Ritter Sport Cocoa Selection 74% Chocolate

Ritter Sport is a renowned German brand of chocolate from the family-owned Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG. The brand originated in 1912 when Alfred Ritter and Clara Ritter founded a chocolate and confectionery factory in Stuttgart, Germany. The iconic square chocolate bar was created in 1932 by Clara Ritter, who proposed making a chocolate bar that would fit into the pocket of a sport jacket without breaking, while maintaining the same weight as a standard rectangular bar.

Today, the brand remains independently owned by the Ritter family. All Ritter Sport chocolate bars are manufactured in the company's single production site in Waldenbuch, Germany. The company is known for its commitment to sustainability, sourcing 100% certified sustainable cocoa and operating its own cocoa plantation, El Cacao, in Nicaragua. The 74% Cocoa Selection (Kakao Klasse) specifically highlights their expertise in high-cocoa content bars made with Peruvian cocoa.