"Residents of Walnut Creek will soon have something nice to accompany their Swiss watches Swiss chocolate. A chocolate-making giant from across the pond is planning to move into downtown's Broadway Plaza, providing a crucial drop-point for sweet reloads on date nights, Valentine's Day and sheepish apologies. Laderach, a Switzerland-based company founded in 1962, will slide into a slot at the outdoor shopping mall at 138 Broadway Plaza, Suite 1124."
"Laderach has 220-plus locations in more than two-dozen countries and employs some 2,500 people, according to its public company profile. It's been run by three generations of the same family, with Elias Laderach serving as its current head chocolatier. RELATED: How all those Valentine's bonbons get made at Bay Area chocolate shops In 2018, Elias won the title of World Chocolate Master at a Paris competition among the planet's reigning confectioners."
Laderach, a Switzerland-based chocolatier founded in 1962, will open a shop at 138 Broadway Plaza, Suite 1124 in downtown Walnut Creek. A billboard at the mall lists the address, and no official opening date has been announced. Laderach operates more than 220 locations across over two dozen countries and employs about 2,500 people. The company has been family-run for three generations, with Elias Laderach as current head chocolatier. Elias won the 2018 World Chocolate Master title and has created large sculpted chocolate pieces such as a violin and a cow centerpiece. Store offerings include gift boxes, pralines, truffles, tablets, vegan options, alcohol bonbons and region-specific chocolates.
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