Toblerone

Toblerone (/ˈtoʊbləroʊn/ TOH-blər-ohn, German: [tobləˈroːnə]) is a Swiss chocolate brand owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods). It is produced in Bern, Switzerland, was sometimes manufactured elsewhere in the past, and is currently also made in Slovakia. Toblerone is known for its distinctive shape as a series of joined triangular prisms and lettering engraved in the chocolate.

This article is about the chocolate bar. For the Swiss defensive line, see Toblerone line.

Toblerone
Product typeChocolate bar
OwnerMondelēz International (U.S.)
CountrySwitzerland
Introduced1908 (1908)
Related brandsList of Kraft brands
Previous owners
  • Kraft Foods Inc.
    (1990–2012)
  • Jacobs Suchard AG
    (1982–90)
  • Interfood S.A.
    (1970–82)
  • Tobler
    (1908–70)
Websitetoblerone.co.uk

The company was independent from 1899 until 1970, then merged with Suchard, then with Jacobs as Jacobs Suchard, then acquired by Kraft Foods, then by Mondelez International in 2012.

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