Ritter Sport creates delicious, natural, high-quality chocolates. Its commitment to premium confections has stood for over 100 years. Started in 1912 by Alfred E. Ritter and his wife Clara as a family business, the company is still run by the Ritter family today. Grandchildren Alfred O. Ritter and Marli Hoppe-Ritter are both heavily involved in the business. Alfred O. Ritter is the current Chairman of the Advisory Board. This dedication to being a family business, even with the large growth and success, has led to even more success.
Today, Ritter Sport offers a wide variety of premium and natural chocolate. With five different varieties—pure, crispy, fruity, creamy, and nutty—there’s definitely an option for everyone. Ritter Sport prides itself on using eleven different chocolate recipes to ensure that each delectable chocolate bar has the right texture and taste for its variety. Each line is made with the best ingredients possible. With cocoa being sourced from Nicaragua, countries in Africa, and Papa New Guinea, Ritter Sport is committed to bringing the finest ingredients to the chocolate factory in Waldenbuch, Germany. Cocoa is not the only ingredient that is given attention. All real fruit and nuts are used in production, with both being sourced from the best locations in the world. These all-natural and high-quality ingredients are integral in creating the iconic square bar. The square has proven to be the ideal way to deliver such high quality and yummy chocolate—the shape allows for a thicker bite and more fillings! Most notably, the full hazelnut bar is able to feature full nuts suspended in the chocolate. What’s even more impressive about the ingredients in the premium chocolate is that no ingredients have been genetically modified. In an age where more and more plants are being modified and adjusted, Ritter Sport still sources from natural and sustainable farms.
Sustainability has been a long-standing part of Ritter Sport’s corporate philosophy. The Ritter Sport factory boasts its own power station which provides 70% of the energy needed for production and business in Waldenbuch, Germany. Since 2002, the company has operated using entirely green energy. The sustainability management has been certified according to the ZNU standard, a German standard for sustainability. In an effort to create a more sustainable experience, Ritter Sport has switched its wrappers to recyclable film. The switch to environmentally friendly packaged chocolate has reduced the amount of material used to package the bars by the same volume as ten blue whales! Ritter Sport’s commitment to sustainability is not exclusive to only the materials either.
Understanding that nearly all cocoa production happens in developing nations, Ritter Sport started a funding Cacaonica in Nicaragua in 1990. This effort is to create farming practices that do not contribute to the erosion and deforestation of the rain forest. In 2012, Ritter Sport purchased 2,500 hectares of land in eastern Nicaragua, making it one of the largest cocoa plantations in the world. This farm allows farmers from the region to come and dry their cocoa and sell it to Ritter Sport for a price higher than the global market price. This change has not only improved the chocolate produced, but also lifestyle for the people of the region.
Ritter Sport is constantly looking for new ways to make sure that the chocolate is produced with the best and most natural ingredients while keeping environmental impact to a minimum. This stance is unique and possible due to Ritter Sport’s commitment to keeping the business innovative, held to high standards, and family values.
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