CONTACT SUBSIDIARIES HERZA Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG Segeberger Chaussee 132 22850 Norderstedt, Germany Phone: +49 / (0) 40 / 500 176-0 Fax: +49 / (0) 40 / 500 176-76 sales@herza.de www.herza.de CHINA Stern Ingredients (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Block 9, Unit 1, Ascendas Linhu Industrial Square 1508 Linhu Avenue, Fenhu Economic Development Zone, 215211 Wujiang, P.R. China Phone: +86 / 512 6326 9822 Fax: +86 / 512 6326 9811 info@sterningredients.com.cn www.sterningredients.com.cn INDIA Stern Ingredients India Private Limited 211 Nimbus Centre, Off Link Road Andheri West Mumbai 400053, India Phone: +91-22 - 4027 5555 Fax: +91-22 - 2632 5871 info@sterningredients.in www.sterningredients.in RUSSIA KT "OOO Stern Ingredients" Sverdlovskaya naberzhnaya 38, liter "V" 195027 St. Petersburg, Russia Phone: +7 / (812) 319 36 58 Fax: +7 / (812) 319 36 59 info@sterningredients.ru www.sterningredients.ru SINGAPORE Stern Ingredients Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd No. 1 International Business Park The Synergy # 09-04 Singapore 609 917 Phone: +65 / 6569 2006 Fax: +65 / 6569 1156 info@sterningredients.com.sg www.sterningredients.com.sg www.sterningredients.pl MEXICO Stern Ingredients, S.A. de C.V. Guillermo Barroso No. 14, Ind. Las Armas, Tlalnepantla, Edo. Méx., C.P. 54080, Mexico Phone: +52 / (55) 5318 12 16 Fax: +52 / (55) 5394 76 03 info@sterningredients.com.mx www.sterningredients.com.mx Foreign representatives In addition to our own subsidiaries, we have many foreign representatives. We ll be glad to get you in touch with your local representative. The information in this brochure is based our current knowledge and experience. It is non-binding and represents no guarantee of quality. Subject to errors and changes. Contractual agreements on the quality of the products supersede the information in this brochure. Organic Control Number: DE-ÖKO-001 www.chocnology.com 2017 / 2.500 / GB
OUR OWN PRODUCTION At HERZA the manufacture of the finest quality chocolate has the highest priority. This makes us one of the few chocolate manufacturers still making our own cocoa paste in a complex production process. We use only carefully inspected, high quality cocoa beans the critical ingredient for our high product quality. For their individual products customers can choose from the world s most popular speciality and single-source chocolates. Beans from the farthest reaches of the globe find their way to our roaster, including the Caribbean, Madagascar and Indonesia. CHOCOLATE IS OUR PASSION HERZA Schokolade is one of the leading makers of quality chocolate pieces for industrial processing. Our company is rich in tradition and was founded in Hamburg in 1921. As the oldest German maker of small chocolate pieces, we have made a name for ourselves over the years. Today, HERZA is member of the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe, a familyowned company active internationally in the world of food & feed ingredients. HERZA s core competence is the manufacture of quality functional chocolate. The term Chocnology expresses our high quality approach, based on years of chocolate experience and innovative production technology. Using high quality ingredients, we develop chocolate pieces whose appearance, melt, baking stability, bite, and most of all flavour meet the most demanding requirements. Our product range is unusually broad, comprising chocolate pieces, buttons, leaves, chips, shavings, drops, powder and much more. In addition, we can produce any imaginable shape in different sizes and flavours - ideal for muesli, cereals, bakery mixes, confectionery, baby food, ice cream, dessert preparations, dairy products and fruit preparations. MOTIVATION THROUGH INNOVATION Our passion extends to all shapes and sizes. The more unusual the shape required by the customer, the more we welcome the challenge. For standard products like cereals, confectionery, fruit preparations, desserts and ice cream, our ever-new shapes help producers increase customer enjoyment and create new reasons to buy. In addition to shavings, air cushions, matches and leaves, our range offers a host of different decorative shapes like rings, stars and hearts. MORE TASTE VARIETY We also make custom specialities like nougat chips, truffle and yoghurt pieces, as well as chocolate with sugar substitutes. With aromatic compounds like vanilla and caramel, they can give foods new accents. Using fruit pieces and powders, we create chocolate pieces that offer a healthy taste experience while meeting almost any colour requirement. It s a great way to decorate fruity products. OVERCOMING TECHNICAL LIMITS Working with a variety of experts, HERZA regularly develops special machines that allow the creation of innovative shapes never before seen. This can t be done with standard technology. Our technologists always find the right balance between the formulation and the shape desired by the customer. Thus, we have the capability to make microdrops that won t sink during baking, and offer glaze compounds in a variety of sizes and forms. SUPPLIED TO ORDER We pack all chocolate pieces according to customer wishes, so that they can incorporate them directly into their processes. On request we will also put together individual mixes. We deliver in a range of packaging units, for example in bag in box packs or big bags, in weights from 4 to 450 kg.
