The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the German, Austrian and Swiss Competition (DACH), The competition was held over spring 2020, with our regional partner chocolats-de-luxe.de, in Hannover, Germany.

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 entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and further Main round judging. The Finalists are the nominations 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 German/Austrian/Swiss Grand Jury Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)

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Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Evers & Tochter Manufaktur (Germany)

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Andreas Muschler (Germany)

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Evers & Tochter Manufaktur (Germany)

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Andreas Muschler (Germany)

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Birgit Heel Pralinenschule & Manufaktur (Germany)
Chokumi (Germany)

White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Billy&Bugga Handcrafted Chocolates (Switzerland)

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Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles

Unflavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Andreas Muschler (Germany)

Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles

Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie – Chocolaterie (Germany)
Confiserie Simon (Germany)
Zart Pralinen Chocolate Makers (Austria)

Flavoured milk chocolate ganaches or truffles

Andreas Muschler (Germany)

Flavoured white chocolate ganaches or truffles

Gut Gilg (Germany)

Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling

Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie – Chocolaterie (Germany)
Chokumi (Germany)
Confiserie Simon (Germany)
Gut Gilg (Germany)

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Nuts

Nut based pralines with dark chocolate

Andreas Muschler (Germany)
Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie – Chocolaterie (Germany)
Sawade Berlin (Germany)

Nut based pralines with milk chocolate

Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie – Chocolaterie (Germany)
Chokumi (Germany)
Das Bernsteinzimmer (Germany)
Naschkatze Münster (Germany)
Neuhausschoggi (Switzerland)

Nut based pralines with combination chocolate

Anna Reckmann Pâtisserie – Chocolaterie (Germany)

Combination chocolate enrobed marzipan

Sawade Berlin (Germany)

Nut based pralines with white chocolate

Das Bernsteinzimmer (Germany)

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Caramels

Milk chocolate enrobed caramels

Naschkatze Münster (Germany)

Combination chocolate enrobed caramels

Chokumi (Germany)

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Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc

Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit

Andreas Muschler (Germany)

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Spreads

Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)

Cocoa experiment (Germany)