History of Carma from our Swiss chocolate masters
1931
Carl Maentler, a passionate entrepreneur, founds Carma in Zurich, using his apartment as office and production plant
1941
Carl Maentler relocates from Zurich to Dübendorf, where our production facilities are still based to this day and date.
1961
Along with its 30th anniversary, Carma is one of the first Swiss brands to enter the Asian market.
1963
Carma increases its production capacity further and launches new products, one of which is the famous Massa Ticino™ Sugarpaste - a sugar-based covering for cakes.
1999
With the integration of Carma into Barry Callebaut, Carma becomes a truly global brand. Our legendary Swiss chocolate masters’ craftsmanship enhances Barry Callebaut’s competence and portfolio in the international market.
2005
73 years after Carl Maentler moved away to Dübendorf, Carma relocates sales, marketing and administration back to Zurich, joining the headquarters of the Barry Callebaut Group.
2006
Carma’s couverture “Milk Claire” receives a gold medal from the acclaimed “Accademia Maestria Pasticceri Italiani” for the “World’s Best Milk Chocolate”.
2014
Carma launches nine exciting new Massa Ticino™ Sugarpaste colours together with The Colour Mixing Guide allowing you to create over 60 unique shades.
2015
Carma launches the creamy caramel couverture “Gold Quintin 31%”. Its natural colour and flavour derive from caramelised milk, and not from added caramel.
2016
Carma couvertures are now offered with Halal- and Kosher certifications.
2017
Carma launches the blackest couverture on the market: “Black Zabuye 83%”. In the same year “Milk Ecuador 42%” is launched, consisting of only 3 ingredients: fine origin rare cocoa, Swiss milk and Swiss caster sugar.
2018
Barry Callebaut releases the biggest innovation since white chocolate in 1930: the fourth chocolate type, ruby. With “Ruby Azalina™ 40%” Carma brings their own Swiss ruby chocolate to the market.
2020
Carma establishes a new partnership with Mooh - Swiss milk producers cooperative and launches projects to reduce the CO2 footprint in the Swiss milk production. Carma officially sources 100% sustainable ingredients for its couvertures.
2021
Carma introduces a new, contemporary design and relaunches all couverture packaging.