THE CUT MAKES ALL Chocolate Leaves, extra thin Chocolate Leaves with Oat Crunch THE DIFFERENCE Our chocolate leaves come in many variable sizes. Square, rectangular, large, small - you decide. Our leaves have clean cut edges that don t pick up chocolate dust, so they re ideal for adding that special something extra to muesli and Chocolate Leaves Yoghurt Squares, large cereal mixes. Chocolate Leaves, extra thick Milk Chocolate Squares Yoghurt Leaves, Banana Milk Chocolate Leaves Yoghurt Leaves, Orange Chocolate Leaves, extra thin Caramel Leaves Milk Compound Leaves Double-Leaves, White Chocolate/Chocolate Zebra Leaves Milk Chocolate Leaves, narrow CHOCOLATE Our high quality HERZA chocolate has a semi-sweet flavour which we attain with our variable roast parameters. Its special flavour intensity makes a significant contribution to your product quality.
DROP IN SOME White Chocolate Drops Twin Drops, Peppermint/Liquorice CHOCOLATE Our chocolate drops are perfect for baking and decorating. They make a flavour-intensive addition to baked goods like muffins and cookies. Our bake-stable chocolate won t melt even under high temperatures. Cakes of all kinds look Chocolate Drops Yoghurt Buttons better with our innovative two-colour twin drops. We supply drops in a host of sizes, from micro to macro. Chocolate Drops Chocolate Buttons Twin Drops Chocolate Micro-Drops Yoghurt Drops Twin Drops, Milk Compound/Strawberry Chocolate Drops, coated Milk Chocolate Micro-Drops Milk Chocolate Drops Chocolate Drops with Colour Sprinkles MILK CHOCOLATE For our milk chocolate we use a whole-milk powder dried especially to our specifications. This gives HERZA chocolate a pleasing milky note with a gentle melt. WHITE CHOCOLATE We get any kind of chocolate into shape. At HERZA even white chocolate is bake-stable.
WE HAVE A White Chocolate Pieces Chocolate Pieces, coated GRANULATE FOR THAT Chocolate Pieces, extra mini Milk Chocolate Pieces Wherever you need to do a lot with a little, our chocolate pieces are a great solution, whether as a garnish or a flavour ingredient. To make them, we crush solid chocolate to get a wide range of small, irregular pieces. For Caramel Pieces Chocolate Pieces, low microbiology especially sophisticated applications try our coated pieces or a multicolour mix. Chocolate Pieces Milk Chocolate Pieces, coated Chocolate Pieces, coated Compound Pieces Yoghurt Pieces Mix Maltit Chocolate Pieces Chocolate Pieces, abrasion-resistant Mocha/Chocolate Pieces, thick Yoghurt Pieces, Raspberry Micro-Pieces, Tricolour TRUFFLES HERZA truffle pastes are made with our own fine chocolate, enhanced with evaporated milk and butter. We create different flavours to customer requirements with select spirits and natural flavourings. SECOND BITE We add crunch to chocolate with crispy ingredients like cookie bits and crispies. Thus, a simple piece of chocolate becomes a speciality that is perfect for ice cream, desserts and decoration.
HOME-MADE Chocolate Nuggets, large Milk Compound Pieces with Oat Crunch COUNTRY STYLE No two are alike - with their irregular shapes, our nuggets underscore the home-made character of your specialities. They give ice cream creations and mueslis a special note. In addition to pure chocolate nuggets in milk, Milk Chocolate Nuggets, small, coated Chocolate Pieces, coarse dark and white chocolate varieties, we offer many different flavours and coating options for added visual appeal. Coloured Chocolate Nuggets Chocolate/Cappuccino Pieces, coated Milk Chocolate Nuggets, large Milk Compound Pieces with Popping Candy Milk Chocolate Pieces, coarse Milk Compound Pieces with Cookies Yoghurt Strawberry Pieces, natural Chocolate Nuggets, gold Chocolate Nuggets, polished YOGHURT HERZA yoghurt pieces are made from a mixture of vegetable fats and yoghurt powder. COMPOUNDS As an alternative to chocolate we offer compound specialities in a variety of formulations and all shapes and sizes.
