green gold” of [[Sambirano]], has in recent years gained reputation for its superior quality amongst chocolate experts worldwide. However, Malagasy cocoa production remains relatively small-scale in comparison to other major cocoa exporting nations.
  
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Chocolaterie Robert is a major contributor to the local economy, providing employment for about 120 independent farmers and up to 200 factory workers. The company operates both as a cocoa bean processor and chocolate manufacturer, using 500 tons of the total 4,000 to 5,000 tons annual cocoa production in Madagascar.
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[[Image:Chocolaterie_Robert_009.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Chocolaterie Robert's classic range of bars include
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Blanc Superérieur (34% cocoa butter), Noir Spécial (73% cocoa), Supérieur au Lait (34% cocoa) and Noir Supérieur (47% cocoa).]]
  
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To ensure premium quality cocoa, the Ramanandraibe Group has set up 23 support centres throughout the [[Sambirano|Sambirano Valley]] to provide technical assistance to farmers. Fermentation tubs and drying areas for cocoa beans are subsidised by the group. Cocoa farming is typically in the hands of small family businesses run by farmers who live by their land and tradition to pass their skills onto future generations.
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Chocolaterie Robert is a major contributor to the local economy, providing employment for about 120 independent farmers and up to 200 factory workers. The company operates both as a cacao bean processor and chocolate manufacturer, using 500 tons of the total 4,000 to 5,000 tons annual cocoa production in Madagascar.
  
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The Chocolaterie Robert company is organised into four units:
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To ensure premium quality cocoa, the Ramanandraibe Group has set up 23 support centres throughout the [[Sambirano|Sambirano Valley]] providing technical assistance to farmers. Fermentation tubs and drying areas for cacao beans are subsidised by the group. Madagascar cacao farming typically resides in the hands of small family businesses of farmers who live by their land and tradition while passing their skills onto future generations.
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<tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 0px 3px;"><small>A 13-minute video documenting Chocolaterie Robert's bean-to-bar chocolate production, as displayed at the La Chocolatière boutique in the departure lounge at Antananarivo airport. In French language.</small></td>
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''The Chocolaterie Robert company is organised into four units:''
 
* Cocoa bean processing and chocolate paste making
 
* Cocoa bean processing and chocolate paste making
 
* Chocolate bar making
 
* Chocolate bar making
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* Chocolate confectionary (chocolate sweets and figurines)
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* Chocolate confectionery (chocolate sweets and figurines)
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* Sweet confectionary (sugar sweets and chocolate bars)
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* Pastry and bakery
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In recent years, Chocolaterie Robert has combined its time-proven knowledge of chocolate production with the expertise of renowned French Chocolatier André Rosset who has advised the company in the latest trends and technologies in the fine art of chocolate making. All of Chocolaterie Robert's products are classified as pure and single origin entirely made in Madagascar. Dark chocolate made by Chocolaterie Robert is rich in flavonoids that occur naturally in Croille cacao beans. Unlike other dark chocolates derived from cacao grown elsewhere, the Madagascar variety is low in bitterness and naturally sweet. Furthermore, the company is dedicated to fair trading and supports several small cacao farmers through micro-financing programmes. Today, Chocolaterie Robert's factory unit is a semi-industrial operation whose management, in an age of automated systems, still prefers to work with local people rather than machines.<br clear="all"><br>
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== La Chocolatière boutiques and factory location ==
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<!--[[Image:Chocolaterie_Robert_logo.png|thumb|150px|Chocolaterie Robert company logo]]-->
  
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In recent years, Chocolaterie Robert has combined its time-proven knowledge about chocolate making with the expertise of renowned French Chocolatier André Rosset who has advised the company in the latest trends and technologies in the fine art of chocolate making. All of Chocolaterie Robert's products are classified as pure and single origin, meaning they are entirely made in Madagascar. Dark chocolate made by Chocolaterie Robert is rich in flavonoids that occur naturally in Croille cocoa beans. Unlike other dark chocolates derived from cocoa grown elsewhere, the Malagasy variety is low in bitterness and naturally sweet. Furthermore, the company is dedicated to fair trading and supports several small cocoa farmers through micro-financing programmes. Today, the Chocolaterie Robert factory is a semi-industrial operation whose management, in an age of automated systems, still prefers to work with local people rather than machines.
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Hand-picked assortments of pralines and other chocolate creations are sold by weight at [[La Chocolatière]] boutiques. Pre-packaged pralines can also be found in some other well-stocked boutiques, such as [[Lisy Art Gallery]] in Antananarivo. <br>
  
