Ideas for team events, client functions and personalised gifts
Are you looking for an unforgettable team-building event for your team? MiniSchoggi offers a range of events centred around chocolate, baking and decorating. Our events appeal to both the heart and the stomach. Whether it’s with the finest Swiss chocolate, one of our praline team-building events, or perhaps something savoury at our group aperitif event?
We organise some events throughout Switzerland, whilst others take place at miniSchoggi, which is based in Adliswil, Zurich.
Would you prefer to hold your event online, or create your own gifts for customers or staff? We can provide all this from a single source and to the highest standard.
Overview of possible team events or client functions
Chocolates & Truffles
Work as a team to create your own truffles and pralines! With sweet, fresh fillings such as caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate, champagne, hazelnut and mango, as well as countless decoration options, we’ll ensure your event is filled with sweet moments and lots of fun!
At the end of the event, you’ll take home your 35 elegantly packaged, freshly made pralines and truffles, which you’ve made yourselves.
2 hours
For groups of 6 or more, CHF 85 per person
6–80 people in Adliswil / 20–300 external participants
Zurich, Adliswil & elsewhere
Event language: German or English
Moulding chocolate bars
At our chocolate bar-making event, each person will make two chocolate bars and a chocolate heart. There is a wide selection of exquisite ingredients to choose from, such as cocoa nibs, cornflakes, nuts and freeze-dried fruit, which can be mixed with the chocolate and poured into the bars. The bars are then decorated with various toppings, and the chocolate heart can be inscribed with a personal message.
1 hour 30 minutes
For groups of 8 or more, CHF 65 per person
8–80 people, Adliswil
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
Chocolate bars for connoisseurs
More time also means more chocolate! In this two-hour course, we’ll start with a chocolate tasting session. You’ll learn what to look out for during a chocolate tasting muss.Danach, each participant gets to mould four bars and a chocolate heart, and decorate them to their heart’s content.
You’ll have a wide variety of different ingredients to choose from for your creations.
2 hours
For groups of 6 or more, CHF 85 per person
6–80 people, Adliswil
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
St Nicholas & Truffes
Join us as we delve into the world of chocolate and, during the course of this team event, create your own chocolate figure (St Nicholas or a boot) as well as 14 exquisite truffles. With fresh fillings such as caramel, dark chocolate, hazelnut and champagne, as well as countless decoration options, we’ll ensure your event is filled with sweet moments and plenty of fun!
2 hours
For groups of 6 or more, CHF 85 per person
6–50 people, Adliswil
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
Making Easter bunnies
Decorate your own chocolate bunnies, brush them with chocolate and mould them as a team event. Perfect for all chocolate lovers. You’ll have a selection of different Easter chocolate moulds to choose from.What’s more, each person gets to personalise and decorate seven chocolate Easter eggs, each with a different delicious praline filling.
2 hours
For groups of 6 or more, CHF 85 per person
6–50 people, Adliswil
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
Decorating cupcakes
At our two-hour group cupcake event, four cupcakes – in hazelnut-lemon, vanilla-raspberry and the classic chocolate flavours – are waiting for you to decorate them. You’ll learn how to make bows, little roses, delicate flowers and leaves, and how to arrange them attractively on each cupcake.
2 hours
For groups of 6 or more, CHF 85 per person
6–30 people
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
Pasta Event
At our pasta team event, you’ll work together to make various types of pasta. You’ll learn how to make egg pasta dough and durum wheat dough. The following types of pasta will be made during the course: stuffed ravioli, fettuccine, spaghetti alla chittara and gnocchi sardi. We’ll also serve you five different pasta sauces. Participants will then cook the pasta they’ve made themselves and pair it with their favourite sauce.
5 hours, including a pasta meal
For groups of 8 or more, CHF 180 per person
8–15 people, Adliswil
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
Baking Christmas biscuits
At this event, each person will make the following four types of biscuits: cinnamon stars, Brunsli, Spitzbub and Mailänderli. We’ll provide you with the biscuit dough you need, and you can get straight down to rolling out the dough and cutting out the biscuits. After baking, some of the biscuits will be filled with jam. At the end of the event, everyone will go home with a well-filled biscuit tin (approx. 80–100 biscuits).
