Chocolates Garoto S.A. is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian chocolate

Chocolate

Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...

 manufacturer. Its headquarters are located in Vila Velha

Vila Velha

Vila Velha is a coastal town in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital. Its population was 396,323 and its area is 208.82 km².Vila Velha forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area...

, Espírito Santo

Espírito Santo

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. The company was founded in 1929 by German

Germany

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 immigrant Heinrich Meyerfreund. First Garoto started as a small producer of chocolates, today, it is one of Brazil's largest manufacturers of chocolate. It exports its chocolate to various countries around the world, including the United States

United States

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. Currently, Garoto's chocolate candy bars are distributed by a variety of distributors. Walgreens

Walgreens

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 had sold Garoto's candies under the brand name of Regal Dynasty, but has recently switched to a Polish supplier.

According to the official website (see link below), it was acquired in 2002 by Nestlé

Nestlé

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 of Switzerland

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but continues operating separately.