CIMANORMA

Founded in 1903 by the Cima brothers, CimaNorma is among the pioneers of Swiss chocolate production and has helped make it famous worldwide. It all started at the beginning of the 20th century, in a brewery between Torre and Dangio in the Blenio Valley in the Swiss Alps. The Cima brothers, originally from the valley, had moved to Nice where they discovered chocolate production. Back in their valley in 1903, they acquired the brewery and transformed it into a chocolate factory. In 1920, Cima Norma gave work to almost 500 people in the Blenio Valley bringing wealth and well-being to the whole area. In spite of adversity and a troubled history made of great successes but also of great falls - as also recalled by the factory's coat of arms (Adversa Coronant) - CimaNorma came up with more than a century of Swiss chocolate history.