Mon Chéri is an internationally known brand name of the
Italian Ferrero company for a
chocolate confectionery
Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories ...
.
The phrase "mon chéri" is French for "my darling". The ''Mon Chéri'' is a single-wrapped combination consisting of a "heart" of
cherry
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).
Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The nam ...
(18%) floating in a
liqueur
A liqueur (; ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged beyond ...
(13%) and contained in a bittersweet chocolate housing (69%). Each praline contains 46 kilocalories and is packaged in a red/pink wrapper.
[Ferrero website]
''Mon Chéri'' appeared for the first time in Italy in 1956. From 1960 it was produced and marketed on the French and UK markets, and from 1961 on the German market. The name was chosen as a reference to the French way of life and was quickly adopted as brand name for the
international market. Renato Piazza from Feisoglio, Italy was working as the head waiter at the Hotel Savona in Alba. One day, Michele Ferrero (a friend of Francesco Morra the hotel owner's son) said they were looking for a name for their new creation and Renato came up with the name Mon Cheri. His step mother was French.
See also
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List of confectionery brands
References
External links
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Ferrero SpA brands
Chocolate
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