Hans Imhoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German Businessman, Chocolatier
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Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Hans Imhoff
- Hans Imhoff (March 12, 1922 – December 21, 2007) was a German chocolate producer and founder of the Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum (Imhoff Chocolate Museum) in Cologne, Germany.Imhoff was born in Cologne to Franz and Charotte Imhoff (née Gallé).
- After leaving Elementary School he then joined a Trade School, where he trained in Commercial and Vocational Studies.
- Imhoff founded a chocolate and sugar factory after World War II where he produced non-branded chocolates, which became very successful.
- In 1969 he took over the Hildebrand chocolate company in Berlin – Germany's oldest chocolate manufacturer - who held the chocolate brand "Scho-Ka-Kola".
- In 1972 Imhoff took over the failing Stollwerck chocolate company, and managed to convert it into a successful business.
- He built up a European Chocolate group through acquiring other brands such as Sprengel and Sarotti.
- Imhoff retired from the company in 2002.In 1993 Imhoff opened the Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum (Imhoff Chocoilate Museum) in Cologne which creates around 650,000 visitors per year.
- In 2001 the city of Cologne gave Imhoff an honorary citizenship. Imhoff was married to Clare Gerburg Schmitt, with whom he had four children.
- He died on 21 December 2007 (aged 85) of an infection caused by lung inflammation.
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