COLLECTION 2013

Chocolate up your life!

MONBANA GOURMET CATALOGUE

3 A pAssION fOR ChOCOLATE fOR 3 GENERATIONs

4 ChOCOLATERIE

5 ThE wORLd Of ChOCOLATE

6 dRINkING ChOCOLATE

10 ChOCOLATE sqUAREs

16 ChOCOLATE CONfECTIONERy

20 CONfECTIONERy wITh ThE fLAvOURs Of yEsTERyEAR

22 ChOCOLATE BARs

26 fINE ChOCOLATEs

32 ChOCOLATE fOR COOkING

36 GIfT BAskETs

36 ACCEssORIEs

37 MONBANA BOUTIqUEs

38 qUALITy, ExpERTIsE & INNOvATION

39 MONBANA pUBLICITy – CONTACTs

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A pAssION fOR ChOCOLATE fOR 3 GENERATIONsFor three generations, the Guattaris, Louis – the founder, Jean – the developer and Yves – the man who introduced the brand, and the current CEO, have combined a respect for tradition and a continuous passion to chocolate innovation. Each and every day, MONBANA strives to create exceptional products so that the journey undertaken by real chocolate enthusiasts to discover new flavours always guarantees them the pleasure of a high quality chocolate.

EdITORIAL

I am pleased and proud to touch base with you again and present our 2013 catalogue, which showcases the world of MONBANA chocolate products.

MONBANA has been continually inventing and reinventing products since 1934, and today this is truer than ever. In this catalogue, you will find the products your customers know and love, our latest award-winning fine chocolates and all the new products we are launching this year.

In 2013, MONBANA is also sporting a new brand image which you can discover while browsing the catalogue. This new image evokes our roots and expertise, shows the quality and care we bring to developing our recipes and, above all, draws on the pleasure we give our customers.

We offer so much more than chocolate. We offer everyone a surprising, delicious experience every day, thanks to our quality products, our pleasure in creating them and our joie de vivre!

So, chocolate up your life!

yves GuattariCEO

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ChOCOLATERIEEver since the company was founded, Chocolaterie MONBANA’s evolution in chocolate-making has been based on five core fundamentals giving rise to the brand’s energy and excellence.

Our history…Chocolaterie MONBANA’s history started in 1934 with the manufacture of cocoa butter and powder. 1978: MONBANA created its first chocolate squares.

Our inventiveness…Our wide range of original chocolates always has a little “special something” (tastes, textures, etc.) to continually surprise chocolate-lovers with new flavours and sensations.

Our diversity…MONBANA has developed a range of products covering all aspects of chocolate enjoyment (drinking, eating, etc.). This has enabled us to sell both internationally and direct to the public in delicatessens and MONBANA boutiques.

Our values…With our expertise, joie de vivre, creativity, generosity and love of confectionery, MONBANA has built a strong value base which reinforces our unique positioning.

Our quality…MONBANA has been voted one of the top French chocolate makers in 2013.

Chocolaterie MONBANA never stops developing. The brand enjoys reinventing itself every day and this now shows in our new identity, which communicates our calling better than ever before: providing sublime pleasure for every delicious experience.Our focus is resolutely centered on the customer and everyday pleasures.

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ThE wORLd Of ChOCOLATEMONBANA now offers a wide variety of chocolate products that meet every consumer needs: chocolate to drink, to savour, to taste, to cook, to spread, to offer or to treat yourself...MONBANA has reinvented chocolate in 6 different worlds, in order to reach a broad customer base, increase exposure and ensure sales throughout the year.

ChOCOLATE CONfECTIONERy

Chocolate almonds, chocolates with the flavours of yesteryear… there is a wide variety of products to ensure things are never the same.

ChOCOLATE BARs

The specialist in tasting bars reveals its secrets, from the most subtle to the most irresistibly mouth-watering.

fINE ChOCOLATEs

Palets gourmands for praline lovers, and incomparable chocolates for great connoisseurs… all the know-how of Master Chocolate Makers.

dRINkING ChOCOLATE

Traditional, creamy, flavoured, hot or cold... a wide selection of chocolate drinks.

ChOCOLATE sqUAREs

Whether to be enjoyed alone or as an accompaniment to a coffee, they come in a variety of unique and surprising flavours.

ChOCOLATE fOR COOkING

Dessert mixes, “special dessert” chocolate bars... everything has been designed to help you make your own chocolate-based delights.

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D r i n k i n g c h o c o l at e

With the widest range of chocolate drinks on the market, MONBANA meets every

consumption need, in every season, adaptable to all of the various consumption patterns around

the world. A variety of textures and flavours, to enjoy hot or cold, to vary the pleasure.