2 hours
For groups of 10 or more: CHF 95 per person
10–50 people
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
Gingerbread House Challenge
Crunch, crunch, crunch – who’ll make the prettiest little house?Let yourself be enchanted by the scent of freshly baked gingerbread. At our gingerbread house event, all participants can get creative and make their very own gingerbread house and gingerbread heart, decorating them to their heart’s content. Each participant will be given their own gingerbread dough to roll out and cut into shapes. Once baked, the gingerbread pieces can be assembled into a gingerbread house using icing and decorated however you like.
2.5 hours
For groups of 8 or more, CHF 95 per person
8–40 people
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
Making an aperitif
At the team event, you’ll work together to prepare your own delicious aperitif. The event organisers will demonstrate how to make the following tasty treats and prepare them for you on the spot: seed crackers, focaccia and beetroot mousse. The flûtes, Parmesan biscuits, chicken balls with salsa sauce and the filled twisted cornets will be made entirely by you from scratch. At the end, there’ll be plenty of time to enjoy the canapés whilst relaxing together.
2 hours 30 minutes
For groups of 10 or more: CHF 95 per person
10–15 people
Zurich Adliswil
Event language: German or English
A chocolate stand for your event or trade fair appearance
Attracting new customers at trade fairs or exhibitions is often no easy task – after all, how do you grab people’s attention and make a positive impression in the space of a few moments?
Homemade chocolate is the answer, because at a trade fair, chocolate has a magical appeal and gives you a major advantage over your fellow exhibitors.
With one of our chocolate stands, however, you’ll gain much more than just attention, because as visitors create their own chocolate bars, they’ll linger at your stand, giving you extra time to convince them of the value of your services and products.
As required
As required
Held at a trade fair or at our own venue
On request
Product available on request – although we recommend chocolate bars
Some photos of our event venues
It was only in January 2020 that we acquired six newly built event venues in Zurich Adliswil. However, we also offer a mobile service throughout Switzerland and would be happy to come to your office or home.
3D virtual tours of the event venues
Do you have any questions or is anything unclear?
Here you will find an overview of the most frequently asked questions. If you have not found a suitable answer to your query, please feel free to contact us by telephone on 044 480 14 14 or by email at events@minischoggi.ch.
After the event, the organiser will receive an invoice by email for the number of people booked, which must be settled within 14 days. Of course, we can also send the payment slip by post on request.
The reason we send an invoice is that we do not have cash registers on site to process payments. In rare cases, we may require payment in advance or by card because the invoice z.B. is addressed to someone with a foreign billing address. MiniSchoggi reserves the right to do so at any time. Thank you for your understanding.
Unfortunately, the parking situation in the cities of Zurich and Bern is somewhat difficult, and we cannot guarantee parking spaces there; we can only direct you to car parks in the immediate vicinity. Thank you for your understanding.
In Zurich-Adliswil, there are dozens of parking spaces along the River Sihl, which are even free at the weekend. You’ll always find a free space there. If, contrary to expectations, this isn’t the case, please pop into the restaurant and we’ll show you where you can find additional parking spaces.
With every aperitif package booked, we also provide orange juice or mineral water alongside the Prosecco for those who do not wish to, or are not allowed to, drink alcohol.
Bachelorette parties usually take place around a large table, so guests remain seated. This makes our bachelorette party ideas particularly suitable for pregnant women. At the chocolate bar bachelorette parties, on the other hand, you regularly stand up, mix the ingredients yourself and collect the chocolate from the chocolate station independently. This means you regularly have to stand up and sit down, as well as walk short distances around the room. However, if this only affects one person, it is no reason not to organise the event, as our course leaders – and no doubt the other participants too – will be more than happy to help.
At the cupcake event, we deliberately avoid using toppings that wouldn’t withstand a long evening or warm temperatures. Decorations made from fondant, flower paste or royal icing hold up well even in warmer temperatures, so it’s absolutely no problem.
Chocolate withstands temperatures of up to 25 °C without direct sunlight. However, if you’re storing them in warm places, such as in a car or similar, it’s advisable to take a cool box or similar with you in the car to ensure nothing goes wrong.