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== La Chocolatière shops and factory location ==
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[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_060.jpg|thumb|328px|La Chocolatière boutique in Antaninarenina in the centre of [[Antananarivo]]]]
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[[Image:Chocolaterie_Robert_logo.png|thumb|150px|Chocolaterie Robert company logo]]
 
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Hand picked assortments of pralines and other chocolate creations are sold by weight at La Chocolatière boutiques. Pre-packaged pralines can also be found in some well-stocked boutiques, such as [[Lisy Art Gallery]] in Antananarivo. <br>
 
  
 
'''Antananarivo:'''<br>
 
'''Antananarivo:'''<br>
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La Chocolatière<br>
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Lot IVG 204, Santa Antanimena<br>
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''La Chocolatière''<br>
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Lot IVG 204, Santa Antanimena, Antananarivo<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 296 42 / +261 (0)34 07 201 74<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 296 42 / +261 (0)34 07 201 74<br>
 
Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from 10am to 2pm.<br>
 
Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from 10am to 2pm.<br>
  
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Chocolaterie Robert factory, head office and La Chocolatière boutique<br>
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''La Chocolatière''<br>
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Lalana Rabehevitra (next to [[Tana Hotel]])<br>
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Antaninarenina<br>
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Antananarivo<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)32 11 205 83<br>
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Open Monday to Friday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from 9am to noon.<br>
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''Chocolaterie Robert'' (factory, head office and boutique)<br>
 
472 boulevard Ratsimandrava, Soanierana<br>
 
472 boulevard Ratsimandrava, Soanierana<br>
 
Antananarivo 101, Madagascar<br>
 
Antananarivo 101, Madagascar<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 205 65<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 205 65<br>
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Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 8am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5.30pm.<br>
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Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 5.30pm.<br>
  
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La Chocolatière, Duty Free lounge<br>
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''La Chocolatière'' - Duty Free Zone<br>
 
[[Ivato International Airport]]<br>
 
[[Ivato International Airport]]<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)20 24 115 31<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)20 24 115 31<br>
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Open prior to departure of all international flights.<br>
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Open prior to international flight departures.<br>
  
 
'''Tamatave:'''<br>
 
'''Tamatave:'''<br>
  
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La Chocolatière Tamatave<br>
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''La Chocolatière''<br>
 
Boulevard Joffre, Tamatave<br>
 
Boulevard Joffre, Tamatave<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)34 07 205 68<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)34 07 205 68<br>
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'''Antsirabe:'''<br>
 
'''Antsirabe:'''<br>
  
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La Chocolatière Antsirabe<br>
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''La Chocolatière''<br>
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[[Arotel]], 303 Rue Ralaimongo. Antsirabe<br>
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[[Arotel]], Rue Jean Ralaimongo, Antsirabe<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)34 01 259 51<br>
 
Tel: +261 (0)34 01 259 51<br>
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Open Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 5.30pm and Sunday 9am to 12pm.<br>
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Open Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 5.30pm and Sunday from 9am to 12pm.<br>
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'''Nosy Be:'''<br>
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''La Chocolatière''<br>
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Rue de Passot<br>
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Hell-Ville (Andoany)<br>
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[[Nosy Be]]<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)34 74 588 08<br>
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''currently closed''
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'''Antsiranana:'''<br>
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''La Chocolatière''<br>
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Immeuble Libertalia<br>
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Rue Foch<br>
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Antsiranana<br>
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[[Diego Suarez]]<br>
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Tel: +261 (0)320 331173<br>
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''currently closed''
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== La Chocolatière boutiques map ==
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-18.933261, 47.521267~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_050.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Factory_outlet.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - factory & head office]]'''<br>
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472 boulevard Ratsimandrava, Soanierana, [[Antananarivo]]<br>
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Tel: +261 20 22 205 65~~;
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-18.899186, 47.521067~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_062.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Santa_building.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - Santa Antanimena]]'''<br>
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Lot IVG 204, Santa Antanimena building, [[Antananarivo]]<br>
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Tel. +261 20 22 296 42 / +261 34 07 201 74~~;
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-18.910394, 47.524228~
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[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_048.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Isoraka.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - Antaninarenina]]'''<br>
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Lalana Rabehevitra (next to [[Tana Hotel]]), [[Antananarivo]]<br>
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Tel: +261 32 11 205 83~~;
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-18.155747, 49.415717~
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[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_logo.png|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Tamatave|La Chocolatière - Tamatave]]'''
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Boulevard Joffre, [[Tamatave]]<br>
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Tel: +261 34 07 205 68~~;
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-19.866064, 47.036231~
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[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_064.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Antsirabe|La Chocolatière - Antsirabe]]'''
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[[Arotel]], Avenue de l'Indépendance, [[Antsirabe]]<br>
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Tel: +261 34 01 259 51~~;
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-12.278444, 49.291619~
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[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_076.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Diego_Suarez|La Chocolatière - Antsiranana]]'''
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Rue Foch (near Libertalia building), [[Diego Suarez]]<br>
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Tel: +261 320 331173~~;
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-18.799322, 47.475346~
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[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_066.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Ivato_International_Airport.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - Duty Free Zone]]'''
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[[Ivato International Airport]]<br>
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Tel: +261 20 24 115 31~~;
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-13.406447, 48.276253~
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[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_067.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Nosy_Be|La Chocolatière - Nosy Be]]'''
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Rue de Passot, Andoany (Hell-Ville), [[Nosy Be]]<br>
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Tel: +261 34 74 588 08~~;
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== Additional information ==
 
