Milka

This article is about the confectionery. For the given name, see Milka (given name).
Milka
Product typeChocolate
OwnerMondelez International
(2012–present)
CountryOrigin: Switzerland
Current production: Germany; Slovakia
Introduced1901 (1901)
Related brandsList of Mondelez International brands
Previous owners
  • Maxima (1990–2012)
  • Jacobs Suchard AG (1982–1990)
  • Interfood S.A. (1970–1982)
  • Chocolat Suchard (1826–1970)
Websitewww.milka.com

Milka is a European brand of chocolate confectionery. Originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard, it has been produced in Lörrach, Germany, since 1901. Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it demerged from its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990. It is sold in bars and a number of novelty shapes for Easter and Christmas. Products with the Milka brand also include chocolate-covered cookies and biscuits.

The brand's name is a portmanteau of the product's original two main ingredients: "Milch" (milk) and "Kakao" (cocoa). In the present day, sugar and cocoa butter have replaced them as the main ingredients.

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