Mary invites you to explore its new workshops in the Arsenal, Brussels
Mary is growing! From small to medium-sized company, staff, production and surface area are three times bigger than a few months ago.
The creation of new activities and the export
In Europe Mary chocolates are sold in the United Kingdom, in Norway and in Portugal. Madame Delluc brand represents Mary in the other parts of the world. Today customers can find our chocolates in China, in Japan, in the USA, in South Africa and in the United Arabs Emirates. Our brand-new workshops enable Mary to increase production and answer the growing demand.
The exhibition and the visit of the workshop
Mary is offering a stroll of 45 minutes about the history of chocolate, from the Maya’s civilization to the making of its pralines. Maya and Aztec divinities, the conquest of the new world… are showed on a huge wall. The visitor learns about Marie Delluc’s story, the founder of Mary. A few items disclose secrets of chocolate. A short movie invites the visitor to travel from cacao tree to praline, from cacao pods to ballotins and cocoa bean to kingship. Your senses, widely stimulated, will be ready for tasting!
Visit and workshops
Mary’s offers workshops where visitors get firsthand experience making Belgian chocolate. Workshop participants will make their own truffles in Mary’s start-of-the-art artisan chocolate kitchen. The workshop begins with participants watching our chefs temper chocolate by hand on a marble table to prepare it for use. Then participants will use this chocolate to make ganache filled truffles rolled into balls. Participants will finish the truffles by covering them with quality toppings. The experience is completed with the new Belgian Chocolate Chefs taking home their creations.
The transparency of our glass screen
Visitors can attend the preparation of our products. A show window separates the exhibition space from the creation space. This glass screen ensures most stringent safety and hygiene rules.
Set up on the all surface area, the glass screen offers a complete transparency on the work of our chocolate craftsmen.
Home made production
Every praline is handmade. However melting kettles, chocolate moulding and enrober belt are necessary to meet the client’s demand. Each day, eight people make casting, filling and designs. Come and discover the know how and precision of our chocolate craftsmen.
Visitors
A guided tour is possible for group of 20 people. Languages: English, French, Dutch, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.
Companies
A business space is available for companies. Unique, our lounge is open on the exhibition. This exhibition space is adaptable to your needs for projection of movies and presentations. Neutral and classic, our meeting room is an appropriate space for your interviews and negociations.
Pratical Information
Our offer / we offer :
- Exhibition visits
- Meeting room (10 people)
- Conference (projection of your films, documents, presentations on giant door)
- Catering service (drink and/or meal)
- Events
- Workshops
Location: 950 Chaussée de Wavre, 1040 Brussels
Group visits:
Number: At least 20 persons (240€)
Opening days: Monday to Friday
Opening hours: 9 AM > 4 PM (last entrance 3.30 PM)
Visit duration: 45 minutes
Price: 12€ per person, tasting included
Guide : 50 € (for groups bigger than 30 people or for other languages than French, Dutch and English.)
Languages: English / French / Dutch / Italian / German / Spanish / Russian / Chinese / Japanese
Individual visits
Every Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. Visit duration 45 minutes.
Price : 12€ per person, tasting included.
Languages : French, Dutch, English.
Possibility to buy pre-packed chocolates assortments
Acces to parking
Workshops:
The total duration is +/- 2 hours. In a first time the explainaition about chocolates will be made, like for the visits and than people past to the workshop where they can create their own chocolates with the help of a chocolatier.
Duration: 45 minutes visit and 1 hour workshop.
Price: 40 € per person
Compagnies
We will find solutions for all your wishes of events in our chocolate factory.
Contact : +32 (0)27 37 72 44 / / www.mary.be