Milka Tafel Schokolade

Brand origin and history

Milka is a European milk-chocolate brand created by the Suchard company (Chocolat Suchard) and introduced in 1901; the brand name is a contraction of the German words for milk (Milch) and cocoa (Kakao). (en.wikipedia.org)

Manufacturing and production

Although Milka originated in Switzerland, production long since expanded across Europe. The brand's largest and historically primary production site is Lörrach in Germany; Mondelēz and other sources list additional manufacturing sites in countries such as Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria. Today Milka bars (Tafel Schokolade) are produced in multiple European facilities. (mondelezinternational.com)

Ownership and corporate lineage

Milka passed through a series of corporate owners (Suchard → Interfood/Tobler → Jacobs Suchard → Kraft Foods) and has been under the ownership of Mondelēz International since the spin-off of Kraft's global snack business in 2012; Mondelez is the current ultimate owner and global brand manager. (en.wikipedia.org)

Local operations and distribution

Mondelēz operates Milka through regional subsidiaries and services entities (for example Mondelēz Deutschland Services GmbH & Co. KG in Germany) and uses multiple production sites and licensing/partnership arrangements across Europe for different Milka-format products. (milka.com)