The largest chocolate producers in Romania are Heidi Chocolat and Kandia Dulce, followed by smaller ones like Mueller and Prietenii in Satu Mare. Romania’s production accounts for less than 1% of the European chocolate production, Eurostat data show, which include only chocolate bars and tablets, pralines and leave out such products as chocolate-glazed cookies.
The largest chocolate producer in the EU is Germany, which made about 1.3 million tons of chocolate. It accounts for 32% of the European chocolate production, followed by Italy, 0.7 million tons and France, almost 0.4 million tons. At the bottom of the ranking are Slovakia, Slovenia and Portugal.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)