Novosibirsk Chocolate Factory

Novosibirsk Chocolate Factory is a confectionery manufacturer located in the Oktyabrsky District of Novosibirsk, Russia. Established in 1942, it was created using equipment and capabilities transferred from an evacuated department of the Odessa Confectionery Factory. Its origins are closely linked to the wartime industrial reorganization of the Soviet Union, when production facilities were relocated away from areas threatened by military occupation and redeployed to support essential manufacturing in the east. Construction and commissioning were carried out with substantial participation by women, many of whom subsequently became factory employees and learned confectionery trades at the new enterprise. The factory released its first trial products on November 7, 1942. During its initial period, it made cocoa powder mixed with sugar and chocolate bars intended in part for military pilots. In its first year, the factory employed 78 people and produced as much as 30 tons of chocolate products per month. The product range expanded quickly. By 1943, the factory made plain and molded chocolate, soft fondant, molded glazed candies, chocolate powder, and several semi-finished ingredients. Following the launch of a second production stage in 1944, it added more labor-intensive manufacturing capabilities, including four varieties of chocolate and important confectionery inputs such as chocolate glaze, grated cocoa, and cocoa butter. In later decades, the factory developed a broad assortment of packaged confectionery. Its reported range includes chocolate bars, boxed chocolates, marmalade, and zefir, a traditional Russian confection made from fruit purée and whipped ingredients. The factory is associated with more than 80 confectionery products, including the Novosibirskie, Kostyor, Centr Derzhavy, Bird's Milk, Mishka Kosolapy, Romashka, Lastochka — Vestnitsa Vesny, Burevestnik, and Sibirskiy Souvenir lines. These products place the enterprise within the traditional Russian and wider former-Soviet confectionery market, where molded chocolates, fondant candies, chocolate-coated sweets, and regional gift assortments are important categories. The factory is part of United Confectioners Holding, a major Russian confectionery group. Publicly available reference material identifies the enterprise primarily as a manufacturing facility rather than as a separately listed company. Its historical importance derives from both its wartime founding and its continuing role in Novosibirsk's food-manufacturing base. Detailed current information about ownership structure, leadership, export activity, sales, and present-day production volumes is not established in the supplied sources.

Novosibirsk Chocolate Factory was founded in 1942 in the Oktyabrsky District of Novosibirsk. Its creation followed the evacuation of a department of the Odessa Confectionery Factory during the Second World War. The relocation formed part of the Soviet wartime effort to move industrial capacity into the country's eastern regions and maintain production away from active combat zones. Construction was carried out largely by women who later joined the workforce and learned confectionery skills at the new factory. The enterprise released its first trial products on November 7, 1942. Its earliest output included cocoa powder combined with sugar and chocolate bars intended for military pilots. During its first year, the factory had 78 employees and produced up to 30 tons of chocolate products per month. The assortment broadened in 1943. It included tiled and figured chocolate, soft fondant, shaped glazed candies, chocolate powder, and several semi-finished products. In 1944, a second production stage came into operation. This allowed the factory to make more labor-intensive confectionery, including four varieties of chocolate, as well as chocolate glaze, grated cocoa, and cocoa butter for use as semi-finished ingredients. Over time, the enterprise became a broad-based confectionery producer rather than a facility focused only on wartime chocolate bars and cocoa products. Its later range included chocolates, boxed chocolate assortments, marmalade, and zefir. Reference material attributes more than 80 confectionery products to the factory. Named products include Novosibirskiye, Kostyor, Centr Derzhavy, Bird's Milk, Mishka Kosolapy, Romashka, Lastochka — Vestnitsa Vesny, Burevestnik, and Sibirskiy Souvenir. The assortment reflects established Russian confectionery formats, including molded chocolates, fondant sweets, chocolate-coated products, fruit-based sweets, and gift-oriented chocolate collections. The factory is now part of United Confectioners Holding. The supplied reference material does not establish the date or terms of that integration, nor does it provide verified current information about its general director, workforce, production capacity, distribution network, export markets, or ownership beyond its group affiliation. It is therefore best documented as a historically significant Novosibirsk confectionery manufacturing enterprise whose identity is rooted in wartime industrial development and whose present activities center on chocolate and related confectionery products.