A BIG BITE FOR COOKIES & CO. Chocolate Chips with Maltit Chocolate Mini-Chips Chocolate Chunks XXL Milk Chocolate Chips Our chips and chunks are rich, compact and packed with chocolaty goodness. They re always the best choice with a chocolate drop is too small. Their visual impression and flavour also offer plenty of inspiration for new baked good Double Chocolate/Milk Chocolate Chips Nougat Chips formulations. Chocolate Chips, coated Yoghurt Raspberry Chips, natural Chocolate Chips, extra wide White Chocolate Chips Chocolate Chips, compact Milk Compound Chips, long Double Chocolate/Yoghurt Chips Caramel Chips, wide Chocolate Bits White Chocolate Chips, bake-stable Milk Compound Chips CARAMEL We make HERZA caramel pieces from a compound containing vegetable fats, milk products and caramel powder. Carefully selected flavourings underline the classic caramel taste. NOUGAT Our nougat articles are made from HERZA whole milk chocolate and various nougat pastes. The hazelnut or almond content can be adjusted to meet your specific requirements.
DELICATELY CRISP GARNISHES Chocolate Shavings Marble Shavings, Milk Compound/Lemon Yoghurt Cakes and desserts often need something a bit more delicate. Our thin, thin chocolate shavings are the classic chocolate decor, and perfect for the job. If we may offer a suggestion: Our marbled variations are one of the best ways to make sure your creations take centre stage. Yoghurt Shavings Mix Marble Shavings, Milk Compound/Cocoa Compound Milk Chocolate Shavings Marble Shavings, Milk Compound/Raspberry RESPONSIBLE ENJOYMENT HERZA has been offering organic products since 2003. We are the only German manufacturer to offer the whole range of chocolate pieces including coatings in organic and Fair Trade quality. They are made according to the same tried-and-true formulations as our conventional products. Shapes and sizes are identical as well. The only difference lies in the choice of raw materials, which are documented organically grown. Fair Trade means that small farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America receive their fair share of the retail price. In addition, most Fair Trade products are organic. For our Fair Trade chocolate all ingredients must bear the Fair Trade seal. Our UTZ-certified chocolate and the use of RSPO-certified palm oil in our glazes are part of our sustainability policy. Almost all of our dark chocolate is Fair Trade, monitored by the FLO (= Fair-Trade Labelling Organization) to make sure it meets defined standards. DE-ÖKO-001 FLO ID 3731
EVERY PRODUCT Truffle Pellets, Marc de Champagne Milk Chocolate Prisms UNIQUE Our chocolate pieces give delicious creations that individual note. Shapes like hearts and stars help them stand out visually while our chocolate batons shapes make croissants a special treat. Our truffle and nougat pellets transform Chocolate Sticks Chocolate Powder ice cream into real delights. Chocolate Decoration Stars Chocolate Rings Chocolate Decoration Hearts Chocolate Air Cushions Milk Chocolate Air Cushions White Chocolate, Type Parmesan Chocolate Rings with Colour Sprinkles Milk Chocolate Powder Chocolate Batons WELLNESS INNOVATIONS We can enrich our products with functional health ingredients, such as probiotic bacteria cultures and omega 3 fatty acids. These deliver added health value and are compelling sales boosters for products like muesli and breakfast cereals. Dairy products, baked goods and ice cream can also be enhanced with these health ingredients. They allow statements like For a healthy immune system (probiotic, with vitamins etc.), Heart-healthy (omega 3 fatty acids, polyphenols etc.) and Slim line (low-glycaemic sugar substitutes).
CHOCOLATE COMBINATIONS FOR EVERY APPLICATION We offer individual formulations in many shapes and flavour variations. Customers can use our existing formulations or develop new ones in cooperation with our Applications Technology. In addition to regular chocolate, we offer chocolate from sustainably grown cocoa and RSPO-certified glazes. Our product shapes, colours and flavours offer endless combination possibilities that let us tailor products exactly to customer requirements. Muesli/Cereals DROPS SQUARES RHOMBS CHIPS BITS CHOPPED CUBES SHAPES AIR CUSHIONS BATONS SLICES PELLETS POWDER Yoghurt Cookies White chocolate Milk chocolate Whole milk chocolate 40% cocoa dark chocolate 50% cocoa semi-sweet chocolate Confectionery Bakery Mixes 55% cocoa semi-sweet chocolate Ahrensburg Technology Centre 60% cocoa bitter chocolate 65% cocoa bitter chocolate 70% cocoa bitter chocolate Chocolate, low-microbiology High-end and single origin chocolate Chocolate with sugar substitutes Ice Cream Desserts Organic chocolate Organic Fair-Trade chocolate UTZ chocolate RSPO yoghurt glaze RSPO caramel glaze RSPO chocolate glaze Nougat Baked Goods APPLICATIONS TESTING IN OUR PILOT PLANT With our own pilot plant, we help ensure maximum satisfaction despite customers sometimes extreme production environments. Our pilot production facilities replicate the conditions obtaining in full scale manufacture, so that we can test end products in their target applications. This allows us to get the ideal shape, size, consistency, formulation, baking stability, abrasion resistance and mouth feel. Champagne truffles