
Fin Carré is a German private label chocolate brand, widely recognized as a house brand produced for international retail distribution.
Who makes Fin Carré chocolate?
Fin Carré is Lidl's house chocolate brand, and the bars are made by Solent GmbH & Co. KG, a chocolate producer in Schwarz Produktion, the production arm of the Schwarz Group that owns Lidl and Kaufland. So the brand belongs to Lidl and the maker is an in-group manufacturer, not an outside supplier.
Fin Carré is Lidl's own label. Look for it at your local Lidl. Find it at Lidl
Fin Carré functions as a private label chocolate brand with a strong association with the German retail market. It operates as a consumer-facing entity managed through large-scale distribution channels rather than as an independent small-batch chocolatier. The brand is primarily aligned with the operational model of international grocery chains.
The production focus of this brand centers on accessibility and consistency for a mass-market audience. As a private label offering, the manufacturing processes are designed to meet standard industry profiles, ensuring that the chocolate maintains a familiar, recognizable texture and flavor profile across their product line.
Fin Carré holds multiple certification tiers across its range of products. Regarding sourcing transparency, the brand does not hold specific direct trade claims, operating instead through established industrial supply chains to source ingredients.
Each scores above every Fin Carré bar of its type, at a similar cocoa percentage.
Fin Carré is Lidl's house chocolate brand, and the bars are made by Solent GmbH & Co. KG, a chocolate producer in Schwarz Produktion, the production arm of the Schwarz Group that owns Lidl and Kaufland. So the brand belongs to Lidl and the maker is an in-group manufacturer, not an outside supplier.
Fin Carré bars are made in Germany. Solent, the Schwarz Group producer behind the brand, runs its chocolate production in Übach-Palenberg and Rheine. Individual products can still differ, so the packaging remains the authority for any specific bar.
Solent states that the cocoa in its Fin Carré chocolate comes from Fairtrade-certified sourcing, shown by the Fairtrade cocoa seal on the packaging. Look for the seal on the specific bar, since certification is per product rather than per brand.
Chof currently lists 6 chocolate bars from Fin Carré, with full tasting notes, cocoa percentages and ingredient details.
Fin Carré is sold in Lidl stores and on https://www.lidl.com/. To track your tastings and find more bars like Fin Carré, scan any of their bars in the Chof app.
Visit Fin Carré directly at https://www.lidl.com/, or browse every Fin Carré bar with origin and tasting details on this Chof maker page.
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