Alprose is a Swiss
chocolate producer based in
Caslano (
Ticino). It was founded in 1957 under the name ''Titlis SA'' (in reference to the
mountain in the Swiss Alps) and received its current name in 1983.
Products
Alprose produces a variety of chocolate bars,
napolitains
Napolitains, sometimes abbreviated as Naps, are small tablets of chocolate intended to be served with a cup of coffee
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimula ...
and
dragées.
According to the company the chocolates is produced
CO2-neutrally.
Projects
The company Alprose is involved in research projects on the
Alpine
Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to:
Places Europe
* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National Pa ...
flora, in collaboration with the
Swiss National Park. It also collaborates with the
Swiss Alpine Club
The Swiss Alpine Club (german: Schweizer Alpen-Club, french: Club Alpin Suisse, it, Club Alpino Svizzero, rm, Club Alpin Svizzer) is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 s ...
.
Factory
The factory in Caslano includes a visitor center and museum, which was inaugurated in 1991. An elevated corridor in the factory allows visitors to watch the production of chocolate bars from the cocoa beans.
Un museo da mangiare
Swissinfo. ("Una particolarità: all'Alprose di Caslano vi è anche la possibilità - unica in Svizzera - di seguire la produzione del cioccolato. La fabbrica cura tutta la lavorazione del prodotto, dalla pulitura e tostatura delle fave di cacao fino all’ottenimento del prodotto finito e confezionato.")
References
External links
Official website
Visitor center
Swiss chocolate companies
Swiss brands
Brand name chocolate
Food and drink companies established in 1957
Museums in Ticino
Economy of Ticino
Swiss companies established in 1957
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