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<td valign="top">[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 050.jpg|189px|none|thumb|La Chocolatière boutique at Soanierana, Antananarivo]]</td></tr></table>
Chocolaterie Robert has a history of chocolate production dating back to 1937, when a French couple from Réunion Island, Mr and Mrs Robert, set up Madagascar's first chocolate factory in [[Brickaville]], where pralines and chocolate bars were handmade. At the time of the rule of the last Queen of Madagascar, the area around Brickaville was where cacao plantations were first introduced to Madagascar. Following the French colonisation, cocoa production eventually moved to the [[Ambanja]] region which became the preferred location amongst French settlers keen to supply a metropolitan France with agricultural products. In 1958, the factory changed hands to the Berger family and moved to its current location in [[Antananarivo]]. In 1977 the company was sold to the [[Ramanandraibe Group]]. In 1999 the first two La Chocolatière boutiques were launched in Antananarivo. In 2004 two more boutiques opened in [[Antsirabe]] and [[Tamatave]]. In 2008 a La Chocolatière boutique was opened in the departure area of the duty free zone at [[Ivato International Airport]]. In 2011 a small and elegant La Chocolatière boutique opened in the the upmarket shopping and hotel district of Antaninarenina, next to [[Tana Hotel]] and within a short walk walking distance of [[Hotel Colbert]] and [[Le Louvre Hotel]]. In 2006 Chocolaterie Robert began shipping Mora Mora and Sambirano branded chocolates to Britain, which respectively won the Chocolate Academy's Silver Cup and the Best Buy Ethical Award. However, these two brands are no longer distributed. Since 2009, a range of chocolate bars branded [http://www.ilovao.com VAO VAO] are being exported to the United States through partner distributors.
[[File:Chocolaterie Robert 016.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A selection of fine pralines sold at one of Chocolaterie Robert's boutiques, La Chocolatière, Antananarivo.]]
In recent years, Chocolaterie Robert has combined its time-proven knowledge of chocolate production with the expertise of renowned French Chocolatier André Rosset who has advised the company in the latest trends and technologies in the fine art of chocolate making. All of Chocolaterie Robert's products are classified as pure and single origin entirely made in Madagascar. Dark chocolate made by Chocolaterie Robert is rich in flavonoids that occur naturally in Croille cacao beans. Unlike other dark chocolates derived from cacao grown elsewhere, the Madagascar variety is low in bitterness and naturally sweet. Furthermore, the company is dedicated to fair trading and supports several small cacao farmers through micro-financing programmes. Today, Chocolaterie Robert's factory unit is a semi-industrial operation whose management, in an age of automated systems, still prefers to work with local people rather than machines.<br clear="all"><br>
== La Chocolatière shops boutiques and factory location ==
<!--[[Image:Chocolaterie_Robert_logo.png|thumb|150px|Chocolaterie Robert company logo]]-->
Hand -picked assortments of pralines and other chocolate creations are sold by weight at [[La Chocolatière ]] boutiques. Pre-packaged pralines can also be found in some other well-stocked boutiques, such as [[Lisy Art Gallery]] in Antananarivo. <br>
[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_047Chocolaterie_Robert_060.jpg|thumb|328px|La Chocolatière boutique in Antaninarenina in the centre of [[Antananarivo]]]]
'''Antananarivo:'''<br>
Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 5.30pm.<br>
''La Chocolatière'' - Duty Free loungeZone<br>
[[Ivato International Airport]]<br>
Tel: +261 (0)20 24 115 31<br>
''La Chocolatière''<br>
Rue de Passot<br>
Hell-Ville(Andoany)<br>
[[Nosy Be]]<br>
Tel: +261 (0)34 74 588 08<br>''currently closed'' '''Antsiranana:'''<br> ''La Chocolatière''<br>Immeuble Libertalia<br>Rue Foch<br>Antsiranana<br>[[Diego Suarez]]<br>Tel: +261 (0)320 331173<br>''currently closed'' == La Chocolatière boutiques map == <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-18.933261, 47.521267~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_050.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Factory_outlet.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - factory & head office]]'''<br>472 boulevard Ratsimandrava, Soanierana, [[Antananarivo]]<br>Tel: +261 20 22 205 65~~; -18.899186, 47.521067~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_062.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Santa_building.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - Santa Antanimena]]'''<br>Lot IVG 204, Santa Antanimena building, [[Antananarivo]]<br>Tel. +261 20 22 296 42 / +261 34 07 201 74~~; -18.910394, 47.524228~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_048.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Isoraka.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - Antaninarenina]]'''<br>Lalana Rabehevitra (next to [[Tana Hotel]]), [[Antananarivo]]<br>Tel: +261 32 11 205 83~~; -18.155747, 49.415717~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_logo.png|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Tamatave|La Chocolatière - Tamatave]]'''Boulevard Joffre, [[Tamatave]]<br>Tel: +261 34 07 205 68~~; -19.866064, 47.036231~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_064.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Antsirabe|La Chocolatière - Antsirabe]]'''[[Arotel]], Avenue de l'Indépendance, [[Antsirabe]]<br>Tel: +261 34 01 259 51~~; -12.278444, 49.291619~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_076.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Diego_Suarez|La Chocolatière - Antsiranana]]'''Rue Foch (near Libertalia building), [[Diego Suarez]]<br>Tel: +261 320 331173~~; -18.799322, 47.475346~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_066.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Ivato_International_Airport.2C_Antananarivo|La Chocolatière - Duty Free Zone]]'''[[Ivato International Airport]]<br>Tel: +261 20 24 115 31~~; -13.406447, 48.276253~[[File:Chocolaterie_Robert_067.jpg|100px|left]]'''[[La_Chocolatière#La_Chocolati.C3.A8re.2C_Nosy_Be|La Chocolatière - Nosy Be]]'''Rue de Passot, Andoany (Hell-Ville), [[Nosy Be]]<br>Tel: +261 34 74 588 08~~;|centre=-19.080507453767375,47.720602906249994|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=750|zoom=6|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div>
== Additional information ==
* [http://www.chocolateriemadagascar-roberttribune.com/La-Chocolaterie-Robert-1ere,22237.html Prix de la Francophonie économique] - La Chocolaterie Robert: 1ère entreprise malgache récompensée (2016)* [[La Chocolatière]] boutiques in Madagascar* [[Robert Makassar brochure]] 2012* [http://www.chocolaterierobert.com Chocolaterie Robert's homepage]
* [http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,1614498,00.html Full of Beans] The Observer article, August 2005
* View all [[Chocolaterie Robert photos]]
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