Chocolat Delespaul-Havez

Chocolat Delespaul-Havez is a French chocolate and confectionery house. According to its official website, it is one of the oldest houses in France for the manufacture of chocolates and confectionery, founded in 1848 in Lille by Henri-Victor Delespaul and his wife Émilie Havez. Its history page records that the factory was devastated during the First World War and then hit by a fire in 1922, after which it was rebuilt and modernised; by 1928 it produced 28 tonnes of biscuits and sweets per day, compared with 2 tonnes per day in 1890. In the post-war period, at its peak, it employed more than 1,000 workers. In 1954 a sweet created in one of the factory's workshops became the Caram'bar, renamed Carambar in 1974.

Chocolat Delespaul-Havez was founded in 1848 in Lille by Henri-Victor Delespaul and his wife Émilie Havez. The official website describes the house as one of the oldest in France for the manufacture of chocolates and confectionery. Its history page states that the factory was devastated during the First World War and then victim of a fire in 1922, after which it was rebuilt and modernised. In 1928 it produced 28 tonnes of biscuits and sweets per day, against 2 tonnes per day in 1890. In the post-war period, at the height of its glory, it employed more than 1,000 salaried workers. In 1954, a funny sweet came out of one of the factory's workshops: 6.2 cm long and weighing 10 grams, the Caram'bar was born. Renamed Carambar in 1974, the sweet is still exported worldwide, including to Russia, Asia and the Middle East.

One of the oldest houses in France for the manufacture of chocolates and confectionery.

• Chocolates and confectionery

• Biscuits and sweets

• Caram'bar / Carambar

1. 1Accueil - Delespaul-Havezdelespaul-havez.fr
2. 2Notre Histoire - Delespaul-Havezdelespaul-havez.fr
3. 3Chocolat Delespaul-Havezwikidata.org