Carma’s new brand signature embraces our legacy while holding our promise of continuously evolving Swiss chocolate to new, higher standards.

Our journey never stops, just like the journeys of our customers. They are always challenging themselves. They are always looking to improve, to do better and to create tomorrow’s memorable moments.

we are
Swiss chocolate

Throughout the years, we built our expertise on understanding and selecting the finest, sustainable ingredients from around the world. All to create extremely balanced blends of Swiss chocolate. We pick the purest milk and grind the cacao in small batches. We learned to master the Swiss conching tradition for every one of our couverture recipes.

In everything we do, we cherish what our homeland stands for: extreme precision, attention to detail, and pride of our Swiss ingredients. Our goal is clear. To support the ambitions of artisans and chefs and help them create memorable moments with the smooth taste of Swiss chocolate.

History of Carma

In 1931, our founding father Carl Maentler took his first steps to create high-quality Swiss-made ingredients for pastry chefs, bakers and chocolatiers. In the nine decades since, we have been recognised, locally and globally, for delivering extraordinary chocolate that fosters the ambition of artisans to create memorably smooth chocolate.

1931

The entrepreneurial spirit of Carma Maentler founded Carma in Zürich, where the founder’s flat was used as the company’s office and production plant.

10 years later Maentler relocated to Dübendorf, where our production facilities are still based to this day.

1965

Two iconic couvertures: Dark Bourbon 50 % and Milk Des Alpes 35 % are introduced to the chocolate market.

2006

Milk Claire 33 % is awarded World’s Best Milk Chocolate

2017 – 2018

Carma launches groundbreaking innovations: unique pitch black chocolate Black Zabuye 83 % and an absolute novelty: the 4th type of chocolate: Ruby Azalina 40 %

2020

Carma establishes a new partnership with Mooh – Swiss milk producers to reduce the CO2 footprint in the Swiss milk production. Carma officially sources 100 % sustainable ingredients in its chocolates

we take
Swiss chocolate further

We perfect our craftsmanship to deliver exceptional chocolate couverture chocolate.

  • with a perfect melting point to bring out an immediately rewarding taste, from the very first second.
  • with an unrivalled smooth texture and mouthfeel
  • award-winning Milk Claire, the world's best milk chocolate
  • the whitest white and darkest dark chocolate on the planet
  • with 100 % sustainable ingredients: including cocoa, Swiss milk, Swiss sugar and vanilla
  • with the tools for chefs and artisans to celebrate Swiss chocolate culture

we embrace
small scale

Small is beautiful. It keeps our feet on the ground and drives us to understand the challenges and ambitions of our customers’ artisan businesses. It allows us to keep our focus and dedicate our full attention to the small batches we produce and products we craft.

and we foster the
ambitions of chefs to
create memorable
moments

When a chocolate dessert or creation is remembered, it’s a reason customers feel special and come back. To many artisans & chefs, that’s the core challenge every day, to get customers to come back.

Our purpose is to help them with that, by supporting them to push themselves, their talent and their teams to make every day a memorable one. We do it by making chocolate couverture that helps them go beyond what they dreamed of achieving.
To make now memorable.

we drive sustainability
with chefs & artisans

We are on a mission to grow our sustainable impact on this planet. By working with farmers around the world to grow sustainable cocoa and vanilla that makes communities thrive.

By sourcing the purest Swiss milk from trusted farmers, respecting our environment, animal welfare and bringing out the best of the Swiss taste.

By sourcing Swiss sugar that comes from farmers who uphold the highest standards of sustainable and environmentally-friendly production.

By looking at the ways we work with chocolate and making sustainability a strong pillar of Swiss chocolate culture.

Mooh milk supply

Mooh ensures the distribution of its producers’ milk in a sustainable manner. This is possible thanks to its long-standing partnership with Swiss dairy and cheese factories, the good quality of their milk and customeroriented transport logistics.

Various types of milk
and regional focus

By offering a variety of different types of milk – ÖLN (ecological performance certificate), organic, mountain and cheesemaking milk – as well as other milk specialities – we are able to meet the demand of milk processors and thus that of consumers for different milk products.

sustainable
Swiss milk sourcing

We want to source the most sustainable milk ever – exclusively from Swiss farmers. All of our suppliers need to comply with our strict sustainability guidelines called VisionDairy, where protecting our environment lies close to our hearts.

