The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the third Benelux competition which were judged during spring 2020.

The judging panel was made up of pastry chefs, journalists, restaurant reviewers, bloggers, culinary educators and chefs, as well as members of our Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury Finalists are the highest scoring entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting. The Grand Jury follow strict rules, which you can read here (PDF).

The 2020 Benelux Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)

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Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Ariqua Denis Chocolatier (Belgium)

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Ariqua Denis Chocolatier (Belgium)
Chocolatier M (Belgium)
Chocolatier Reen (Belgium)
Jérôme Grimonpon (Belgium)

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Ariqua Denis Chocolatier (Belgium)
Chocolatier Reen (Belgium)

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

Chocolatier M (Belgium)

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

Chocolatier M (Belgium)

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Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier (Belgium)

Nut based pralines with milk chocolate

Chocolatier M (Belgium)
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier (Belgium)

Nut based pralines with combination chocolate

Chocolatier M (Belgium)

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Caramels

Milk chocolate enrobed caramels

Ariqua Denis Chocolatier (Belgium)
By Michèle (Belgium)

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Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc

Other fillings with dark chocolate

Chocolatier Reen (Belgium)