Most Popular Chocolate Brands
Chocolate is among one of the most popular food types, and it is no surprise that it has been cultivated for a long time and people still fall for it. It can be found it all types of food from cakes to mousse to brownies to hot chocolate to chocolate bars. Chocolate is given for several different occasions including Valentine’s Day, birthdays, New Year and Easter and more. The art of extraction of chocolate from Cocoa was developed in America and it soon spread around the globe and presently it is said to be one of the best discoveries in food and eatables by man. Few of the chocolate brands are so good that they well known and popular in every part of the world.Chocolate has become one of the most popular food types and flavors in the world, and a vast number of foodstuffs involving chocolate have been created, particularly desserts including cakes, pudding, mousse, chocolate brownies, and chocolate chip cookies. Many candies are filled with or coated with sweetened chocolate, and bars of solid chocolate and candy bars coated in chocolate are eaten as snacks. Gifts of chocolate molded into different shapes (e.g., eggs, hearts, coins) have become traditional on certain Western holidays, such as Easter, Valentine's Day, and Hanukkah. Chocolate is also used in cold and hot beverages such as chocolate milk and hot chocolate and in some alcoholic drinks, such as creme de cacao.
Introduction
Drag and drop to sort list. Click to browse.
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
- #6
- #7
- #8
- #9
- #10
- #11
- #12
- #13
- #14
- #15
- #16
- #17
- #18
Hershey's
#13.0Hershey's, established in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1894, is one of the oldest and most recognizable chocolate brands in the world. The Hershey's chocolate bar is a legendary American icon, and the candy company has evolved its offerings to include filled chocolates, baking products, and syrups. Seasonal chocolates are popular with customers, with its largest offerings available for Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.
Cadbury
#23.8Cadbury is a British company owned by an American company since 2010. The headquarters are in Uxbridge, Middlesex. It has operations in over fifty countries all around the world. Aside from chocolate, the company is associated with products like Jelly Babies, Trident gum, and Softmints. Cadbury was granted its first Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria in 1854. It has been a holder of a Royal Warrant from Elizabeth II since 1955.Cadbury merged with J. S. Fry & Sons in 1919, and Schweppes in 1969. Cadbury was a constant constituent of the FTSE 100 on the London Stock Exchange from the index's 1984 inception until the company was bought by Kraft Foods in 2010.
Ferrero Rocher
#35.5The Ferrero Rocher was introduced in 1982 in Europe. Shortly after release production was halted due to a problem with label printing. Michele Ferrero, the credited inventor, named the chocolate after a grotto in the Roman Catholic shrine of Lourdes. Rocher comes from the French and means rock or boulder; the main grotto at the Lourdes shrine is in the rock of Massabielle.This best selling chocolate brand produces a premium, round, chocolate sweet. It consists of flat sheets of Wafer, Nutella, and hazelnuts. About 3.6 billion Ferrero Rocher are sold every year in over 35 countries. This brand has had a major impact in China since China allowed foreign businesses to increase the economy. The gold wrapping gave a luxurious and different appearance which the Chinese associated with wealth, which allowed for its popularity in China over other chocolate brands. The chocolate consists of a whole roasted hazelnut encased in a thin wafer shell filled with hazelnut chocolate and covered in milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts. Its ingredients are milk chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skim milk powder, butteroil, lecithin as emulsifier (soy), vanillin (artificial flavor), hazelnuts, palm oil, wheat flour, whey (milk), lowfat cocoa powder, sodium bicarbonate (leavening agent), and salt.
Kit Kat
#46.2Kit Kat is a wafer biscuit bar which is covered by chocolate. It was created in England and is currently produced by Nestle, and in the U.S., H.B. Reese Candy Company. It comes in packets of two or four fingers, and comes in a variety of flavors including Kit Kat White, Kit Kat Mint, and Kit Kat Cookies & Cream. In 2013, Kitkat got into an association with Google’s Android mobile whose operating system was named “Kitkat”.When first introduced, the original Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp bar had a red wrapper, which briefly became blue between 1945–1947. As a result of milk shortages after the end of World War II, the milk chocolate coating was suspended and a dark chocolate was used instead during that period.[citation needed] Since its introduction in the 1970s, the Hershey's Kit Kat packaging and advertising in the United States differed from the branding used in every other country where it was sold. In 2002, Hershey Kit Kats adopted the slanted ellipse logo used worldwide by Nestlé, though the ellipse was red and the text white. The US version of "Kit Kat Chunky" is known as "Big Kat". In the United Kingdom, the product has traditionally been wrapped in silver foil and an outer paper band. In 2001, flow wrap plastic was substituted as the confectionery's packaging.
Mars
#56.4This chocolate brand was first manufactured in the United Kingdom. Its sister brands are ‘Milky Way’ and ‘5 Star’. Its slogan “pleasure you can’t measure” was used to appeal to more women and children. It comes in different sizes from miniature bars to regular 58 gram single bars. Limited-edition flavors include Mars Almond, Mars Gold, and Mars Maple.The Original Mars bar in "Believe" packaging was sold in the UK from 18 April 2006 until the end of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in July. "Believe" took prominence on the packaging ("Original Mars" appeared in smaller print) to indicate support for the England national football team. Advertising in other nations of the UK was tailored to reflect their own teams after the public condemnation, although in Scotland the "Believe" packaging was still used – causing negative publicity
Toblerone
#66.9Toblerone was created by Theodor Tobler (1876–1941) in Bern, Switzerland, in 1908. Theodor Tobler, with his cousin Emil Baumann, developed a unique milk chocolate including nougat, almonds and honey with a distinctive triangular shape. The triangular shape of the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is commonly believed to have given Theodor Tobler his inspiration for the shape of Toblerone. However, according to Theodor's sons, the triangular shape originates from a pyramid shape that dancers at the Folies Bergères created as the finale of a show that Theodor saw.This chocolate brand is a Swiss brand. Its chocolate bars are known for their unique triangle shape. A unique cultural impact that this chocolate has had is in theater production: A three-sided, free-standing, wheeled version of the common theatre flat is called a “Toblerone”.