If temperatures are higher, we’ll provide you with a cool bag for your chocolate creations instead of a standard carrier bag. This will keep the chocolate cool for several hours under normal conditions. However, if the chocolate is left in the sun for longer or temperatures are very high, you can always place a cold drink in the cool bag to ensure the chocolate remains protected. In extremely hot weather (above 30 °C), we’ll provide cooling pads to ensure the chocolate definitely doesn’t suffer.
At the cupcake event, you’ll be given a special box for transport, so that the cupcakes are well protected.
At the Cookies event, the cookies are packed into attractive bags and then placed in a box, ensuring they are well prepared for transport.
If you’re decorating high heels at the event, you’ll be given a box made especially for this purpose, into which the moulded chocolate slab fits perfectly. You’ll attach your high heel to this chocolate slab using a little chocolate, so that the shoe is securely held in place. This ensures the shoe is protected as well as possible for onward transport.
For the praline team event and the chocolate bar event, you’ll receive a box for the pralines to ensure they’re well protected, whilst the truffles are placed in a bag. The chocolate bars are also packed in clear bags.
At the end of each event, you’ll be given a carrier bag for transport, which can also be labelled with your name to avoid any mix-ups.
If you are going to be out and about for a while afterwards, you can store your creations in a locker at the station, in a car (if available), or, if you prefer, we can store the creations you’ve made here for a few days and you can then collect them from us later.
The cupcakes will keep for 1 week, although you can also freeze them with their decorations on. This extends their shelf life to 3 months.
The biscuits have a shelf life of 8 weeks and can simply be stored at room temperature, away from direct sunlight.
Chocolates and truffles will keep for 4 weeks at room temperature, away from light, whilst the chocolate bars and chocolate high heels will keep for at least 6 months.
You’ll therefore certainly have plenty of time to enjoy your creations or give them as gifts to your loved ones.
We ask that you arrive on time for your event so that the schedule can run smoothly. If you arrive late, the course organisers will be forced to shorten the event accordingly. Depending on the day, the event room may be needed again either before or after your event. We are therefore reliant on the time needed for set-up and cleaning. Alternatively, the course organisers may have other appointments or may have finished work for the day; we would therefore be grateful if you could arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before the event and leave the room afterwards, so that the course organisers can begin cleaning.
A cosy atmosphere is very important to us. Therefore, it is absolutely no problem and does not incur any additional costs if an event runs a little longer; however, for the reasons mentioned, we cannot make our rooms available for games or similar activities afterwards.
We would like to thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding.
Please notify us of any changes as soon as possible, preferably by email or, in the case of events, by telephone within 24 hours on 044 480 14 14.
Reductions in the number of guests: Our entire preparation process begins one week before the event, and the event venues are usually set up several days in advance, so that on the day of the event, only the fresh ingredients and fillings need to be prepared. Therefore, should there be a last-minute reduction in the number of guests, we are unfortunately unable to take this into account in the final bill. However, we recommend that the group still prepare the dishes for the person who is unable to attend – usually for health reasons – so that they can still enjoy a taste of the event at home.
Should the number of participants fall below 6 for two-hour events or below 10 for one-hour events, please still prepare the quantities for 6 or 10 people, as we are required to charge for at least this number of participants.
Increases in the number of participants: Inthe vast majority of cases, we can accommodate a last-minute increase in the number of participants without any problem. In isolated cases, however, this may not be possible if z.B. a significantly larger number of people turn up or the products are no longer in stock.
Further details regarding the processing and invoicing, as well as the exact procedure for events that have already been confirmed, complete cancellations or postponements, can be found in the Terms and Conditions, which will be sent to you when you request a quote.
Here’s what previous groups have said about the team/group events they’ve booked
Team-building event ideas
Are you looking for a creative corporate event? We’d be delighted to help you find and organise the perfect event for your team or clients.
At our chocolate-themed events, participants can make their own pralines, chocolate pieces, chocolate high heels or chocolate bars and decorate them to their own taste. For those who don’t like chocolate, we recommend diving into the colourful world of cupcakes or cake pops.
