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Milka
Sign in to savethumb|Milka advertisement (1913) Milka is a European brand of chocolate confectionery. Originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard, it has been produced in Lörrach, Germany, since 1901. Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it demerged from its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990. It is sold in bars and a number of novelty shapes for Easter and Christmas. Products with the Milka brand also include chocolate-covered cookies and biscuits.
Key facts
- Brand.name
- Milka
- Brand.logo
- Milka purple logo18.svg
- Brand.logo_size
- 150
- Brand.image
- Milka Alpine Milk Chocolate chunks and wrapper.jpg
- Brand.image_size
- 250
- Brand.type
- Chocolate
- Brand.currentowner
- Mondelez International(2012–present)
- Brand.country
- Origin: Switzerland Current production: Germany; Slovakia
- Brand.related
- List of Mondelez International brands
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.mondelezinternational.com/our-brands/milka
- Image
- Milka Alpine Milk Chocolate bar 100g.jpg
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- Commons category
- Milka
- inception
- 1943-00-00
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Advertising
- Products
- Chocolate bars
- Toffees
- Other products
- European varieties
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Milka advertisement (1913) Milka is a European brand of chocolate confectionery. Originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard, it has been produced in Lörrach, Germany, since 1901. Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it demerged from its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990. It is sold in bars and a number of novelty shapes for Easter and Christmas. Products with the Milka brand also include chocolate-covered cookies and biscuits.
The brand's name is a portmanteau of the product's original two main ingredients: "" (milk) and "" (cocoa). In the present day, sugar and cocoa butter have replaced them as the main ingredients.