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vary the textures.. .Hot chocolateMONBANA knows how to adapt to the preferences of chocolate powder lovers: the “Chocolat Tradition” for those who opt for traditional chocolate and “Trésor de Chocolat” for a particularly creamy and intense drink.

The smooth

Trésor de Chocolat 33% cocoa 250 g tin 25 g individually wrapped and 1 L pack “Ready to drink”

The traditional

“Tradition” chocolate powder 32% cocoa 250 g tin and 20 g individually wrapped

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Vanilla

Tiramisu

Caramel

Speculoos

Hazelnut

Gingerbread

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Flavoured traditional powders

Flavoured chocolate powder 250 g tin and 20 g individually wrapped11 flavours of your choice

vary the flavours.. .Hot chocolateThe choice is vast with the full range of flavoured chocolate powders! This offer enables the adventure to combine the pleasures of textures and discover exotic new flavours.

Vanilla

Speculoos Hazelnut

Orange

Cinnamon

Caramel

Almond

Cappuccino

Red Berries

Spices

Tiramisu

The discovery format

Flavoured chocolate powder Set of 3 100 g tins2 assortments of your choice

White chocolate

Trésor au Chocolat Blanc 200 g tin

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Dare to try the frappés!Iced chocolateTo satisfy everyone’s cravings for chocolate, even in the summer, there is “Iced Chocolate”!A chocolate powder that can be mixed instantly in cold milk, to be enjoyed with ice as a refreshing soft drink or as the basis for a summer cocktail.

Chocolate frappé

Instant powder for cold chocolate beverages 250 g tin

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To enjoy

MONBANA is always looking for new flavours, and has developed a wide range of delicious squares with an extensive selection of recipes.

All dark, all milk, with fruit or caramel nuggets... for unrestricted enjoyment!

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ChoCol aTe squares

The map of flavoursMONBANA pays the greatest possible attention to the selection of its ingredients to ensure exceptional products and provide its customers with all the pleasure of high quality chocolate.Gluttony knows no boundaries... travel and discover authentic tastes with chocolate of the purest origin. When creativity is combined with tradition to take chocolate lovers to new thrills... let us surprise you with our sparkling chocolates. The chocolate square symbolises the know‑how and the spirit of Chocolaterie MONBANA: it is that little moment of pure delight that accompanies your coffee.

The traditionalsDark 70% cocoa

Tanzania Dark The pure origins

Ghana Dark

Papua New Guinea Dark

Costa Rica Dark

Ecuador Dark

Dark-Cocoa beans

Dark-Nougat Dark-Cereals Dark-Orange Milk-33% cocoa

Milk-Nougat Milk-Cereals Milk-Caramel Milk-Praline Milk-Cappuccino

YesterYear flAvOursThe sparkling

Milk-Caramel

Sparkling 60% cocoa Dark

Sparkling 33% cocoa Milk

White-Lemon

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ChoCol aTe squares

exCellenCe rangeMONBANA offers several assortments, with a selection of top chocolate square recipes perfect for gifts or sharing with friends.

gift box Collection

of 18 chocolate squares 72 g6 recipesDark 70% cocoa, Dark-Orange, Dark-Nougat, Milk-Cereals, Milk-Caramel, White-Lemon

6 flavours to savour

Assortment of Dark, Milk and White chocolate squares with six mouth-watering recipes. Presented in a flower box of 55 chocolate squares (220 g) or in a tin of 200 chocolate squares (800 g)6 recipesDark 70% cocoa, Dark-Orange, Dark-Nougat, Milk-Cereals, Milk-Caramel, White-Lemon

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ChoCol aTe squares

gifT boxesWith a focus resolutely on creating products that give pleasure, MONBANA offers several chocolate square ranges presented in shimmery and original boxes.

pure origins

Flower box of 55 Dark chocolate squares from five countries producing cocoa beans: Ghana, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania 220 g

the paris Monument Collection

Box of 15 nougat/Milk chocolate and 70% Dark chocolate squares, presenting Paris’s top monuments. 60 g

Papua New Guinea

Tanzania

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Ghana

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ChoCol aTe squares

The ChoColaTe CubeA trendy distributor created by MONBANA, the chocolate Cube stands out with its 90 chocolate squares to enjoy during the coffee break, at home or in the office. To make the pleasure last even longer, MONBANA offers chocolate refills so that you can keep the Cube filled with chocolates and prolong those gourmet moments.