Would you and your team prefer to bake something together? No problem – we offer a range of baking events centred around baking. At our baking events, participants can make their own Christmas biscuits, macarons, Zürich Tirggel or savoury treats such as various canapés. At the macaron baking event, you’ll delve into the world of fine French patisserie and make your own macarons from start to finish.
We run some events throughout Switzerland, whilst others take place at miniSchoggi, which has two locations: in Zurich Adliswil and in the city of Bern.
Or are you looking for a typically Swiss event? How about a praline or chocolate bar event featuring the finest Swiss chocolate, for your international guests, as a sweet souvenir to take home? Or something typically Zurich-style, with our Tirggel team event? This exquisite honey biscuit is as much a part of Zurich as the Grossmünster!
Are you looking for ideas for a team event specifically for women? In that case, we recommend our High Heels event. After all, what woman doesn’t love shoes? The High Heels is made entirely of chocolate and is just waiting to be creatively decorated by your team. Or how about a cupcakes event? At the cupcakes group event, each team member gets to individually decorate their own four cupcakes, which we’ve baked in advance.
Bring back childhood memories with our chocolate marshmallow team event, Easter Bunny moulding course or chocolate St Nicholas moulding event – fun for young and old alike. Our chocolate-making workshops are also perfect as customer events for both your younger and older guests. Here’s an overview of our range of events for group occasions:
Over the course of two exciting and varied hours, each participant will make 35 of their own pralines and truffles. During a short chocolate tasting session, participants will learn about interesting aspects of enjoying chocolate and the chocolate-making process, after which they will get straight down to making their own delicacies. At this team event, there is a selection of several delicious praline fillings to choose from, which can be combined with premium ingredients. Of course, there’s plenty of tasting to be done, as thorough quality control is always essential.
Once the pralines have been filled, they and the truffles are sealed with liquid chocolate and beautifully decorated. Working in pairs, the truffles are coated (rolled by hand in liquid chocolate) and finished with fine decorative ingredients. At the end, each person takes home a box full of pralines and a lovely bag full of fresh truffles. A group event that’s guaranteed to be a huge hit and will be fondly remembered for a long time to come.
Classic hazelnut chocolate, or perhaps a fruity strawberry and coconut chocolate bar? At this chocolate event, you’ll have access to countless ingredients as well as the finest Swiss dark chocolate. Each person is free to create two chocolate bars of their own choosing, which can also be elegantly decorated with aromatic freeze-dried fruits, edible flowers or a variety of sugar decorations. You can also personalise a chocolate heart with your own message.
All your fresh creations will be beautifully packaged and have a shelf life of 6 months. Naturally, there’ll be plenty of tasting during the team event, as this is the only way to find the perfect blend. In one hour and 30 minutes, this event immerses you straight into the world of sweet treats, allowing you to get creative right from the start. Ideal as a short interlude during a packed day’s programme or the perfect start to a cosy evening’s entertainment. A compact event that’s always a safe bet.
If you’d like to delve deeper into the art of creating chocolate bars at your team event and have two hours to devote to this wonderful topic, then the two-hour chocolate bar-making event is the perfect choice. After a brief welcome, you’ll start by creating your own chocolate bars. Whilst these are left to set in the fridge, you’ll learn how to taste chocolate professionally and what to look out for. You’ll also discover various secrets of chocolate-making.
In addition to the four chocolate bars, you’ll make your own chocolate heart, which will also be personalised with your own message. You’ll therefore be introduced to the art of writing with chocolate and get to try your hand at it straight away. The fresh chocolate bars and the elegant chocolate heart will be beautifully wrapped and, of course, you’re welcome to take them home with you – whether as a surprise for your loved ones or to enjoy yourself. A sweet event where you’re sure to have plenty of chocolate and the finest ingredients at your disposal, and where you can sample lots of delicious combinations during this group event.
Who needs a glass shoe when you can have one made of chocolate? Our creative corporate events are so varied that there’s something for everyone. Our high-heel chocolate moulding course is, and always will be, a classic. To start with, you choose one of our pre-moulded chocolate high heels, which you’ll decorate during the workshop. The shoes are freshly moulded from the finest Swiss chocolate (couverture) before every corporate event. You can choose from high heels made of white, dark or milk couverture.
