Teambuilding & corporate events
Private and corporate chocolate making class and workshop
Why a chocolate workshop for your corporate event?
If you are looking for an original alternative to traditional corporate team building activities, a memorable way to celebrate a special occasion, or a fun and educational experience to share with colleagues, clients, partners, or friends, our workshops are designed to create lasting memories through the universal language of chocolate.
Meet Elisabetta, Nathan, Quentin and Patricia, our certified Belgian chocolate makers, and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of authentic bean-to-bar Belgian chocolate. Through their passion, expertise, and contagious energy, they guide participants through a hands-on experience where creativity, teamwork, and discovery naturally come together.
Far more than a simple workshop, our experiences are carefully designed to encourage collaboration rather than competition. For us, team building is about strengthening human connections, improving communication between colleagues and departments, building trust, and creating genuine moments of shared achievement.
And honestly, what better way to bring people together than through chocolate? Chocolate breaks barriers, sparks conversations, and creates smiles across cultures, personalities, and generations. In our atelier, people do not simply make chocolates; they laugh together, learn together, and leave with a stronger sense of connection.
Whether for a corporate event, incentive trip, birthday celebration, school group, private gathering, or international business delegation, we create warm, immersive, and meaningful experiences in the very heart of Brussels.
At The Belgian Chocolate Makers, we believe the best collaborations often begin around a table covered in cacao, creativity, and shared passion. 🍫✨
Crafting chocolate, strengthening teams
Our workshops are carefully designed to be:
- Exciting and inspiring, encouraging creativity and curiosity,
- Engaging and interactive, with hands-on participation from every guest,
- Educational and meaningful, offering genuine insight into the world of bean-to-bar chocolate making,
- Fun, warm, and delicious, creating memorable moments around exceptional Belgian chocolate.
Whether you are searching for a fresh and original team-building activity, a memorable corporate event, an incentive experience, or simply a unique moment to share with your group, our chocolate workshops are designed to strengthen connections and leave lasting memories.
Hosted in the heart of Brussels by our certified Belgian chocolate makers, each workshop combines artisanal craftsmanship, storytelling, tasting experiences, and collaborative chocolate creation in a welcoming and dynamic atmosphere.
Price: €70 per participant (excluding 21% VAT)
Minimum billing: 10 participants.
At The Belgian Chocolate Makers, we believe the best teams are built the same way great chocolate is made: with passion, patience, collaboration, and a touch of creativity. 🍫✨
To book your private chocolate workshop, email us at bookings@tbcm.be.

CORPORATE EVENTS
Signature Chocolate Masterclasses
Looking for a tailor-made masterclass designed specifically around your team, company, or professional objectives? We create fully customized chocolate masterclasses adapted to your needs, expectations, and level of expertise.
Hosted in our modern 170m² training centre, located only a few steps from the famous Grand Place of Brussels, our masterclasses offer far more than a simple workshop. They are immersive experiences designed to explore the richness of Belgian chocolate craftsmanship, bean-to-bar production, creativity, and innovation in a professional yet welcoming environment.
Participants have the opportunity to learn directly from passionate local experts and certified chocolate makers while discovering advanced techniques, tasting exceptional single-origin cacaos, and gaining valuable insight into the world of fine chocolate.
Beyond the technical aspect, our masterclasses are also moments of exchange and inspiration. Through networking sessions and collaborative activities, participants can share experiences, best practices, and ideas with other professionals, enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and chocolate lovers from around the world.
Dive into the fascinating world of chocolate through a warm, immersive, and hands-on experience in our artisanal workshop in the heart of Brussels. During this 1.5-hour chocolate masterclass, our certified Belgian chocolatier will guide you step by step through the secrets of authentic chocolate making, from cacao bean to finished creation.
Each participant actively takes part in crafting their own handmade chocolates from start to finish. Throughout the workshop, you will create a personalized 100g chocolate bar (milk or dark chocolate), delicate truffles, and traditional Belgian mendiants, while discovering essential techniques such as tempering, molding, filling, and decorating.
As one of the very few genuine bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Brussels, we also introduce you to the full chocolate-making journey beyond the workshop table itself. You will gain insight into how raw cacao beans are transformed into fine Belgian chocolate through roasting, cracking, refining, and conching, a rare artisanal process still mastered by only a handful of chocolate makers in Belgium.
More than just a workshop, this experience is also a true sensory journey through the world of cacao. You will taste several exceptional single-origin chocolates and discover how terroir, fermentation, and cacao variety influence aroma and flavor profiles. Depending on availability, you may even have the unique opportunity to open a fresh cacao pod, taste the natural cacao fruit juice known as mucilage, and discover the flavor of a fresh cacao bean in its purest state.
Whether you are a complete beginner, a passionate chocolate lover, traveling with family or friends, or looking for a memorable activity with colleagues, this workshop is designed to be fun, interactive, educational, and accessible to everyone.
You will leave not only with your handmade chocolate creations, but also with a deeper understanding of cacao, Belgian chocolate craftsmanship, and the fascinating journey hidden behind every chocolate bar. 🍫✨

CHOCOLATE TEAMBUILDING
Chocolate brings teams together
Take your team on a team-building experience unlike any other in the heart of Brussels. Our chocolate workshops are specially designed to bring people together through creativity, collaboration, and shared discovery, all within the warm and delicious world of Belgian chocolate.
