founded 1922 headquarters tain l hermitage france area served worldwide products chocolates number of employees 650 1 2013 website www.valrhona.com valrhona is a french premium chocolate manufacturer based in the small town of tain l hermitage in hermitage a wine growing district near lyon . 2 it is now a subsidiary of bongrain . 3 4 the company was founded in 1922 5 by a french pastry chef alb ric guironnet from the rh ne valley and has five subsidiaries and 60 local distributors across the globe . it is one of the leading producers of gastronomic chocolate in the world . 6 the company also maintains the cole du grand chocolat a school for professional chefs with a focus on chocolate based dishes and pastries . in 2015 valrhona opened the cole valrhona brooklyn a pastry school in brooklyn . 7 valrhona s products are generally used in high end restaurants . 8 valrhona s products are provided as pillow chocolates on cruise ships as well as being used in cruise ship cuisine . 9 valrhona relies on long term collaborative relationships with planters and chefs . 10 valrhona sponsors the ecole du grand chocolat cooking school . 11 valrhona focuses mainly on high grade luxury chocolate marketed for commercial use by chefs as well as for private consumption . 6 the product line includes chocolate confectionery plain and flavored chocolate bars and bulk chocolate in bars or pellets . valrhona produces vintage chocolate made from beans of a single year s harvest from a specific plantation primarily the grand crus 12 which is grown in south america oceania and the caribbean . see also edit list of bean to bar chocolate manufacturers references edit jean luc grisot valrhona d cor par pierre herm . le monde des boulangers in french . 30 december 2014 . retrieved 24 november 2015 . terrio susan jane 2000 . crafting the culture and history of french chocolate . university of california press . p. 279 . isbn 978 0 520 92394 2 . retrieved 18 march 2013 . valrhona peaufine son process l ancienne . l usine nouvelle in french . february 9 2006 . retrieved 18 march 2013 . rosenblum mort 2006 10 17 . chocolate a bittersweet saga of dark and light . macmillan . pp. 150 . isbn 978 0 86547 730 8 . retrieved 18 march 2013 . valrhona s expertise from cocoa beans to fine chocolate creations . valrhona chocolate . valrhona . retrieved 24 november 2015 . a b collins glenn . hoping chefs will melt for tcho chocolate . november 2 2010 . new york times . retrieved 2 february 2013 . rao tejal 21 april 2015 . luxury french chocolate maker valrhona opens a school in brooklyn . bloomberg l.p. retrieved 24 november 2015 . valrhona chocolate brand . world chocolate guide . retrieved 24 november 2015 . http www.prnewswire.com news releases for chocolate lovers on cruises every day is valentines day 300214661.html varolli regina 27 december 2013 . valrhona builds school for local children in dominican republic . huffington post . retrieved 24 november 2015 . valrhona couverture chocolates and pralin s . sirha . retrieved 24 november 2015 . national geographic society the 10 best chocolatiers in the world by nathaniel lande and andrew lande . december 28 2012 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title valrhona & oldid 744150726 categories chocolate companiesfood manufacturers of francecompanies established in 1922french brandshidden categories cs1 french language sources fr use dmy dates from november 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages danskdeutschespa olfran ais norsk bokm lportugu ssvenska edit links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 12 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view