== Additional information ==
  
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* [http://www.chocorob.mg/index.php?lang=en Chocolaterie Robert] homepage
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* [http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/La-Chocolaterie-Robert-1ere,22237.html Prix de la Francophonie économique] - La Chocolaterie Robert: 1ère entreprise malgache récompensée (2016)
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* [[La Chocolatière]] boutiques in Madagascar
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* [[Robert Makassar brochure]] 2012
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* [http://www.chocolaterierobert.com Chocolaterie Robert's homepage]
 
* [http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,1614498,00.html Full of Beans] The Observer article, August 2005
 
* [http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,1614498,00.html Full of Beans] The Observer article, August 2005
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* View all [[Chocolaterie Robert photos]]
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[[fr:Chocolaterie Robert]]
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[[mg:Chocolaterie Robert]]

Latest revision as of 07:01, 29 December 2020

Chocolaterie Robert is a traditional cocoa producer and chocolate maker using Trinitario and Criollo cocoa beans organically grown in the Sambirano region of Madagascar. The result is an irresistible range of pralines and chocolate bars made by ancient recipes containing only natural Malagasy ingredients.

The Chocolaterie Robert factory and head office at Soanierana, Antananarivo
Hand assembling and packaging pralines
Traditional praline rolling machines
La Chocolatière boutique at Soanierana, Antananarivo

Chocolaterie Robert has a history of chocolate production dating back to 1937, when a French couple from Réunion Island, Mr and Mrs Robert, set up Madagascar's first chocolate factory in Brickaville, where pralines and chocolate bars were handmade. At the time of the rule of the last Queen of Madagascar, the area around Brickaville was where cacao plantations were first introduced to Madagascar. Following the French colonisation, cocoa production eventually moved to the Ambanja region which became the preferred location amongst French settlers keen to supply a metropolitan France with agricultural products. In 1958, the factory changed hands to the Berger family and moved to its current location in Antananarivo. In 1977 the company was sold to the Ramanandraibe Group. In 1999 the first two La Chocolatière boutiques were launched in Antananarivo. In 2004 two more boutiques opened in Antsirabe and Tamatave. In 2008 a La Chocolatière boutique was opened in the departure area of the duty free zone at Ivato International Airport. In 2011 a small and elegant La Chocolatière boutique opened in the the upmarket shopping and hotel district of Antaninarenina, next to Tana Hotel and within a short walking distance of Hotel Colbert and Le Louvre Hotel. In 2006 Chocolaterie Robert began shipping Mora Mora and Sambirano branded chocolates to Britain, which respectively won the Chocolate Academy's Silver Cup and the Best Buy Ethical Award. However, these two brands are no longer distributed. Since 2009, a range of chocolate bars branded VAO VAO are being exported to the United States through partner distributors.

A selection of fine pralines sold at one of Chocolaterie Robert's boutiques, La Chocolatière, Antananarivo.

Chocolaterie Robert is a household brand name in Madagascar where its chocolate bars can be found everywhere from small village shops and department stores to upmarket confectionery stores and gift shops in cosmopolitan areas. In rural areas, usually one or more of Robert's chocolate bar varieties can be found.

