Mon Chéri
Mon Chéri [Mo ˑ ˌ ʃe ʀi ] is a filled with praline brandy from the Italian manufacturer Ferrero. The product is distributed almost worldwide. The outer shell is made of dark chocolate. This is with cherry liqueur ( about 0.66 g) and a so-called " Piedmont Cherry " filled.
In the U.S., Ferrero sells a product under the same name with different content. There, Mon Chéri milk chocolate and a roasted hazelnut contains (similar to the well-known in Germany and Austria " Ferrero Kisses ").
History and Statistics
Mon Cheri has been around since the 1950s, around the world and since 1957 in the Federal Republic of Germany. In the early years, the chocolate was sold individually. Approximately 130 million kg are consumed worldwide each year.
Ingredients
Mon Chéri contains semi-sweet chocolate ( 48.5%), cherries (18% ) liqueur (13%) and cocoa butter. Because of the alcohol content, it is unsuitable for alcoholics and banned its sale to children under the age of 18 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As one of the few types of chocolates consists Mon Cheri dark chocolate, which contains no or only traces of milk, that is vegan, lactose- free and thus well tolerated for lactose- intolerant people.
Piedmont Cherry
The word Piedmont Cherry is a registered trademark in the trademark register. " Piedmont " is based on the region of origin of the Ferrero family. A variety of cherry that name does not exist. Despite the name " Piedmont " the cherry does not come about from Italy but is simply shopped where Ferrero gets the best conditions. Hitherto been known three possible places of origin: Poland, Chile and the Ortenau in Germany. The cherries from Chile where they are harvested because of the long transport path sooner than others, since they must be fixed for processing. Part of the cherries used in the German production comes from the Ortenau (as of 2008 ). The TV station WDR was able to bring an unofficial experience "that a majority of the cherries comes from Eastern Europe, mainly from Poland." According to Ferrero is for the consumer with the term Piedmont Cherry a quality spectacle connected, " which is not necessarily the Piedmont in conjunction. "
Pack size
The commercial package weighs 157 grams, the gift pack 262 grams. It offered mixtures with other Ferrero products also. The chocolates are usually packaged individually in addition in addition to the packaging. The large packs contain both packaged and unpackaged chocolates.
- Weight according Packaging: 150 g
- Gross Weight: 220.2 g
- Net Weight: 164.1 g
- Number of chocolates per pack: 15
- Packaging material: aluminum-coated paper, paper, aluminum foil, plastic, cardboard and fabric loop
The Ferrero- summer break
Ferrero uses the interruption of production at Mon Chéri for advertising purposes. According to Ferrero used the summer break of quality assurance, as the strong transport-related variations in temperature in the warm season and possible high temperatures in the outlets of the quality of the product may be harmful. For a time, promoted the fictional advertising character Claudia Bertani as Qualitätsprüferin after each summer break for the Piedmont cherry.