Once you’ve made your first choice for this creative corporate event, the course leader will demonstrate how to use a piping bag to conjure up various decorations on the shoe. These could be lettering, hearts or simply dots. You decide what your shoe will ultimately look like. Before you try your hand at the shoe, you’ll practise the designs on a separate sheet of greaseproof paper. Once you’ve decided on a design, it will be applied to the shoe.
Decorating cupcakes at a team-building event
This trend, which originated in the USA, has long since reached Europe – and Switzerland too. With their small size and colourful appearance, they make the hearts of young and old alike beat faster. The Cupcake Event is perfect for a team-building event for women who want to let their creativity run wild.
At our group cupcake event, each person receives four pre-baked cupcakes from us, just waiting to be creatively decorated by you. You’ll learn how to make beautiful bows, pearl necklaces, roses, blossoms and leaves out of fondant (sugar paste). This team event results in a wide variety of colourful little cakes.
At the end of the team event, everyone gets to take their own decorated cupcakes home and receives their own recipe booklet so they can make them at home.
‘It always smells lovely when someone’s baking – but the finest scent of all is that of Christmas biscuits. Outside, everything looks like ice and the fog turns everything white, yet from the kitchen it now smells just like paradise.’
At this event, each participant will make the following four types of biscuits: cinnamon stars, Brunsli, Spitzbub and Mailänderli. We’ll provide each participant with the necessary biscuit dough, and you can get straight down to rolling out and cutting out the biscuits. After baking, some of the biscuits will be filled with jam. At the end of the event, everyone goes home with a well-filled biscuit tin (approx. 80–100 biscuits).
Please note that this event does not focus on making the dough from scratch, but rather on shaping and finishing the biscuits. Due to the variety involved, it is not possible to make all the doughs on the same day; therefore, some will be prepared the day before and others will be made by the participants themselves on the day of the course.
At the end of the course, each participant will receive a recipe booklet containing all the biscuit recipes and detailed instructions for making them at home.
Baking Züri Tirggel as a team event
Would you like to do something typically Zurich-style at your team event? How about making traditional Zurich Tirggel?
At this team event, everyone makes their own Tirggel dough. The dough is made using only the finest ingredients, such as honey, cinnamon and flour. Once the dough is ready, it’s time to roll out the honey dough and then choose your preferred Tirggel mould. Once you’ve found a suitable design from the wide range of possible Tirggel moulds, the rolled-out dough is carefully pressed into the mould and then removed. The Tirggel now has its characteristic embossed pattern and can then be baked in the oven.
You can bake as many different Tirggel as you like until all the dough has been used up. At the end of the group event, the Züri Tirggel you’ve made are neatly packed into clear plastic bags and tied with a ribbon. The Tirggel can then be sold on during the stag party or taken home as a sweet souvenir.
Preparing an aperitif together at a company event
Get together with your team to prepare a delicious aperitif spread. At our aperitif event, we’ll be making the following delicacies:
Focaccia with rosemary and salt, crispy chicken balls served with a mango salsa, flûtes with cheese, chilli, rosemary or salt, Parmesan biscuits with a tomato or olive mousse, and pasties filled with chicken curry or a vegetarian filling served with a sweet-and-sour cream.
To start with, your group will be split into smaller teams, and each team will prepare different canapé bites for the whole group. At the end, everyone will enjoy the treats they’ve made together over a glass of Prosecco, orange juice or mineral water.
Spend two delightful hours with your team or clients making your very own chocolate Easter bunnies. Decorate your own bunny however you like – this requires imagination, creativity and a steady hand. Try something new and immerse yourself completely in making these sweet Easter bunnies. Of course, you’re welcome to have a few tastings along the way – after all, this fine chocolate is meant to be enjoyed.
Our chocolatiers will be on hand to offer advice and assistance, explaining each step at the start to ensure your own bunny turns out perfectly. Whilst the bunnies are cooling in the fridge, each participant can make seven fresh praline eggs, which, once beautifully decorated and wrapped, can also be taken home. The various stages of making the Easter bunnies will make the two hours fly by and provide plenty of fun moments with your group. Make the most of the run-up to Easter with this unique event.
