Our History

Towards the end of the 1800’s the area of the lakes, -SW of Río Negro, Neuquén and Chubut – received mostly European immigrants. Colonizers arrived from Northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany. They had to face complex living conditions, given that there were no routes in the area. Many entered through Chile and then followed the courses of rivers and lakes until they reached the small settlements which coexisted with native villages.

Settling in the area was hard work and it was necessary to produce the whole variety of foodstuffs for subsistence. As new immigrants arrived, the diversity of foodstuffs increased, together with the cultural baggage: chocolate and pastry making were a strong component in it.

Chocolate became a true protagonist of this scenario. It became an element which was shared among the different families and this led to a rich exchange of techniques, habits and traditions related to its production.