To protect our shared environment, we decided to partner with Mooh and 5 Swiss farmers (from 2 regions in Switzerland: Säntis and Thurgau) with a mission to reduce CO2 emissions in Swiss milk production.

With the following results:

Carma set a new standard for CO2 reductions in the dairy production industry through scientifically-proven, natural feed additives.

Over 2 millions kg of sustainable milk used to produce Carma chocolates in 2020.

In 2020, our Farmers owned 267 cows and 46 calves & purchased over 5.800 kg of Agolin.

Iconic
Carma chocolates

Our couvertures are suitable for a range of applications:

Carma certifications

Most of our Carma Dark chocolates are vegan-suitable. (EU)

All Carma couvertures are produced in our factory in Duebendorf, Switzerland, using only Swiss sugar and Swiss milk.

As a truly global brand we offer halal and kosher dairy-certified chocolate.

Certification that puts the focus on our cocoa farmers’ prosperity and that helps them build self-sustaining farming communities that protect nature and their children. The Cocoa Horizons Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization supervised by the Swiss Federal Foundation Supervisory Authority. It was established in 2015 by Barry Callebaut.

White Ivoire
35 %

White Ivoire is a classic couverture with a creamy sweetness and balanced milky flavour in a delicate, ivory colour.
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White Ivoire 35 %

White Ivoire is a classic couverture with a creamy sweetness and balanced milky flavour in a delicate, ivory colour.

Shelf life

18 months

Fat content

40.3 %

Milk solids

min. 19.2 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins
2 × 5 kg Coins
6 × 2 kg Block
5 × 1.5 kg Coins

Working temperature

29 – 31 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHW-P109IVORE6-Z71
CHW-P109IVORE6-Z72
CHW-P109IVORE6-127
CHW-P109IVORJP-Z71 (JPN)

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• Rich blend of two different Swiss milk powders
• Selected high-quality cocoa butter
• Traditional Swiss conching

Milk des Alps
35 %

An iconic 50-year-old couverture recipe, Milk Des Alpes is a perfect combination of rich cocoa aromas with the smooth, melting creaminess that can only be achieved by using the finest Swiss milk. A great choice for a wide range of applications.
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Milk des Alps 35 %

An iconic 50-year-old couverture recipe, Milk Des Alpes is a perfect combination of rich cocoa aromas with the smooth, melting creaminess that can only be achieved by using the finest Swiss milk. A great choice for a wide range of applications.

Shelf life

18 months

Fat content

37 %

Milk solids

min. 19.2 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins
2 × 5 kg Coins
6 × 2 kg Block
5 × 1.5 kg Coins

Working temperature

29 – 31 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHM-Q008DALPE6-Z7
CHM-Q008DALPE6-Z72
CHM-Q008DALPE6-127
CHM-Q008DALPJP-Z71 (JPN)

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• Luscious blend of Swiss whole milk powder & cocoa
• Traditional Swiss conching

Dark Bourbon
50 %

Notes of natural Madagascan vanilla combined with a balanced fruity aroma. The secret of Dark Bourbon lies in selecting and blending the finest cocoa beans to create a truly reliable all-rounder that is perfect for pairing.
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Dark Bourbon 50 %

Notes of natural Madagascan vanilla combined with a balanced fruity aroma. The secret of Dark Bourbon lies in selecting and blending the finest cocoa beans to create a truly reliable all-rounder that is perfect for pairing.

Shelf life

24 months

Fat content

38 %

Milk solids

min. 2 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins
2 × 5 kg Coins
8 × 1.25 kg Block
5 × 1.5 kg Coins

Working temperature

30 – 32 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHD-O030BURBE6-Z71
CHD-O030BURBE6-Z72
CHD-O030BURBJP-Z73 (JPN)
CHD-O030BURBJP-Z71 (JPN)

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• Luscious blend of Swiss whole milk powder & cocoa
• Traditional Swiss conching

Specialities
Carma chocolate

We perfect our craftsmanship to deliver extraordinary chocolate couvertures like the whitest & darkest chocolate ever made.

Now is your time. To stir the taste buds. To stun with colour and texture. To bedazzle with your skill. Like never before.

The stars of our specialities range come with unique and entirely natural colours, offering unparalleled workability and consistency. These couvertures are the result of intense research work and a great passion for chocolate to deliver extraordinary tools for you to work with.