Chocolaterie Robert's dark chocolate launched in 2010: The blue packaged bar with 61% cocoa, kaffir lime and Fleur de Sel (top layer of hand harvested sea salt) and the red packaged bar with 68% cocoa and fragmented nibs (splinters of cocoa).

The Malagasy cocoa, also known as “green gold” of Sambirano, has in recent years gained reputation for its superior quality amongst chocolate experts worldwide. However, Malagasy cocoa production remains relatively small-scale in comparison to other major cocoa exporting nations.

Chocolaterie Robert's classic range of bars include Blanc Superérieur (34% cocoa butter), Noir Spécial (73% cocoa), Supérieur au Lait (34% cocoa) and Noir Supérieur (47% cocoa).

Chocolaterie Robert is a major contributor to the local economy, providing employment for about 120 independent farmers and up to 200 factory workers. The company operates both as a cacao bean processor and chocolate manufacturer, using 500 tons of the total 4,000 to 5,000 tons annual cocoa production in Madagascar.

To ensure premium quality cocoa, the Ramanandraibe Group has set up 23 support centres throughout the Sambirano Valley providing technical assistance to farmers. Fermentation tubs and drying areas for cacao beans are subsidised by the group. Madagascar cacao farming typically resides in the hands of small family businesses of farmers who live by their land and tradition while passing their skills onto future generations.

File:Chocolaterie Robert 320x240 low.flv

A 13-minute video documenting Chocolaterie Robert's bean-to-bar chocolate production, as displayed at the La Chocolatière boutique in the departure lounge at Antananarivo airport. In French language.

The Chocolaterie Robert company is organised into four units:

  • Cocoa bean processing and chocolate paste making
  • Chocolate bar making
  • Chocolate confectionery (chocolate sweets and figurines)
  • Pastry and bakery

In recent years, Chocolaterie Robert has combined its time-proven knowledge of chocolate production with the expertise of renowned French Chocolatier André Rosset who has advised the company in the latest trends and technologies in the fine art of chocolate making. All of Chocolaterie Robert's products are classified as pure and single origin entirely made in Madagascar. Dark chocolate made by Chocolaterie Robert is rich in flavonoids that occur naturally in Croille cacao beans. Unlike other dark chocolates derived from cacao grown elsewhere, the Madagascar variety is low in bitterness and naturally sweet. Furthermore, the company is dedicated to fair trading and supports several small cacao farmers through micro-financing programmes. Today, Chocolaterie Robert's factory unit is a semi-industrial operation whose management, in an age of automated systems, still prefers to work with local people rather than machines.

La Chocolatière boutiques and factory location

Hand-picked assortments of pralines and other chocolate creations are sold by weight at La Chocolatière boutiques. Pre-packaged pralines can also be found in some other well-stocked boutiques, such as Lisy Art Gallery in Antananarivo.

La Chocolatière boutique in Antaninarenina in the centre of Antananarivo

Antananarivo:

La Chocolatière
Lot IVG 204, Santa Antanimena, Antananarivo
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 296 42 / +261 (0)34 07 201 74
Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from 10am to 2pm.

La Chocolatière
Lalana Rabehevitra (next to Tana Hotel)
Antaninarenina
Antananarivo
Tel: +261 (0)32 11 205 83
Open Monday to Friday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from 9am to noon.

Chocolaterie Robert (factory, head office and boutique)
472 boulevard Ratsimandrava, Soanierana
Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
Tel: +261 (0)20 22 205 65
Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 5.30pm.

La Chocolatière - Duty Free Zone
Ivato International Airport
Tel: +261 (0)20 24 115 31
Open prior to international flight departures.

Tamatave:

La Chocolatière
Boulevard Joffre, Tamatave
Tel: +261 (0)34 07 205 68
Open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 12.15pm and 2.30pm to 6.30pm. Saturday from 8.45am to 12pm and 2.45pm to 5.30pm.

Antsirabe:

La Chocolatière
Arotel, Rue Jean Ralaimongo, Antsirabe
Tel: +261 (0)34 01 259 51
Open Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 5.30pm and Sunday from 9am to 12pm.

Nosy Be:

La Chocolatière
Rue de Passot
Hell-Ville (Andoany)
Nosy Be
Tel: +261 (0)34 74 588 08
currently closed

Antsiranana:

La Chocolatière
Immeuble Libertalia
Rue Foch
Antsiranana
Diego Suarez
Tel: +261 (0)320 331173
currently closed

La Chocolatière boutiques map

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