The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2025 European Open Craft Chocolatier Competition, which was judged remotely April-May 2025, with final Grand Jury decisions in May 2025. This competition combined the French, Benelux, Scandinavian and Eastern European craft chocolatier entries.
The judging panel included our regular judges, along with many of our IICCT alumni and other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and a main round of judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting.
While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.
The 2025 European Open Craft Chocolatier Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Ganaches, palets, pralines avec ganache, truffes
Ganaches ou truffes de chocolat noir aromatisées
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Santa Ana Og Skogsbær (91.46)La Carambole (Netherlands) - Vegan Passion Decadence (90.63)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Ganache au Thé Awa-Bancha (88.83)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Coffee Ganache (88.15)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - White Temple Tea & Honey (86.63)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Ganache Bourgeon de Cassis (86.25)
Chocolala (Estonia) - Raspberry-matcha-black Sesame Bonbon (83.53)
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Eventyr Trøffel (82.13)
Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat au lait
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Rum Ganache Milk Chocolate Bonbon (86.26)Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat blanc
Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Prinsessan (86.88)Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Carin (83.94)
Ganaches ou truffes utilisant du chocolat noir/au lait/blanc pour l'enrobage et la garniture
La Carambole (Netherlands) - Green Pumpkin Beanie (89.38)Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Magnus (88.83)
Chocolala (Estonia) - Raspberry-matcha-black Sesame Crunch (86.65)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Cherry-Lemon (85.99)
La Carambole (Netherlands) - Marocco (85.93)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Bilberry-Yogurt (85.28)
Gånsviks Choklad (Sweden) - Grand (85.06)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Lingonberry-Raspberry (84.49)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Yuzu-Orange (82.69)
Fruits secs
Praliné au chocolat noir
Louis Fouquet (France) - Praliné Feuilleté Noisette Noir (87.00)La Carambole (Netherlands) - A Bitter Flower (86.43)
Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Hazelnut-Clementine (85.38)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Praliné Amandes du Lot-et-Garonne (82.62)
Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat noir
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Dragée (88.75)chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Åkesson,voatsiperifery (88.68)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Kamili 70%, Piemonte (87.38)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Chuao Bean Dragée 72% (87.03)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Rugoso 70%, Macadamia (83.95)
Praliné au chocolat lait
Louis Fouquet (France) - Gianduja Pistache Lait (86.53)Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat lait
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Almond Coriander Milk Chocolate Dragée (83.22)Praliné au chocolat blanc
Míšina čokoláda (Czech Republic) - Matcha Pistachio & Grapefruit Pralines (84.17)Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat blanc
Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Sweet Sushi Dragee (89.15)Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Smoke Signals Chocolate Dragée (88.55)
Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) - Kampot Pepper in White Chocolate 40% (85.90)
Flore Confectionery (Hungary) - Willy Tonka Chocolate Dragée (84.68)
Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Tokaj Dragee (84.53)
Caramels
Caramels enrobés de chocolat noir
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Extra Dark Thyme Caramel (87.56)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Sitter (87.43)
Caramels enrobés de chocolat au lait
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Brown Cheese Caramels & Milk Chocolate (89.97)Sirène by PetriS Chocolate (Finland) - Seabuck thorn - HoneyCaramel (89.10)
Autres - fruits / sucre / beurre / crème
Pâtes de fruits, gelées enrobées de chocolat noir
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Mandarin Paste (85.42)Fruits entiers enrobés de chocolat noir
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Candied Lemon Zest (86.05)Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Dark Chocolate Sour Cherry (85.93)
Fruits entiers enrobés de chocolat blanc
Maria Magdalena Bizgan (Romania) - Ginger With Raspberry White Chocolate (82.85)Manon/beurre/crème enrobés de chocolat noir
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Frederiksdal Cherry (85.75)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Hansens Hindbær (85.63)
Eventyr Håndverkssjokolade (Norway) - Santa Ana Trøffel Med Trøffel (82.03)
Manon/beurre/crème enrobés de chocolat noir ..
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Raffinée Coconut,akesson,raspb. (84.93)Manon/beurre/crème enrobés de chocolat au lait ..
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Salty Liquorice Milk Chocolate Dragée (84.88)Pâte à tartiner
Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat au lait
Louis Fouquet (France) - Pâte À Tartiner Pistache (89.45)Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Orange & Almonds Chocolate Spread (82.32)