Our couvertures are suitable for a range of applications:

White Nuit Blanche 37 %

White Nuit Blanche is a pure white chocolate couverture combining Swiss milk and cream with specially selected cocoa butter. It delivers an exquisite creamy sweetness, a low sugar content and a lasting note of vanilla.
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White Nuit Blanche 37 %

White Nuit Blanche is a pure white chocolate couverture combining Swiss milk and cream with specially selected cocoa butter. It delivers an exquisite creamy sweetness, a low sugar content and a lasting note of vanilla.

Shelf life

18 months

Fat content

45 %

Milk solids

min. 22.3 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins
2 × 5 kg Coins

Working temperature

28 – 30 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHW-N153NUBLE6-Z71
CHW-N153NUBLE6-Z72

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• Complex and rich blend of three different Swiss milk powders, incl. Swiss cream
• Selected high-quality cocoa butter
• Traditional Swiss conching

Core & origin
Carma chocolates

Reliable in even the most-complex applications, always delivering on the smooth taste of Swiss chocolate memories that your customers love.

All of our core couvertures are made in Switzerland and are Cocoa Horizons, halal and kosher-certified. They are the essential ingredients of every pastry kitchen – guaranteeing consistency in colour and flavour.

In this range you will find the creamiest white, three signature Swiss milk chocolates and four darks with cocoa contents ranging from 50 % to 70 %.

Our couvertures are suitable for a range of applications:

Milk Claire
33 %

Milk Claire is a unique milk chocolate, crowned the “World’s Best Milk Couverture”. It boasts an exquisite blend of selected Swiss milk with a subtle caramel and malt finish. A smooth-melting chocolate with a beautifully delicate texture.
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Milk Claire 33 %

Milk Claire is a unique milk chocolate, crowned the “World’s Best Milk Couverture”. It boasts an exquisite blend of selected Swiss milk with a subtle caramel and malt finish. A smooth-melting chocolate with a beautifully delicate texture.

Shelf life

18 months

Fat content

36.3 %

Milk solids

min. 20.5 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins
2 × 5 kg Coins
6 × 2 kg Block
5 × 1.5 kg Coins
506 kg - Container

Working temperature

29 – 31 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHM-P007CLARE6-Z71
CHM-P007CLARE6-Z72
CHM-P007CLARE6-127
CHM-P007CLARJP-Z71 (JPN)
CHM-P007CLAR-Z23

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• Luscious blend of two different Swiss milk powders & rich blend of cocoa
• Traditional Swiss conching

Dark Koutek
60 %

Dark Koutek pairs subtle sweetness with a high cocoa content to create its fruity, aromatic flavour. Underpinned by subtle bitter notes, this is a truly versatile couverture.
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Dark Koutek 60 %

Dark Koutek pairs subtle sweetness with a high cocoa content to create its fruity, aromatic flavour. Underpinned by subtle bitter notes, this is a truly versatile couverture.

Shelf life

24 months

Fat content

39.9 %

Milk solids

min. 2 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins
2 × 5 kg Coins

Working temperature

30 – 32 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHD-P137KUTKE6-Z71 CHD-P137KUTKE6-Z72

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• Traditional Swiss conching

Dark Onyx
60 %

Dark Onxy has an intense cocoa taste with a pleasant roasted note. A unique spiciness with a subtle hint of caramel.
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Dark Onyx 60 %

Dark Onxy has an intense cocoa taste with a pleasant roasted note. A unique spiciness with a subtle hint of caramel.

Shelf life

24 months

Fat content

39.2 %

Milk solids

just 0 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins

Working temperature

30 – 32 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHD-Q037ONYXE6-Z71

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• Rich blend of cocoa origins
• Traditional Swiss conching

Dark Joukouk
70 %

Dark Joukouk has a prominent cocoa taste with strong roasting and tannin notes. The natural fat-bloom delay thanks to milkfat added.
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Dark Joukouk 70 %

Dark Joukouk has a prominent cocoa taste with strong roasting and tannin notes. The natural fat-bloom delay thanks to milkfat added.

Shelf life

24 months

Fat content

46 %

Milk solids

min. 2 %

Unit

5 × 1.5 kg Coins

Working temperature

30 – 32 °C

Viscosity

Article number

CHD-M138JOKUE6-Z71

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• Traditional Swiss conching