A New Size Set for De Bonte Koe’s Pistache Künefe Chocolate Bar and we “Can’t Get Knafeh of It” !

Looking for some tasty Pistache Künefe Chocolate bars with nice packaging?

No need to look further, Lareka and De Bonte Koe got you covered! 

De Bonte Koe is an artisanal Chocolatier based in the Netherlands, which has been producing handmade chocolate since 1992. Their mission is to connect people through their chocolate creations and, at the same time, do good for the environment, the people and the animals. For instance, their organically certified cocoa beans are sourced from Gruppo Conacado to make sure they provide a fair price for cocoa farmers.

In the last couple of years the Dubai Chocolate bar has become one of the most viral food phenomena of the decade. For bean to bar and artisan chocolate makers, this bar has presented some questions. Going along with the trend due to the high demand or ignoring it and risking falling behind? Many craft chocolate makers such as De Bonte Koe have decided to reinterpret the viral pistache-künefe chocolate trend and make it their own with ethically sourced ingredients and balanced recipes. The Pistache Künefe bar from De Bonte Koe is produced and filled by hand which allows them to keep the long strings of the Knafeh intact. When produced with a machine, the Knafeh breaks up in small pieces to fit through the nozzles of molding lines. This is what it means to take a hype-product and transform it into a unique handmade chocolate bar that goes along with the mission and the values of the company. 

And the one from De Bonte Koe is so good we “Can’t Get Knafeh of It”!

Furthermore, while the Dubai Chocolate bar was going viral on social media platforms, De Bonte Koe’s ‘pillow-shaped’ Pistache Künefe bar gained huge popularity throughout the Netherlands as they were the first ones to launch their adaptation to the trend in the country. It is then that they decided to start wrapping their bars on a Lareka BTB25 with a new mold design. However, as demand for the original pillow-shaped bar remained strong, De Bonte Koe wanted to continue offering the distinctive shape while maintaining an attractive retail presentation. Lareka therefore developed a dedicated size set specifically for this unique mold. The pillow-shaped bar is very interesting for Lareka as, unlike common bars with four pointy corners, it is rounded on the sides. Thus, our goal was to make sure that, even with rounded corners, the packaging was going to look good and consistent. 

At Lareka we aim at helping chocolate makers optimize their packaging not only through machines but also through clever system design and customisation. That is why every Lareka’s machine is unique and designed in close collaboration with our customers to ensure the right balance of flexibility, efficiency, and long-term reliability. From design and manufacturing to on-site installation and commissioning, our team supports the entire process.

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