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Maison Cailler

Workshops ·Broc ·Closed
  • Visit: about 1 h

Children 6 - 15 Years CHF 7 · Students, Seniors and disabled CHF 14 · Adults CHF 17

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About

Maison Cailler is a working chocolate factory and visitor experience in Broc, north of the village on the Jogne near Lake of Gruyère.

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Maison Cailler — The symmetrical front facade beneath the Maison Cailler sign

Maison Cailler — The symmetrical front facade beneath the Maison Cailler signMaison Cailler — Fountain in front of Maison Cailler's central facadeMaison Cailler — Maison Cailler's ornate facade viewed from the lawnMaison Cailler — Chocolate making machinery displayed behind glassMaison Cailler — Panoramic painted mountain scene inside the exhibitionMaison Cailler — Historic chocolate making objects and packaging on shelvesMaison Cailler — Exhibition hallway lined with vintage posters and packagingMaison Cailler — Wall display of colorful Cailler chocolate packagesMaison Cailler — Maison Cailler shop counter with chocolates and product displays

Plan your visit

Prices

Children 6 - 15 YearsCHF 7
Students, Seniors and disabledCHF 14
AdultsCHF 17

From the venue's website · checked 27 Sep 2026

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 18:00Show all
Monday10:00 – 18:00
Tuesday10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday10:00 – 18:00
Thursday10:00 – 18:00
Friday10:00 – 18:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00

Shorts

Why go

  • Explore Cailler’s history, ingredient sourcing and chocolate-making through interactive films and displays.
  • Taste Cailler chocolates in the tasting room at the end of the tour.
  • Make, package and take home chocolates with a master chocolatier at Atelier du Chocolat.

Your first visit

  • Allow about an hour for the interactive tour. It mainly uses films and displays, with little actual production visible.
  • Buy admission tickets through Maison Cailler’s website.
  • Book Atelier du Chocolat workshops through the venue’s website.

With kids

  • There is an outdoor playground.

History

  1. 1819François-Louis Cailler founded the chocolate company in Vevey.
  2. 1898Alexandre-Louis Cailler opened the Broc factory, and industrial-scale milk chocolate production began.
  3. 1912The Bulle–Broc-Fabrique railway opened, replacing horse-drawn goods convoys to Bulle.
  4. 1913The factory employed 1,400 people.
  5. First World WarCailler supplied chocolate as provisions to the Swiss army.
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  1. 1929Cailler joined the Nestlé group and continued as a brand.
  2. April 2010The Broc visitor route opened to the public.
  3. 2017The Cailler recipe was updated with more milk and cocoa and less sugar.

What it costs

Children aged 6–15
CHF 7
Students, seniors and visitors with disabilities
CHF 14
Adults
CHF 17

Games and difficulty

Escape game
An escape game in a vintage railway carriage takes visitors back to the launch of Rayon chocolate.

How to get there

  • TrainBroc-Fabrique station serves the factory. Take the S60 from Bulle; trains run hourly.
  • TrainThe Chocolate Train links Montreux with the factory.
  • On footMaison Cailler is at Rue Jules Bellet 7, 1636 Broc.

Sources: Cailler - Wikipedia · Gruyères - Wikivoyage (see) · Maison Cailler - Wikipedia · Cailler - Wikipedia · Chocolat Cailler - Wikipedia · Maison Cailler: booking (its own site) · Maison Cailler: tickets (its own site) · Maison Cailler: prices, seasons (its own site) · checked 10 Oct 2026

Where
Rue Jules Bellet 7, Broc, 1636

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Questions and answers

When is Maison Cailler open?

It is open daily from 10:00 to 18:00, except 25 December and 1 January.

How can I contact Maison Cailler?

Call +41 26 921 59 60.

What is Cailler’s connection with local milk?

Alexandre Louis Cailler developed a recipe using concentrated milk from the Gruyère district. The Broc factory made milk chocolate on a large scale with milk from local dairies.

What is Rayon?

Rayon is an airy milk chocolate bar made using a method the company invented in 1937.

Are Rayon and Chokito still made in Broc?

Their production moved elsewhere in Switzerland in 2018.

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