the chocolate Cube

90 chocolate squares 360 g6 recipesDark 70% cocoa, Dark-Orange, Dark-Nougat, Milk-Cereals, Milk-Caramel, White-Lemon

gift strips

Refill of 24 chocolate squares 96 g11 recipesDark 70% cocoa, Dark-Orange, Dark-Nougat, Milk-Caramel, Milk-Cereals, White-Lemon, Dark Tanzania - 75% cocoa, Dark Ghana - 70% cocoa, Dark Ecuador - 66% cocoa, Dark Costa Rica - 64% cocoa, Dark Papua New Guinea - 64% cocoa

Milk-Caramel

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ChoCol aTe squares

Flower box

of 55 sparkling chocolate squares

Assortment of 60% cocoa Dark chocolate and 33% cocoa Milk chocolate 220 g

sachets

of 50 sparkling chocolate squares 200 g2 recipes

The squares ThaT sparkle!An explosion in the mouth that awakens the taste buds! These are the sensations provided by sparkling chocolate squares, which demonstrate the extent of the creativity of the MONBANA Master Chocolate Makers. Amazing and original chocolate squares, ideal for a party atmosphere with a dash of champagne.

Sparkling 33% cocoa Milk

Sparkling 60% cocoa Dark

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To nibble on

Whether to give as a gift, to share with others or for your own little treat, it is difficult

to resist the temptation of the delicate MONBANA chocolate confectionery.

A variety of flavours for something different every time: a coating of White chocolate or Milk chocolate, an almond, a coffee bean or crunchy cereals at the heart...no sweet tooth will resist!

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The CrousTi-neige

Crunchy cereals coated in milk chocolate and white chocolate, coffee flavour.

speCuloos nuggeT

Crunchy cereals coated in milk chocolate and Speculoos spread.

The almond

A carefully selected California almond, lightly roasted and then coated in milk chocolate and cocoa powder.

The Coffee bean

A real roasted Colombian Arabica coffee bean coated in milk chocolate.

praline nuggeT

Crunchy cereals coated in praline and milk chocolate with praline chips.

The pralinéa

Crunchy cereals coated in praline and milk chocolate.

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The gourmeT boxesThe most delicious gourmet confectionery are also presented, without individual packaging, in elegant metal tins to be enjoyed straight away.The curious will discover a local specialty: Mayenne nuggets, raisins coated in dark chocolate, milk chocolate or white chocolate.

Crousti-Neige150 g

Chocolate almonds180 g

Coffee Extra180 g

Mayenne Nuggets200 g

Pralinéa150 g

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The flower box wiTh 120 pieCesThe gift assortment par excellence! Individually wrapped, the most popular confectionery - Pralinéa, Crousti-Neige and Almond – are brought together in a sparkling box that opens like a corolla, accompanied by Milk-Cereal chocolate squares. 360 g

bag of 50 ChoColaTesThe essentials - Pralinéa, Crousti-Neige, Hazelnut, Almond and Almond-caramel - can all be found in this bag.140 g

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MONBANA, eager right from the start to feed the dreams of chocolate

lovers by giving them new taste experiences, has gone back in time

to revisit the flavours of our childhood. Confectionery from yesterday

combined with refined chocolate… an amusing, mouth-watering way to delight not only the little ones,

but also all those big children nostalgic for the school playground!

With the flavours of yesteryear

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sWeet & ChoColate barsYour first bite of one of these chocolate bars will take you back to your childhood. Their surprising combinations mix the sweets we loved as children with delicious chocolate. The perfect recipe for revisiting those early joys!

Presentation display of 15 bars (single recipe)5 recipes

breakfast drinking ChoColate poWderA light and balanced hot chocolate drink with a great chocolate flavour, ideal for breakfast.500 g

ColleCtor’s t inThis pretty tin is decorated with images reminiscent of old-fashioned sweets and contains an assortment of treats: Choco Caramel squares and mini cookie.300 g

Choco CrocodileMilk chocolate85 g

Choco Banane & FraiseMilk chocolate85 g

Choco BillesMilk chocolate80 g

Choco FraiseMilk chocolate80 g

Choco NounoursMilk chocolate85 g

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To geT your TeeTh inTo

For all gourmets, MONBANA has created bars with subtle and delicate flavours.

MONBANA has also shone the spotlight on France’s fine sweet specialities by creating a range of gourmet chocolate bar recipes. Enjoy a veritable tour of the France’s regions.

