The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the second Belgian National Competition for chocolatier products, which was judged in Brussels at the Hilton Brussels Grand Place, 28 – 31 January 2016. The winners were announced at the Brussels Salon du Chocolat on 5 February 2016.
The International Chocolate Awards is an independent competition recognising excellence in fine chocolate making and in the products made with fine chocolate.
Judges
The judges were drawn from local experts, food journalists and pastry chefs from Belgium and members of our permanent international Grand Jury and guest judges from Italy and France.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
- Supporters
Prizes
The categories judged included flavoured chocolate bars, filled chocolates and spreads, and are based on yearly feedback from our entrants and in consultation with the fine chocolate industry. All judging is anonymised, including at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.
Awards are awarded only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize.
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
Tablettes Aromatisées
Tablettes de chocolat noir avec inclusions ou morceaux
Bronze: Contes de Fèves (Belgium) - Casson noir au sésame grillé
Ganaches, palets, pralines avec ganache, truffes
Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat noir non aromatisées
Gold: Galler (Belgium) - Praline Madagascar
Bronze: Darcis Chocolatier (Belgium) - Barahona
Ganaches ou truffes de chocolat noir aromatisées
Gold: Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier (Belgium) - Ganache Mangue Coriandre Citron Vert
Silver: Chocolatier M (Belgium) - Elegance
Silver: Darcis Chocolatier (Belgium) - Ganache Citron & Yuzu
Silver: Demaret Chocolatier (Belgium) - Passion
Silver: Deremiens Chocolate Group (Belgium) - Blue Passion
Silver: Galler (Belgium) - Praline Vanille
Bronze: Galler (Belgium) - Praline Citron Vert-Lavande
Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat blanc
Gold: The Chocolate line by Dominique Persoone (Belgium) - Yuzu
Silver: The Chocolate line by Dominique Persoone (Belgium) - Brasil
Ganaches ou truffes utilisant du chocolat noir/au lait/blanc pour l'enrobage et la garniture
Gold: Chocolatier M (Belgium) - Smokey lemon
Silver: The Chocolate line by Dominique Persoone (Belgium) - Apero
Bronze: Jérôme Grimonpon Chocolatier - NOT USED (Belgium) - Figue Thym
Fruits secs
Praliné au chocolat noir
Gold: Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier (Belgium) - Praliné Pistache de Grèce
Silver: Deremiens Chocolate Group (Belgium) - Praslin
Silver: Jérôme Grimonpon Chocolatier - NOT USED (Belgium) - Praliné sésame et komatsuna
Bronze: Deremiens Chocolate Group (Belgium) - Pécan Soja
Bronze: Deremiens Chocolate Group (Belgium) - Tahiti
Bronze: Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier (Belgium) - Praliné Amandes
Praliné au chocolat lait
Gold: Chocolatier M (Belgium) - Peanuts & co
Silver: Chocolatier M (Belgium) - Woestyne
Bronze: Didier Smeets (Belgium) - Praliné Pistache
Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat blanc
Gold: L'Arbre à Bilous (Belgium) - Chocolat blanc à l'herbe de blé avec noix de cajou grillée
Caramels
Caramels enrobés de chocolat noir
Gold: Chocolatier M (Belgium) - Tokyo Dreams
Bronze: Deremiens Chocolate Group (Belgium) - Orval
Caramels enrobés de chocolat au lait
Gold: Deremiens Chocolate Group (Belgium) - Exotic Touch
Autres - fruits / sucre / beurre / crème
Manon/beurre/crème enrobés de chocolat blanc
Gold: Darcis Chocolatier (Belgium) - Manon Café
Pâte à tartiner
Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat noir (sans poudre de lait)
Bronze: Eugène Chocolatier (Belgium) - Praliné Eugène
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
