THE STORY OF BISSINGER'S
In a small kitchen in St. Louis, there is a place where
tradition and quality are still the most important ingredients in the
making of the world’s finest chocolate confections. This special place
is Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier, one of the last handcrafted
chocolatiers in the world. Bissinger's has been making fine confections
for more than 350 years and takes pride in the fact that it has not
sacrificed quality ingredients, taste, or craftsmanship to produce more
confections at a lower cost. Even today, in an age of high tech
production and immediacy, Bissinger's remains committed to the high
standards, heritage and traditions that have made the company what it is
today.
BISSINGER'S HISTORY
The name Bissinger has been long linked to fine confections. In
fact, the Bissinger family was named Confiseur Imperial, or
"Confectioner of the Empire" for excellence in the confectionery arts by
King Louis XIV.
Karl Bissinger left France in 1845, bringing his loyal master
chocolatier and all of the Bissinger family confection making secrets to
the United States near Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1927, his son, also named
Karl, opened the Bissinger’s kitchens and first Bissinger's shop in St.
Louis on McPherson Avenue. That historic store closed in mid-2007 and a
new venue was opened just blocks away - Bissinger's at Maryland Plaza,
an ideal destination for chocolate, desserts, coffee, savories and fine
wines.
HANDMADE CONFECTIONS
Bissinger’s chocolate confections are still made in the St.
Louis kitchen, most using original recipes from the Bissinger family
cookbook, dated 1899. Bissinger’s chocolatiers oversee every detail of
each delectable treat.
Hand-dipped and hand-decorated, many of Bissinger's confections are
made the old-fashioned way in copper kettles, on marble slabs, and each
box of chocolate is hand-packed and wrapped for delivery or sale.
Bissinger’s only uses the finest ingredients in its recipes, and
continues to produce over 900 confections by hand. Bissinger’s is a
company that always wants to provide its customers unique and innovative
confections. New recipes have been added to the Bissinger’s collection
throughout the years, such as Chocolate-Covered Raspberries and
Blackberries, both only available for limited periods each year.