Far from traditional corporate activities, our immersive workshops encourage communication, teamwork, and genuine human connection in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Guided by our certified Belgian chocolate makers, participants work side by side to create their own handcrafted chocolates while learning the secrets of authentic bean-to-bar craftsmanship.
Whether your goal is to strengthen team spirit, reward collaborators, welcome international partners, or simply create unforgettable memories together, our workshops offer a unique experience that combines fun, creativity, and meaningful interaction.
And of course, every participant leaves with their own delicious handmade chocolate creations to enjoy and share. 🍫✨
A journey through senses
We regularly welcome companies, institutions, schools, and professional groups from across Europe and around the world, offering original indoor experiences that combine collaboration, education, and fun, while also providing the perfect escape from the famous Belgian weather.
Our workshops are far more than simple tastings. Participants actively create their own chocolates while discovering the fascinating journey of cacao from tropical plantation to finished Belgian chocolate bar.
During the experience, participants will:
- Discover our ethical cacao sourcing and authentic bean-to-bar philosophy,
- Taste a selection of exceptional single-origin cacaos from different countries and terroirs,
- Experience pure 100% cacao liquor and discover the true aromatic intensity of raw chocolate,
- Taste a fresh cacao bean directly from a cacao pod recently imported from Madagascar,
- Create their own personalized chocolate bar, handcrafted truffles, and traditional Belgian mendiants,
- Carefully wrap their handmade chocolates in a gift box to take home and share.
More than just a workshop, these experiences are designed to strengthen communication, encourage teamwork, and create meaningful moments between colleagues, partners, and clients. After all, few things bring people together as naturally as honest chocolate crafted with passion and ethical cacao.
Capacity and location
We can welcome up to 70 participants in our brand-new 170m² training centre, ideally located at:
Rue de l’Escalier 20
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Our training centre is located only a few steps away from the famous Grand Place, the iconic Manneken Pis, and very close to the Fondation Jacques Brel, making it the perfect central location for both local and international groups.
Accessibility
Both our workshops and training facilities are fully accessible to wheelchair users and equipped with dedicated facilities for persons with reduced mobility, including adapted sanitary facilities, ensuring a comfortable and inclusive experience for all participants.
Meeting point and parking
Meeting point for corporate events: Rue de l’Escalier 20, 1000 Bruxelles
Nearest parking: Interparking Albertine, Place de la Justice 16
To make the experience even more enjoyable, complimentary fresh lemonade and water are provided throughout the workshop.
To organize your private chocolate workshop or corporate event, please contact us at bookings@tbcm.be .
At The Belgian Chocolate Makers, we believe the best ideas, collaborations, and memories are often created around chocolate. 🍫✨
Main reasons why a chocolate workshop is perfect for a successful teambuilding
1. A universal language everyone understands
Chocolate is one of the rare pleasures that transcends cultures, generations, and backgrounds. Almost everyone enjoys chocolate, making it a safe, inclusive, and crowd-pleasing experience for diverse international teams. Whether participants prefer dark, milk, vegan, or single-origin chocolate, our workshops can easily adapt to different tastes and dietary preferences.
2. A truly interactive team-building experience
Unlike formal dinners or passive networking events, chocolate workshops actively involve every participant. Guests collaborate, laugh, create, and learn together while crafting pralines, truffles, and personalized chocolate bars. This naturally encourages teamwork, communication, creativity, and connection between colleagues, departments, and partners.
By working side by side in a relaxed environment, participants often discover new dynamics and strengthen relationships in ways traditional corporate activities rarely achieve.
3. Luxury, emotion, and reward
Fine Belgian chocolate carries strong associations with pleasure, elegance, craftsmanship, and reward. Offering an experience centered around ethical and artisanal bean-to-bar chocolate reflects positively on the image of a company: refined, thoughtful, and attentive to quality and authenticity.
Chocolate also creates emotion. It awakens childhood memories, curiosity, comfort, and sensory pleasure, making the experience feel warm, human, and memorable.
4. A memorable sensory experience
People rarely remember another conference room meeting. But they do remember experiences that engage the senses.
The aroma of freshly roasted cacao, the texture of melted chocolate, the taste of rare single-origin beans, and the satisfaction of creating something by hand all contribute to a powerful and lasting memory. This creates positive emotional associations not only with the experience itself, but also with the company organizing the event.
5. Flexible and fully customizable
Our workshops can be adapted to many different objectives and formats: relaxed team-building sessions, networking evenings, incentive activities, executive masterclasses, private tastings, or more challenging collaborative experiences.
Chocolate creations and gift boxes can also be personalized or branded, transforming the experience into a meaningful corporate gift participants can proudly take home and share.
6. Ethical values and authentic storytelling
At The Belgian Chocolate Makers, chocolate is never just a product. It is also a story about origin, sustainability, craftsmanship, and respect for farmers and cacao-producing communities.
By connecting your corporate event to an ethical and transparent bean-to-bar philosophy, your organization also aligns itself with values such as authenticity, sustainability, fairness, and human connection; values increasingly important to employees, clients, and partners alike.
👉 In short: a chocolate event at The Belgian Chocolate Makers is far more than entertainment. It is a fun, elegant, immersive, and meaningful experience that stimulates the senses, strengthens relationships, encourages collaboration, and leaves a lasting impression long after the final piece of chocolate has been enjoyed. 🍫✨




























