Camille Bloch is a Swiss

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producer based in

Courtelary Courtelary is a municipality of the French-speaking Bernese Jura, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The town is the capital of the Jura bernois administrative district. History Courtelary is first mentioned in 968 as ''Curtis Alerici'' i ...

. It was founded in 1929 in

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by Camille Bloch (1891 - 1970), a Bernese chocolatier, then moved in Courtelary in 1935. In 2016, Camille Bloch produced about 3,500 tons of chocolate, generating sales of around 60 million francs. Ragusa and Torino are the two main chocolate bars produced by Camille Bloch. The former is essentially a rectangular gianduja bar, including whole hazelnuts and coated on two sides. The latter is a round chocolate bar, with an

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and hazelnut praline filling. Both Ragusa and Torino are made in both individual and 100 g bar formats, and in classic (milk), dark and caramelised white versions. Camille Bloch also produces several liquor-filled chocolates.Camille Bloch product and brands
/ref> The chocolate factory in Courtelary includes a visitors' centre and a museum. It was inaugurated in 2017.

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