A little baby holds a bowl as a white elephant holds the Banania container. Early advertisement for a sugar extract breakfast syrup. The first Banania factory founded in 1914, Lambrecht Street in Courbevoie . Participating in the war effort, the company sent 14 cars filled chocolate boxes on the forehead to comfort "Hairy." Banania is a popular chocolate drink found most widely distributed in France. It is made from cocoa, banana flour, cereals, honey and sugar.