• 1944

  Second production stage begins

  [1]Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org

  A second production stage introduced additional chocolate varieties and semi-finished ingredients such as chocolate glaze, grated cocoa, and cocoa butter.

• 1943

  Assortment expands beyond basic chocolate production

  [1]Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org

  The factory's range included tiled and figured chocolate, fondant, glazed candies, chocolate powder, and semi-finished confectionery products.

• 1942

  Factory founded in Novosibirsk

  [1]Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org

  A new confectionery factory was established in Novosibirsk using an evacuated department of the Odessa Confectionery Factory.

• 1942

  First trial products released

  [1]Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org

  On November 7, the factory released its first trial products, including cocoa powder with sugar and chocolate bars for military pilots.

A regional Russian confectionery manufacturer with wartime industrial roots, a broad traditional chocolate and candy assortment, and integration into United Confectioners Holding.

• Chocolate · 1942

  Chocolate bars and molded chocolate

  The factory's historic core category includes tiled chocolate and figured or molded chocolate. Chocolate production began with the factory's first trial output in 1942 and later expanded to several varieties after the second production stage opened in 1944.

• Confectionery

  Boxed chocolates

  Boxed chocolate assortments form part of the factory's later confectionery range. The supplied reference material identifies chocolate sets as a major product category but does not specify individual package formats, recipes, or current distribution.

• Sugar confectionery

  Marmalade

  Marmalade is included among the factory's reported confectionery products, extending its portfolio beyond chocolate and filled candy into fruit-based sweets.

• Sugar confectionery

  Zefir

  The factory produces zefir, a traditional Russian confection associated with a light, whipped texture. It is listed alongside chocolate, chocolate sets, and marmalade in the factory's broader assortment.

• Cocoa ingredients · 1942

  Cocoa and chocolate semi-finished products

  The factory has historically produced cocoa powder, chocolate glaze, grated cocoa, and cocoa butter. These products supported both its own confectionery manufacturing and the broader ingredient requirements of chocolate production.

• 1944

  Expand into more complex chocolate and ingredient productionGeneration change

  Background

  After the initial production setup, the factory sought to increase the range and technical complexity of its output.

  Action taken

  The second production stage was launched, adding four chocolate varieties and semi-finished products including chocolate glaze, grated cocoa, and cocoa butter.

  Aftermath

  The factory moved beyond its initial wartime assortment and developed a broader manufacturing base.

  Source

• 1942

  Rebuild evacuated confectionery capacity in NovosibirskStrategy

  Background

  Wartime evacuation required confectionery production capacity from the Odessa area to be recreated in a safer eastern industrial center.

  Action taken

  The relocated department's capabilities were used to establish a new factory in Novosibirsk, with local workers participating in construction and subsequent production.

  Aftermath

  The factory began trial production in November 1942 and became a continuing confectionery enterprise in the city.

  Source

• 1944

  Second production stage expands chocolate and semi-finished ingredient manufacturing[1]Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org

  Product generation

  The second stage of the factory enabled production of additional chocolate varieties and semi-finished confectionery materials, including chocolate glaze, grated cocoa, and cocoa butter.

• 1942

  Novosibirsk Chocolate Factory is established from evacuated Odessa production facilities[1]Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  A confectionery operation based on an evacuated department of the Odessa Confectionery Factory was created in Novosibirsk during the Second World War.

• 1942

  Factory releases its first trial confectionery products[1]Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  The factory released its first trial products on November 7, 1942, including cocoa powder with sugar and chocolate bars made in part for military pilots.

1. 1Novosibirsk Chocolate Factoryen.wikipedia.org