Galaxy
#77.8Galaxy is sold as Dove in several countries internationally. This brand of chocolate ranges in flavors from milk chocolate, fruit & nut varieties, and bubbles. The Galaxy and Dove brands also market products including hot cocoa powder, cakes, and ice cream. This comes in second to the Cadbury Dairy Milk bar in the best selling chocolate bars in the United Kingdom. A 2013 British television advertisement for Galaxy featured a computer-generated image of Audrey Hepburn, which was created by CGI firm Framestore in London. The commercial debuted in the UK in February 2013.
Lindt & Sprungli
#88.3Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, more commonly known as Lindt, is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company founded in 1845 and known for their chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets.This is a Swiss company which dates back to 1836. It is famous for its Lindor chocolate which is contains a hard chocolate shell with an inner filling of smooth chocolate. They are wrapped in different colors, each identifying a different flavor. These flavors include hazelnut, mocha, peppermint, cinnamon peanut butter, Irish cream, coconut, caramel, and sea salt. Chocolate bars, liquors, and ice cream are also produced by Lindt & Sprungli Company. There are eight chocolate cafes that Lindt has opened, four are in Sydney, and four in Melbourne.
Patchi
#98.8This is a most popular chocolate brand originating from Lebanon. It is now in more than 29 countries. This brand is the leading chocolate brand of the Middle East. It is a luxury brand and contains a menu with over 50 varieties. These include orange peel, cotton candy, and cheesecake.Patchi is a luxury brand for chocolate and chocolate gifts. It is distinguished with a menu of chocolates with all-natural and premium ingredients. The Patchi Chocolate Menu contains a list of over 50 varieties. The menu is famous for integrating roasted nuts (hazelnuts, pistachios, almonds), Gianduja, orange peel, dried Strawberry bits, and more. Recently, Patchi introduced 5 new exotic flavors to its menu with Cotton Candy, Cheesecake, Peanut Butter in some of the recipes.
Daim
#109.3The Daim bar is a Swedish candy bar made from crunchy almond caramel covered in milk chocolate.
Guylian
#119.3Guylian is a Belgian chocolate manufacturer founded by Guy Foubert in 1958. The company takes its name from the combination of Foubert's first name with that of his wife, Liliane. They are famous for making chocolate seashells with a variety of fillings. It is a sponsor of Project Seahorse. A company from South Korea bought the company in 2008. The company’s icon is a seahorse.
Godiva
#1210.5Godiva Chocolatier is a manufacturer of premium fine chocolates and related products. Godiva, founded in Belgium in 1926, was purchased by the Turkish Yıldız Holding, owner of the Ülker Group, on November 20, 2007. Godiva Chocolates, is synonymous with exquisite confections. Godiva's signature gold ballotin boxes signal that the recipient is about to open a rare and delicious treat. Godiva's most popular chocolates are dark chocolate covered pretzels, truffles, and milk and dark chocolate assortments.
Snickers
#1310.5Snickers is a brand name chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts that has been enrobed in milk chocolate. The annual global sales of Snickers was $2 billion as of 2004. Source - Wikipedia
Smarties
#1410.8Smarties are a colour-varied sugar-coated chocolate confectionery. They have been manufactured since 1937, originally by H.I. Rowntree & Company in the UK, and are currently produced by Nestlé. Smarties are oblate spheroids with a minor axis of about 5 mm and a major axis of about 12 mm.
Ghirardelli
#1511.2The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United States division of Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli. The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli, who, after working in South America, moved to California.This company was incorporated in 1852. In America, it the third-oldest chocolate company. It is one of the only chocolate companies in the United States which is in control of all aspects its own manufacturing process. Its bar version is cut into several squares and comes in many flavors which include caramel filling, caramelized almonds, salt and almonds, and peppermint bark.
M&M
#1612.5M&M's are "colorful button-shaped chocolates", each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case on one side, surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M's. The original candy had a milk chocolate filling which, upon introducing other variations, was branded as the "plain" variety.
Reese's
#1712.7As part of the Hershey Chocolate company, Reese's has risen to world renown for its chocolate-covered peanut butter cups. The peanut butter cups are available in sizes ranging from oversized to mini and flavors have extended to varieties such as chocolate covered marshmallow, chocolate fudge, and caramel. The peanut butter cups are now also available in crispy, crunchy, and cookie varieties.Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are a popular American candy consisting of a milk, white, or dark chocolate cup filled with peanut butter, marketed by The Hershey Company.
Dove
#1813.0Dove is a brand of chocolate made and marketed by the Mars company. Dove produces a wide range of chocolate bars, including dark chocolate, milk, caramel, fruit and nut varieties, truffle and chocolate pieces with a folded milk chocolate center.Dove brand chocolates have a reputation for silky smoothness and luxurious tastes. Available in bars, pieces, chocolate covered fruit, and ice cream, Dove has rapidly risen to become one of the top ten chocolate brands in the world. Dove also offers milk and dark chocolate covered almonds in addition to its cookies and creme, mint, and smooth chocolate bars. Dove's individual Promises pieces are also famous for the inspirational sayings printed on the inside of each foil wrap.
Submit to make your ranking count.
- 1
- BoyerRanked at #12 by 2 users
- 1
- 2
-
Flag suggestion as:AddedM&M
-
Flag suggestion as:AddedSmarties
-
sjrubel6 years agonice list0 1Reply2 repliesFlag comment as: -
adib_aunikreplied2 more comments