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ChoCol aTe bars

Presentation display of 10 bars (single recipe)75 g5 recipes

sensationDark Sparkling chocolate

TentationMilk Chocolate with fleur de sel

PerfectionGianduja Milk chocolate

evasionDark 70% chocolate origin: Ghana

inspirationVanilla White chocolate

TasTing barsA selection of top-quality chocolate in five refined recipes express all the excellence of MONBANA’s expertise.

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ChoCol aTe bars

Four seasons barsEnjoy a gourmet experience of the four seasons in chocolate form.Presentation display of 15 bars (single flavour)80 g4 recipes

springMilk chocolate

WinterDark chocolate

summerWhite chocolate

FallMilk chocolate

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ChoCol aTe bars

bars WiTh hammerYou can find flavours from all our regions and even the quintessential Speculoos biscuit flavour in these three bars, which are broken with a hammer.400 g3 recipes

la bretonneMilk chocolate

la ProvençaleDark chocolate

speculoosMilk chocolate

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Vincent LechevallierMONBANA Master Chocolate Maker

Waiting to be discovered

With a passion for chocolate passed down from father to son, and always in search of

authenticity, the primary goal of the Chocolaterie is to create exceptional products. MONBANA

has reinvented the gourmet chocolates with a new collection of fine chocolates.

F i n e c h o c o l at e s

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Fine chocol ates

gourmet chocolates, pure monbana creationsMONBANA Master Chocolate Maker has created unique gourmet recipes with some unexpected flavours: jasmine flower green tea ganache, lemon ganache, caramel or Speculoos praline fillings…

Apart from making recipes, MONBANA’s Master Chocolate Maker Vincent Lechevallier also likes to create artistic pieces in chocolate.What’s more, with imaginative input from designer Daouda Sanko, he also made a sublime chocolate dress worn by Elodie Varlet (« Plus belle la vie ») during the Salon du Chocolat in 2012.

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exceptional chocolatesChocolate connoisseurs will discover all the finesse and excellence of fine MONBANA chocolates in these various carefully prepared assortments. Discover a wide variety of ganaches, pralines... a huge array of flavours and colours.Four of these chocolates have been awarded a Fève d’Or by the Club Cacao: the Mandarin, a green tea chocolate ganache; the Isigny, a praline with caramel pieces; the Géode, a ganache with caramel and unrefined salt, and the Irish Coffee, a whisky and coffee ganache.

ThE PrALINES

Our fine praline chocolates delicately incorporate a hazelnut and sugar mixture with chocolate. Other ingredients (broken biscuits, fruit pieces, caramel chips, etc.) and flavours can be added to the praline for a delightful change.

Duo LaitMonbanaCitron IsignyPâte d’amande pêcheL’Authentique

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ThE FruIT COuLIS

MONBANA’s fruit coulis are made from fruit pulp.

This collection of fine chocolates with a short best‑before date is reinvented each year by our Master Chocolate Makers.

available in different assortments of various sizes

Fine chocol atesThE CrEAM GANAChE

The ganache we use in our fine chocolates is a mixture of cream and chocolate, giving them a melt‑in‑the‑mouth texture. Various flavours can also be added to this base.

Gianduja

Irish CoffeePalet or

Fève de Tonka

Figue

Pistache Noix de coco

Mandarin Géode

Coulis PassionCoulis Fraise

30 Fève d’or gourmet chocolates 210 g

16 gourmet chocolates 125 g

25 gourmet chocolates 190 g

36 gourmet chocolates 280 g

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Fine chocol ates

palets gourmands: F ine chocolates For everyoneMONBANA’s gourmet chocolates are made from a mixture of praline, fat and cocoa or milk depending on the recipe. With these pralines made according to the finest tradition of chocolate-making, all those with a sweet tooth, whether or not they are “old hands”, can discover the expertise of MONBANA’s Master Chocolate Makers at a reasonable price.

Palets Gourmands

115 g bag

Also available in a box of 30 chocolates (270 g) and 45 chocolate pallets (405 g)11 recipes

Dark chocolate Praline with Almond centre

Dark chocolate Hazelnut praline

Dark chocolate Soft Vanilla centre

Dark chocolate Caramel praline

Milk chocolate Cappuccino-flavoured Praline

Dark chocolate Kirsch Praline

Milk chocolate Speculoos centre

Milk chocolate Crispy crepe praline

White chocolate Praline with Raspberry centre

White chocolate Apricot panna cotta praline

And other recipes to discover…

Milk chocolate Guérande Salt Caramel praline

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gourmands “rochers”Taking inspiration from desserts, our Master Chocolate Maker has revisited rochers and developed some new and original recipes: three irresistible rochers ideal for a little chocolate snack or enjoying with a coffee.

