CHOCOLATE OF THE CENTURY

As French chocolatier Valrhona achieves a great milestone with its 100th anniversary, its Asia-Pacific general manager WENCESLAS WEDRYCHOWSKI tells us how the brand has endured the times to become synonymous with greatness.

- WENCESLAS WEDRYCHOWSKI

Surrounded by wonderful chocolate creations at the 100th-anniversary celebration of Valrhona, I can't help but pose this question to Wenceslas Wedrychowski, general manager of Valrhona Asia Pacific: "Do you ever tire of being around so much chocolate?"

Wenceslas replies charmingly, "No, never. It has become part of my daily routine now. It's in my blood. Especially having kids; they ask me for chocolates every morning!"

It is amazing to learn that Valrhona has been around for a century. The chocolatier was founded in 1922, when pastry chef Albéric Guironnet set up a workshop in the Rhône Valley, the French region after which he would name his business. There, he devoted his business to serving his fellow flavour creatives.