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The chocolate-loving family business
since 1850.
It all begins with a gluten-free cake recipe, the nougat-marzipan praline, and white chocolate.
Moist, fresh cakes from Vienna—enjoyed around the world
since 1850.
Love, Wedding, Travel,
Wedding Cake, Traveler´s Cake.
The unique 1890 love story of Karl Count of Leiningen and Christine—daughter of THERESIA HAUER®—has left a lasting mark on the LIPIZZANER® brand, known for its white cakes and spheres: ever since, the brand has stood not merely for the color white (white chocolate)—as it did initially—but for pure romance.
Our Flagship Stores since 1875.
The tradition and innovative strength
of family-owned business
since 1850.
Evocative premium confectionery
with powerful storytelling & design
Our product range:
Chocolate innovations from 1850 to the present.
From our founder and her establishment—
Theresia Hauer Pâtisserie & Confiserie
in Vienna’s Josefstadt district and
the shop at Stephansplatz 6—
out into the world:
pioneering white chocolate products,
gluten-free chocolate cakes,
nougat and marzipan pralines,
and many more innovations,
ranging all the way to functional chocolate
enriched with plant-based active ingredients.
Premium chocolates + plant-based functional ingredients
“and we are doing well!”
Dear friends of Leconte Chocolatiers!
Being a family business for over 175 years means synchronizing five generations of energy—infusing our brands and products with new ideas and productivity, and leveraging the diverse professional backgrounds of our managing partners. It means embodying long-term continuity, embracing cross-connections, having the good fortune to innovate by drawing on a wealth of possibilities, and, above all, growing through challenges. We are proud that everything we have achieved has sprung entirely from the creative potential of our entrepreneurs.
Since 1850, every managing partner from our family has brought a unique blend of innovative creativity and perseverance to the table, turning ideas into quality products that were often ahead of their time—products designed to endure in the marketplace.
Our international chocolate brands embody this spirit: Theresia Hauer® (named after our founder—a pioneer of gluten-free chocolate cake, white chocolate, and nougat-marzipan pralines) and Lipizzaner® (inspired by her white chocolate cakes and truffles), alongside our more recent storytelling brands like Mozart Chügeli® (a travel snack) and Friesennerzkugel® (rum-coconut).
Our entrepreneurs often complement one another across generations to shape future trends. Phyto Chocolate®—a concept we have been exploring with great interest since 1960—is a prime example of this.
Extracts and powders developed in the medicinal herb garden of my grandparents, Aloisia Lehner-Tesar & Johann Lehner—located on their farm and forestry estate near Geras in Lower Austria’s Waldviertel region—are produced for use in health-promoting teas, spices, and dietary supplements. When Annemarie Lehner-Schmid joined the family as a daughter-in-law in 1960, these extracts were combined with chocolate—a pairing that surprisingly enhanced their health-promoting properties. This created a fruitful synergy: chocolate for those who care about their health but do not want to forgo indulgence! This is a guiding principle for the Phyto Chocolate® product line.
I would be delighted if you shared in the passion of our chocolate-loving family business—a passion evident in every single Leconte Chocolatiers product—and chose to enjoy our branded products found on the shelves of international retailers.
Cordially,
Wolf Lehner
