Anthon Berg
A Copenhagen chocolate house founded in 1884, best known for its chocolate-covered marzipan bread and made by Toms in Ballerup.
- Founded
- 1884
- Founded by
- Anthon Berg, Gustav Anthon Berg
- Company
- Toms
- Based in
- Ballerup
Pictures © Toms, from tomsgroupheritage.com.
Why it is renowned
Anthon Berg is best known for its marzipan bread and its chocolate-covered marzipan tarts.1 It was named purveyor to the Royal Danish Court in 1957, and the Court lists it among its purveyors; the Court is phasing these titles out by the end of 2029.23 The brand belongs to the Danish group Toms.4 It has been sold to travellers since 1956 and now has a place in airport shops around the world.5 Its liqueur-filled chocolate bottles went on sale at Costco in the United States in 1999; in 2024 Costco contracted 60 million of them.5
Recognition
- Purveyor to the Royal Danish Court21957Anthon Berg A/S, purveyor since 1957
The story
Anthon Berg (1829–1916) kept a grocer's shop on Gammel Strand in Copenhagen. In 1884 he bought a confectionery business, and with his son Gustav as assistant its confectioner began making filled dessert chocolates.1
Gustav Berg took over in 1901 and grew the business into a factory with about 200 staff. Toms bought the company in 1954,4 when it stood in Teglværksgade on Østerbro, and in 1962 all production moved to the Toms plant in Ballerup, designed by Arne Jacobsen.1
Works
Marcipan Tærter Marzipan tarts filled with fruit marmalade mixed with wine or spirits and covered in dark chocolate, made by Anthon Berg.
Origins A series of 100 g chocolate tablets Anthon Berg made from 2005, each named for the country of its cocoa beans.
Grand Cru A box of small Anthon Berg chocolates made from Venezuelan cocoa beans, which came in milk, soft dark and dark.
Marcipanbrød A bar of marzipan coated in chocolate, made by Anthon Berg since 1898 and sold in six flavours.
What to know it by
- Marcipanbrød11898Marzipan bar coated in chocolate, in several flavours
- Marcipan Tærter1Chocolate-covered marzipan cakes with fruit in liqueur
- Grand Cru1discontinuedSmall chocolates from Venezuelan beans
- Origins1discontinuedSingle-origin dark chocolate bars
Sources
- Anthon Berg, Wikipedia (Danish). da.wikipedia.org, read 16 October 2026.
- Hofleverandør, Lex. lex.dk, read 27 October 2026.
- Kongelig Hofleverandør, Kongehuset. kongehuset.dk, read 16 October 2026.
- Ownership and Brands, Toms Group Heritage. tomsgroupheritage.com, read 16 October 2026.
- The International Journey, Toms Group Heritage. tomsgroupheritage.com, read 16 October 2026.
Checked 27 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.