The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury finalists of the 2014 German, Austrian and Swiss Competition, which was judged at chocolats-de-luxe.de GmbH in Hannover, Germany, 5-9 May 2014.
The Grand Jury finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round after a two-day Selection process and two days of Main round judging by a panel of regional judges. Profiles on each of the Grand Jurors are published here. A list of the judges who attended this competition can be found here.
The Gold, Silver and Bronze winning products voted for by the Grand Jury in each category will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in Hannover on Friday 12 September as part of the Schokoladen Gourmet Festival. Grand Jury Merit awards will also be announced at the September ceremony.
The Grand Jury finalists of the 2014 German, Austrian and Swiss Competition are:
(In alphabetical order)
Bars
Bars – Dark chocolate bars flavoured with an infusion or flavouring
Confiserie Simon (Germany)
Bars – Dark chocolate bars flavoured with inclusions or pieces
Beschle (Switzerland)
DaJa Chocolate (Germany)
Bars – Flavoured dark chocolate bars with a filling
Clement chococult (Germany)
Mayer Schokoladen (Austria)
Schell Schokoladen (Germany)
Zotter Schokoladen (Austria)
Bars – Milk chocolate bars flavoured with an infusion or flavouring
Timo A. Meyer (Germany)
Bars – Milk chocolate bars flavoured with inclusions or pieces
Beschle (Switzerland)
Confiserie Simon (Germany)
Timo A. Meyer (Germany)
Bars – Flavoured milk chocolate bars with a filling
Clement chococult (Germany)
Zotter Schokoladen (Austria)
Bars – Flavoured white chocolate
Beschle (Switzerland)
Filled chocolates – dark (flavoured or unflavoured)
Unflavoured dark – Ganaches and truffles
Confiserie Wenschitz (Austria)
Unflavoured dark – Nut pralines
DaJa Chocolate (Germany)
Flavoured dark – Ganaches and truffles
Clement Chococult (Germany)
Pâtisserie Elysée (Germany)
Spiegel Pralinen (Austria)
Xocolat (Austria)
Dark – Nut based pralines and gianduja, enrobed whole nuts
Clement Chococult (Germany)
Timo A. Meyer (Germany)
Dark chocolate marzipan
Clement Chococult (Germany)
Sawade Berlin (Germany)
Dark – Caramels
Kettler Schokolade (Germany)
Dark – Dark fruit pastes, jellies/gelée, enrobed whole fruits, liquid centres with alcohol, fondants
Confiserie Speck (Switzerland)
Filled chocolates – milk (flavoured or unflavoured)
Milk – Ganaches and truffles
Pott au Chocolat (Germany)
Schell Schokoladen (Germany)
Xocolat (Austria)
White – Flavoured filled chocolate
DaJa Chocolate (Germany)
Pott au Chocolat (Germany)
Pralinenatelier (Germany)
Milk – Gianduiotto
Clement chococult (Germany)
Milk – Caramels
Clement chococult (Germany)
Milk – Fruit pastes, jellies/gelée, enrobed whole fruits, liquid centres with alcohol, fondants
Clement chococult (Germany)
Filled chocolates – mixed (flavoured or unflavoured)
Ganaches and truffles with mixed dark/milk/white chocolate for coating and fillings
Clement chococult (Germany)
Confiserie Speck (Switzerland)
Kettler Schokolade (Germany)
Pralinenatelier (Germany)
Timo A. Meyer (Germany)