What is Guylian?
{{Infobox company | name = Guylian | type = [[Subsidiary]] | foundation = {{start date and age|1960}} in [[Sint-Niklaas]], [[Belgium]] | founder = Guy Foubert | location_city = [[Sint-Niklaas]] | location_country = [[Belgium]] | locations = | area_served = | key_people = | industry = [[Confectionery]] production | products = [[Chocolate]]s | services = | market cap = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 250 | parent = [[Lotte Confectionery]] | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = [http://www.guylian.be http://www.guylian.be] | footnotes = | intl = }} [[File:Meeresfruchte.jpg|thumb|right|Guylian sea shell chocolates]] '''Guylian''' ({{IPA-nl|'ɡilijan}}) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[chocolate]] manufacturer founded by Guy Foubert in 1960. The company takes its name from the combination of Foubert's first name (Guy) with that of his wife, Liliane. Guylian is perhaps most famous for their chocolate Sea Shells [[praline]] with different fillings. Guylian has been the major sponsor of [[Project Seahorse]] since 1999. In 2008 [[Lotte Confectionery]] from [[South Korea]] bought the company for $164 mln.<ref>{{cite web|title=UPDATE 1-S.Korea Lotte buys Belgium's Guylian for $164 mln|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/06/23/guylian-lotte-idUSSEO22252520080623|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=12 October 2011|date=Jun 22, 2008|archive-date=30 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234741/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/06/23/guylian-lotte-idUSSEO22252520080623|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Company icon== A [[seahorse]] is used as the company's icon. It is worldwide protected by copyright. Its [[tail]] curls the other way around than real seahorses. ==Products== Guylian sells pralines in gift boxes, individually wrapped chocolates, chocolate bars, chocolate truffles and [[napolitains]]. Guylian is best known for its chocolate Sea Shells. Besides the original Guylian [[hazelnut]] praline, created by Guy Foubert in the 1960