Cluizel is a family-run French chocolate maker based in Damville, Normandy, with roots going back to 1948, when pastry chefs Marc and Marcelle Cluizel began making chocolates in their family kitchen. Their son Michel joined as an apprentice and went on to build the business into one of France’s most respected chocolate houses. Cluizel is a true bean-to-bar ‘Cacaofèvier’, working directly with cocoa growers across three continents and turning the beans into chocolate at its own Manufacture. Its single-plantation bars, first launched in 1999, showcase the character of individual estates, while its Ingrédients Nobles commitment means no soy lecithin, artificial flavourings or GMO ingredients. Now led by the third and fourth generations of the family, Cluizel holds France’s Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label and remains a benchmark for fine French chocolate.
