title: Friis-Holm
text: # Friis-Holm
  
  Friis-Holm is a Danish high-quality bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturer founded by Mikkel Friis-Holm Ottosen and operating out of Herslev village in Lejre Municipality, Denmark.
  
  ## History
  
  Mikkel Friis-Holm Ottosen, the founder of Friis-Holm, has a background as a chef. In 2000, he began importing Scharffen Berger chocolate to the Danish market. The company produced its first chocolate in 2007 after he had participated in a cocoa project in Nicaragua. The chocolate was initially produced at Bonnat's factory in France.
  
  In 2015, Friis-Holm established its own production facility in the town Hvalsø, and moved 2019 to better facilities in the village Herslev in Lejre Municipality, Denmark.
  
  ## Products
  
  Friis-Holm produces different types of chocolate bars, beans and nubs, including dark and white chocolates. The company sources parts of their chocolate from Nicaragua and in 2015, reported paying a 10-20% higher price for their cocoa than comparable Fairtrade products.
  
  ## Awards
  
  Friis-Holm received an Annual Award from the Danish Chocolate Society in 2012. It has also won a number of awards at the International Chocolate Awards in London. At the 2014 International Chocolate Awards, Friis-Holm won a gold medal at the world finals in the Bars – Milk plain/origin bars category for their Dark Milk 65% chocolate, as well as two bronze medals in the Bars – Dark plain/origin bars category for their Johe and Nicaliso 70% chocolates.
  
  