Small box of 3 “rochers”

78 g Also available in a box of 120 gourmet rochers3 recipes

Cheesecake & SpeculoosAlmond Fondant Lemon Meringue Pie

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for cooking

MONBANA uses all its expertise to serve chocolate and cookery lovers with a range

of cooking products: “special cuisine” chocolate powder, dessert mixes, and

“special dessert” chocolate bars.

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Dessert mixesSimple and quick to prepare, these mixes enable you to create chocolate desserts in no time at all simply by adding water or milk.6 mixes

Easy to prepare!

For example, to make a fondant: empty the sachet contents into a mixing bowl, add water, stir, pour into a cake tin and put it in the oven!

Chocolate Crème brûlée 260 g

Chocolate mousse with chocolate chips 300 g Chocolate chip cookies

400 g

Crème brûlée 260 g

Dark chocolate brownie 400 g

Chocolate fondant 400 g

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“special Desserts” chocolate barsThis is the ultimate cooking chocolate, perfect for making desserts and chocolate sauces.

Presentation display of 10 bars (single flavour) 200 g4 flavours

65% cocoa Dark chocolate

85% cocoa Dark chocolate

Whole Milk chocolate

Milk chocolate Hazelnut

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chocolate spreaDsWith a pronounced cocoa or hazelnut flavour, these spreads will make any breakfast or teatime a total delight for chocolate lovers.300 g2 recipes

pure “special cuisine” cocoa powDerFor making desserts or decorating cocktails, MONBANA Pure Cocoa is ideal for use specifically in the kitchen.

Dark chocolate

Milk chocolate & Hazelnut

Pure Cocoa 200 g

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Gift baskets, gift bags... everything has been designed to satisfy your customers and ensure they enjoy MONBANA products.

MONBANA has created a range of gourmet assortments presented in a basket, adding variety to the joy of giving.

Accessories

Gift bAskets

Baskets that are ideal for making up you own gift assortments of MONBANA products.3 sizesAlso available: tissue paper, transparent film, raffia, ribbon, labels, etc.

Gift bags

Gift baskets

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MoNbANA boutiques

MoNbANA’s preseNce iN frANce

The depth and richness of MONBANA’s chocolate range spurred it to create a new chocolate boutique concept.This led to MONBANA’s first boutique opening in Laval (Mayenne region, France) in 2009. Very quickly, this boutique concept became a great hit with the public.MONBANA rapidly opened other new boutiques, mainly in the north-west region of France and with a preference for locations on the outskirts of town, in commercial zones.By the end of 2012, MONBANA had 17 boutiques dedicated to chocolate. Our aim is to enlarge this network with another 50 points of sale by 2015. 

In France, the Gourmet MONBANA range can be found in nearly 1,200 points of sale and in all chain delicatessens. In Paris, MONBANA can be found in the top department stores:

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quAlity, expertise & iNNovAtioN

All our chocolates are made from a selection of the very best varieties of cocoa, specially selected by MONBANA from Ivory Coast and South America, in particular. All our recipes are made in France, in Mayenne (53), at our two production sites (Ernée and Landivy).MONBANA guarantees quality products: 100% pure cocoa butter chocolate and carefully selected ingredients (Isigny Caramel, Californian almonds, etc.).This excellence and the intense flavours of its chocolates have meant that MONBANA has established itself as the benchmark in the market for coffee accompaniment products and as the expert in chocolate drinks.MONBANA pursues an ongoing quest for improvement, and received IFS-BRC certification in 2010, together with numerous awards for the organoleptic quality of its products with the “Saveurs de l’année” prize in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and the Fèves d’Or in 2011 and 2012.

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trAde showsMONBANA exhibits at the Paris Air Show, ISM, the Salon du Chocolat, Maison & Objet and at more than ten other trade shows every year.

websiteOur www.monbana.com is an e-commerce website supporting our stores.

spoNsoriNGMONBANA ardently supported Damien Grimont during his Route du Rhum yacht races in 2006 and 2010.

press relAtioNsThroughout the year, MONBANA invests in press coverage (regional, national, specialised, online, etc.) to boost its visibility.This generates hundreds of general interest articles every year, including in Elle à Table, À Nous Paris, La Figaro Madame, Marmiton, France Soir and the recipe magazine Régal.

MoNbANA publicity

MoNbANA export department

Export Area Manager – Jean-Philippe BRISAERjp.brisaer@monbana.fr

Export Area Manager – Julien MOSTINIj.mostini@monbana.fr

Export Coordinator – Christelle GUILMARDc.guilmard@monbana.fr

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Chocolate up your life!