Chocolaterie Ickx

Name

Chocolaterie Ickx

Legal name

Chocolaterie Ickx

Website

https://choc-ickx.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Chocolaterie Ickx is a Belgian confectioner founded in 1982 and based in Essen, Belgium, producing, retailing, and exporting Belgian chocolates, cupcakes, and doughnuts with 101-250 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Chocolate Manufacturing

NAICS

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing (31135), Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate (311352), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Chocolate & Confectionery Shops (THAFAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chocolate & Confectionery Patisseries (Bonbons, Truffles, Macarons) (THAFAFAL), Pastry, Cakes & Tortes Manufacturing (AFAKAAAB)

Keywords

• Belgian chocolate manufacturing
• Artisanal confectionery production
• Chocolate retail
• Confectionery export
• Cupcake and doughnut production

Headquarters

HQ city

Essen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Chocolaterie Ickx produces, retails and exports various kinds of Belgian chocolates, cupcakes and doughnuts. The company manufactures its own confectionery in Essen, Belgium, selling it through its retail operations and shipping it internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Belgian chocolates Various kinds of Belgian chocolates produced in-house by Chocolaterie Ickx and sold through its retail operations and exported internationally to consumers.
• Cupcakes Cupcakes produced by Chocolaterie Ickx and offered alongside its chocolate range through its retail and export channels.
• Doughnuts Doughnuts produced by Chocolaterie Ickx, sold alongside chocolates and cupcakes via its retail store and export operations.

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Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Direct peers

• Neuhaus: Iconic Belgian chocolatier producing premium pralines, truffles, and gift-boxed chocolates through both retail boutiques and international distribution. Highly comparable to Chocolaterie Ickx in product category, Belgian origin positioning, and retail-led model.
• Guylian: Belgian chocolate maker best known for sea-shell pralines, supplying specialty retail and travel/gifting channels globally. Comparable in Belgian praline category and export-led distribution model.
• Galler Chocolate: Belgian premium chocolate brand with own retail stores and international distribution of pralines and tablets. Comparable in product mix, Belgian origin, and multi-channel approach.
• Pierre Marcolini: Premium Belgian chocolatier producing bean-to-bar chocolates, pralines, and patisserie with a boutique retail network. Closely comparable in artisanal positioning, premium pricing, and chocolate-plus-pastry assortment.
• Leonidas: Belgian chocolate manufacturer and retailer with a large network of branded points-of-sale across Europe and internationally. Directly comparable in pralines and fresh-chocolate assortment, multi-channel retail model, and Belgian-origin positioning.
• Chocolatier Mary: Belgian artisan chocolate manufacturer and retailer with a heritage similar to Ickx, producing pralines and seasonal specialties sold through own boutiques and wholesale. Closely comparable in size, heritage positioning, and Belgian-origin product range.

Broad incumbents

• Godiva Chocolatier: Globally scaled Belgian-origin premium chocolate brand with extensive retail, hospitality, and DTC channels. Competes with Ickx for premium gifting occasions but operates at materially greater scale and brand reach.
• Côte d'Or: Mass-market Belgian chocolate brand owned by Mondelēz, dominant in grocery and mass retail. Comparable Belgian chocolate heritage but operates at very different scale and channel mix than a specialty producer-retailer like Ickx.

Others

• Barry Callebaut: World's largest B2B chocolate and cocoa manufacturer, supplying industrial and artisan chocolatiers globally. Relevant peer given its Belgian roots and dominance of the chocolate supply chain that Ickx relies on as an input source.
• Puratos: Belgian B2B supplier of bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingredients to artisan and industrial bakers worldwide. Comparable through its Belgian base and exposure to the same premium chocolate and bakery categories that Ickx serves as an end-product maker.

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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