For sweet tooth - chocolate factory "Maison Cailler"

Switzerland is not only a country of banks, expensive watches, knives and cheese. Swiss chocolate is another masterpiece, it is considered the best chocolate in the world! In Switzerland, there is a real cult of chocolate and today Switzerland is in the first place in terms of its consumption per capita.

We are waiting for a trip to the oldest chocolate factory in Switzerland “House of Caye”, located near the medieval Gruyère, founded in 1819. Here you will find a tour of the factory, where you will get acquainted with the intricacies of the production of Swiss chocolate and tasting delicious chocolate, where you can taste it as much as you want.

You will learn the history of the discovery of the first cocoa beans by the Aztecs and hear the story of how this strong drink conquered Europe and how chocolate was made from it.

We will be able to observe the process of production and transformation of chocolate mass into candy, and immediately taste the products that have just come off the assembly line.

You will learn the history of the creation of the chocolate brand "Kaye", hear the story of its creator - Francois-Louis Cayet, who was 23 years old at that time. Inspired by a trip to Northern Italy and an acquaintance with Italian chocolatiers, he decided to devote his life to creating delicious chocolate.

He first tasted the popular drink in Turin, and then spent four years learning how to make it. He was the first chocolatier to start producing cocoa products at home.
Returning from Italy, François-Louis opened Switzerland’s first chocolate shop near Vevey. His main achievement was the development of a recipe for chocolate mass for the production of chocolate bars by casting, because for many centuries chocolate existed only in liquid form.

Then his daughter Fanny and her husband Daniel Peter continued his work and built a chocolate factory in the town of Brock in 1898. They used fresh milk from cows grazing in the local meadows and drinking the purest water from the local mountain rivers, which led to a significant improvement in the properties and taste of their milk chocolate, as a result of which, the products of the House of Kaye are still in great demand.

At the end of the visit, you will find another free tasting of various chocolate products produced at the Gailler factory. Tasting time and the amount of chocolate is unlimited!

At your service is a comfortable car:

• Mercedes-Benz V-Class, 8-seat cabin.
• Wi-Fi in the interior of the car
• Child seats
• Free drinking water