Anna Majani

Anna Majani (4 February 1936 – 28 February 2021) was an Italian entrepreneur. She was nicknamed "the queen of chocolate".

Early life and education Majani was born in Bologna, Italy, where her family owned a chocolate factory. When she was 15 she became pregnant. When she was 18 she began working in the family business after completing her studies, beginning a collaboration with her father, Francesco in the family's chocolate business. Majani's mother, Luisa Cavedoni, was a homemaker. The chocolate factory was the oldest chocolate factory in Italy with, at the time of her death, 225 years of history.