Would you like to make your next staff or customer gifts yourself? And make something that almost everyone loves? Then our chocolate bar team event is just the thing for you. Make your own fresh chocolate bars using the finest Swiss chocolate.
Each participant in this group event gets to pour 5 of their own chocolate bar slabs. The following ingredients are available to add to the chocolate:
Air-dried fruit, hazelnuts, almonds, desiccated coconut, cocoa nibs, pistachios, Hüppen flakes, Rice Crisps, cornflakes, ginger, chilli, Fleur de Sel, and sultanas. You can choose from the finest Swiss white, milk and dark chocolate.
At the end, the individually cut bars are packed into transparent bags and tied with a pretty bow. The chocolate bars produced have a shelf life of 3 months.At the end of the event, eachperson will have 40 small chocolate bars (total = 1 kg).
To mark the festive pre-Christmas season, you can spend two entertaining hours making your very own chocolate Father Christmas or chocolate shoe. Get creative and craft your own chocolate figure under the guidance of professional chocolatiers. You’ll have white, dark and milk chocolate at your disposal, allowing for countless decorative possibilities. You’ll, of course, be introduced step by step to the art of moulding hollow figures before you and your group are allowed to put what you’ve learnt into practice yourselves.
There’s sure to be plenty of fun and convivial moments during this sweet event. Whilst your figure sets in the fridge, each person will make a bag full of fresh truffles. There’s a choice of different fresh fillings and several decorations, so you can create your own delicious truffles. At the end, everyone will leave the event with a homemade chocolate boot or a chocolate Father Christmas, as well as a lovely bag full of fresh truffles. The perfect sweet and fun event to mark the run-up to Christmas.
Team event at miniSchoggi – sweet experiences that bring your team closer together
Are you looking for a team-building event that will delight your staff and be remembered for a long time to come? At miniSchoggi, you’ll dive together into the world of chocolate, baking and decorating. Our creative team events combine indulgence, craftsmanship and plenty of fun – a corporate event that appeals to both the heart and the stomach. Whether it’s fine pralines, hand-poured chocolate bars or a hearty aperitif: here, every team event becomes an experience.
Why choose a team event at miniSchoggi?
A shared experience brings people together – and that’s exactly what our events offer. As your team gets creative, good conversations, team spirit and unforgettable moments arise naturally. At the end, everyone takes home their own hand-made delicacies. This means your corporate event will be remembered twice over.
Our experienced chocolatiers and course leaders guide you every step of the way – no prior experience is needed. All our events are held in German or English and are ideal for international guests.
Our most popular team event ideas
From sweet to savoury – the perfect experience for every team:
Chocolates & truffles:Work as a team to make 35 of your own chocolates and truffles with delicious fillings such as caramel, champagne or hazelnut – a classic that’s guaranteed to be a hit.
Chocolate bar moulding: Create your own bars using the finest Swiss dark chocolate, enhanced with nuts, freeze-dried fruit or edible flowers.
Baking events: From macarons and Christmas biscuits to the traditional Zürcher Tirggel – bake typical Swiss treats together.
Apéro event: Prepare a delicious apéro together and then enjoy it in a cosy get-together – the savoury alternative.
Seasonal highlights: Make Easter bunnies, St Nicholas figures or take on the popular gingerbread house challenge – perfect for every season.
Chocolate high heels: A creative team-building event that goes down particularly well and leaves plenty of room for imagination.
Flexible: at our venue or at your premises
We host many events in our modern event venues in Zurich Adliswil. However, on request, we can also travel throughout Switzerland to your company premises or your chosen venue. From small team events to large group events with several hundred people, we’ll find the right solution.
Ideal as a client event and personalised gift
Our events are not only suitable as team-building activities, but also as original client events. A chocolate stand is a great way to attract attention at trade fairs and exhibitions. And for those who wish to make their own staff or client gifts, we help you create high-quality chocolate bars or pralines – all from a single source and of the very best quality.
Enquire about your team event now
Do you have an idea or would you like a personalised consultation? We’ll help you find the perfect team event for your team or your client event. Contact us on 044 480 14 14 or by email at events@minischoggi.ch – we look forward to your corporate event!