Global InformationMilkybar information
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| Product type | Chocolate |
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| Owner | Nestlé |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Introduced | 1936 |
| Markets | Worldwide |
| Website | milkybar.co.uk |
Milkybar, called Galak in Continental Europe and Latin America, is a white chocolate confection produced by Nestlé since 1936 and sold worldwide (not sold in the US, although it may be ordered online for delivery, or found in specialty candy shops).[1] According to Nestlé, Milkybar/Galak contains no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.[1] In Australia and New Zealand, Milkybar does not contain cocoa butter, and is therefore not labelled as chocolate.[2]
Milkybar is particularly popular in South Africa. The local version of Milkybar is a white chocolate-like confection made with milk powder, sugar, and vegetable fats (palm, shea nut, and illipe seed), produced by Nestlé South Africa. While listed as "white chocolate" on Nestle's website[3] and by some retailers,[4] Milkybar in South Africa does not contain cocoa butter, a defining ingredient in true white chocolate.
The Galak brand was launched by Nestlé (at the time Nestlé-Peter-Cailler-Kohler) amidst strong competition within the Swiss chocolate market. It was the first white chocolate brand.[5]
- ^ a b "Milkybar". Nestlé Global. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Sue Dengate. "Food Intolerance Network". Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Milky Bar Chocolate | Nestle ESAR". www.nestle-esar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Nestlé Milky Bar Original White Chocolate Slab 80 g | Woolworths.co.za". www.woolworths.co.za. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Histoire". Nestlé. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
La forte concurrence sur le marché du chocolat en Suisse encourage Nestlé-Peter-Cailler-Kohler dans la voie des innovations. L'entreprise lance le chocolat blanc Galak et un an plus tard Rayon, un chocolat au miel avec une multitude de bulles d'air.
[Strong competition on the chocolate market in Switzerland encourages Nestlé-Peter-Cailler-Kohler to innovate. The company launched Galak white chocolate and a year later Rayon, a honey chocolate with a multitude of air bubbles.]