Haigh's Chocaletes

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The name Haigh's has been synonymous with fine chocolates since 1915 and we are very proud to be the oldest family-owned chocolate manufacturing retailer in Australia. The Haigh Family Apricot Fruits Apricot Fruits, which are made with fruit from the South Australian Riverland, have been made continuously since Alfred created them in 1922 and have won many awards over the years. Champagne Truffles and Sparkling Shiraz Truffles A South Australian truffle duet made with premium wines from the State?s wine regions. The Australian Collection The award-winning collection, which was launched in 2003, features five native food centres including quandong, macadamia nut and honey, lemon myrtle and wattle seed. View or corporate video Our company was founded in Adelaide, South Australia by Alfred E Haigh and has been successfully run by his son Claude, grandson John, the present chairman, and great-grandsons Alister and Simon, who are joint managing directors. John Haigh introduced the traditions of European fine chocolate-making after studying at Lindt and Sprungli in Switzerland in the 1950s. Today, we continue to manufacture in our Adelaide factory, which has recently been expanded and upgraded. We currently have over 200 employees and 12 retail stores - six in Adelaide, five in Melbourne and one inSydney. You will find our product range wide and varied from tablets of pure chocolate to hand dipped truffles and superb 1.25 kg presentation boxes. Our most popular items include: Chocolate Frogs Loved by adults as much as children, our milk chocolate frogs have been sold continuously for the past 67 years. Now available in dark and peppermint chocolate, the frogs are our most popular product, with more than one million sold each year.

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