Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/172030 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
LICOS Discussion Paper No. 378
Publisher: 
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, Leuven
Abstract: 
Belgium is associated with high-quality chocolate products and Belgian companies play an important role in cocoa processing. However, in historical perspective the global success and reputation of Belgian chocolate is a relatively recent phenomenon. Especially since the 1980s exports of "Belgian chocolates" have grown exponentially. We document the growth of the sector and discuss its determinants. Today, the very concept of "Belgian chocolate" faces challenges, as successful companies have been taken over by international investors and because its success has led others to imitate. Recently there have been attempts to protect "true" Belgian chocolate.
Subjects: 
Chocolate
Belgium
Economic History
Internationalization
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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