Berger Confectionery

Berger Chocolate – Organic Bars and Katzenzungen from Lofer

Berger Chocolate comes from Lofer in the Salzburger Saalachtal, where Berger Feinste Confiserie has been producing organic bars, Katzenzungen, pralines and fruit jellies since 1994. At genussland, you will find the range for Germany: shipped from our warehouse, usually arriving within one to two business days, without customs and without international postage. This page helps you find the right bar, as Berger offers over fifty varieties, and not every one is right for every occasion.

Where to start – six varieties to get you started

• Organic Milk Chocolate Katzenzungen – the Viennese classic, thinly cast, melting on the saucer with your coffee.
• 70 Percent Dark Chocolate – the house's pure dark chocolate, without milk, with a dry finish.
• Milk Chocolate Filled with Tonka Beans – ganache with spice instead of fruit, for those who find vanilla too tame.
• Milk Chocolate with Fig Pieces – the autumn bar with soft fig pieces, honey-sweet and mild.
• White Chocolate with Strawberry Pieces – the sweetest bar in the range, with a light fruit acidity to balance it.
• Thank You – the 70-gram bar with a message that replaces a greeting card.

Milk, dark or white – the three basic chocolates

All Berger bars are based on three basic chocolates. The milk chocolate with 37 percent cocoa is the house chocolate: mild, creamy, with a rounded milk flavour and a subtle vanilla sweetness. It is used in most filled bars, the themed bars and the Katzenzungen. The dark chocolate with 70 percent cocoa is significantly more bitter, with a dry finish, and carries fillings such as rum, pomegranate or whisky-orange. It is also the choice for anyone who avoids milk. The white chocolate is less common, such as with strawberry pieces, and is the sweetest of the three.

If you are looking for a strong dark chocolate with 85 or 90 percent cocoa, you will not find it at Berger. The house specialises in milk chocolate and filled bars, not single-origin cocoa in high percentages. For pure bean-to-bar bars, we recommend the other chocolate manufacturers in our range.

Filled, with pieces or plain – three bar families

The filled bars (100 g) contain a soft ganache or cream beneath the coating: Dark Chocolate Pomegranate, Dark Chocolate Raspberry Quark, nut nougat, blueberry gin, Marc de Champagne or the new Tonka bean. They are confections in bar form, best enjoyed at room temperature, and are not suitable for baking. The bars with pieces (90 g) contain whole fruit pieces, nuts or caramel in the chocolate: raspberry, sour cherry, strawberry, caramel, whole roasted hazelnuts and, since autumn 2026, fig. Here, the chocolate remains firm and can be broken and shared. The plain bars milk chocolate, dark chocolate and the orange varieties – in milk chocolate or in dark chocolate – are the simplest choice for discovering the chocolate.

Our tip: If you are trying Berger for the first time, take the plain milk chocolate and add a filled bar. The milk chocolate shows the melt, while the filling shows what the house can do with it.

Katzenzungen and fruit jelly – beyond the bar

The Katzenzungen are narrow milk chocolate pieces in the classic tongue shape, as they have been served with coffee in Austria since the 19th century. Berger casts them from the same 37 percent milk chocolate and also offers them filled with nougat. They melt faster than a bar because they are thinner and pair well with espresso, moka and Viennese Melange. Where the tongue shape comes from and why the confection is often considered a DDR invention is explained in our guide to Katzenzungen. The fruit jelly mix is the only product without chocolate: seven varieties from mandarin to pear in a 100-gram box, for anyone looking for something sweet without cocoa.

Themed bars – chocolate with a message

The 70-gram bars with printing replace the greeting card: Thank You and Happy Birthday are available all year round, while Merry Easter and Merry Christmas arrive with the season. Inside is always pure milk chocolate, outside is the message. They are the reason Berger is a staple for small gifts in many households: small enough for an envelope, large enough to share. You will find all occasion bars bundled under Chocolate for saying thank you and congratulating.

Six collections a year

In addition to the permanent range, Berger releases a collection with new bars and pralines six times a year, which is only available in shops for one season. In autumn, these include fig and Tonka bean, in winter mulled wine, Silent Night and baked apple, and in spring, the Easter varieties. What proves popular becomes part of the annual range, while the rest disappears again. If you like a variety, you should therefore buy it during its season. At genussland, seasonal varieties are only listed as long as we have them in stock.

Craftsmanship in Lofer

Berger Feinste Confiserie began in 1994 when Hubert and Christine Berger made their first pralines in a garage in Lofer. Today, over a hundred people work at Schokoladenweg 1, joined by branches in Saalfelden, St. Johann and Salzburg, as well as Café Anna above the family home, which is run by the daughter of the family. The cocoa has been Fairtrade certified since 2016 and comes from, among other places, the CONACADO cooperative in the Dominican Republic, which uses milk from the region. The milk chocolate mass is conched in Lofer for over sixty hours, longer than in most companies, which makes the melt silky and removes the bitter compounds. The fillings are made in-house, not purchased.

Storage and shelf life

Berger bars last for several months when stored at 16 to 18 degrees, in a dry, dark place. The refrigerator is the wrong place: when removed, moisture condenses, the surface becomes grey and the filling hardens. You should consume filled bars and Katzenzungen within eight weeks of opening; plain bars last longer. Do not store chocolate next to coffee, cheese or spices, as it quickly absorbs foreign odours.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Berger chocolate in Germany?

At genussland, we stock the Berger range from our warehouse in Germany. Shipping usually takes one to two business days, and no customs or international postage charges apply. During summer temperatures, we switch to refrigerated shipping; these shipments go out as express only from Monday to Thursday, so they do not sit in the distribution centre over the weekend.

Is Berger chocolate organic and fairly traded?

Yes. The ingredients come from organic farming, and the cocoa has been Fairtrade certified since 2016. The organic control body and ingredients are listed under the ingredients and nutritional values tab on every product.

Which Berger bar is suitable as a gift?

For a small occasion, the themed bars Thank You or Happy Birthday. If you want to give more, combine a filled bar with the Katzenzungen. For people who avoid milk, the dark chocolate varieties remain.

Why is Berger chocolate soft when it arrives?

Milk chocolate softens from about 24 degrees. Place the bar in a cool place for one hour, not in the refrigerator, and it will firm up again. Neither the taste nor the organic quality is affected by this, only the surface may become slightly dull.