List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers
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This is a list of companies who produce chocolate, not chocolates. That is, they process cocoa beans into a product versus melting chocolate for use as coating or molding into truffles, pralines, or other chocolate confectionery.
| Company | Location | Products | Notes | ||
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| Ah Cacao Real Chocolate | Mexico | Single origin chocolate bars, other chocolate products. | Artisan producer of dark chocolate and related products made of Mexican cacao. Supports wildlife conservation. | ||
| Amano Artisan Chocolate | USA | Single origin chocolate (bars, couverture), Cocoa nibs | Small artisanal producer. Founding member of the Craft Chocolate Makers of America
Practices direct trade, paying farmers nearly double fair trade prices for cocoa beans. The Madagascar bar and the Dos Rios Palet d'or have received gold medals from the London Academy of Chocolate. |
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| Amedei | Italy | ||||
| Amul | India | Formed in 1946 | |||
| Askinosie Chocolate | Springfield, Missouri, USA | Single origin chocolate bars (dark, dark milk, white), single origin natural cocoa powder, roasted cocoa nibs | Practices direct trade, paying farmers above fair trade prices for cocoa beans and giving them a stake in the outcome by profit sharing with them. One of the only small-batch chocolate maker in USA to press their own cocoa butter, the other is Cacao Prieto. San Jose Del Tambo 70% bar was Silver sofi Award winner at NASFT Fancy Food Show in July 2009. Their White Chocolate Nibble Bar was a Silver sofi Award winner in April 2010. | ||
| Barry Callebaut | Switzerland | Acticoa, Alprose, Sarotti, Jacques | large producer of couverture, used in many chocolate products. | ||
| Blommer[1] | Chicago, USA | Since 1939 | |||
| Bonnat Chocolates | France | More than 40 single origins bars, from nearly all countries | Family company,since 1884. Production around 100 tons per year | ||
| Cacao Prieto | Brooklyn, New York | Single plantation chocolate. Beans to Bar factory located in Brooklyn NY (they purchased the Scharffenberger Factory from Hersheys) and all the beans come from their family farm in the Dominican Republic established in 1899. www.cacaoprieto.com | Note: Cacao Prieto is 100% vertically integrated, from farm to bar and bon-bon. They also press all their own coco butter and powder in Brooklyn. 100% organic, and Kosher parve. | ||
| Cadbury | UK | Cadbury products | Chocolate sold in the USA under the Cadbury name is manufactured by Hershey | ||
| Caribeans Chocolate | Puerto Veijo, Limon, Costa Rica | Organic bean-to-bar chocolate made on the cocoa farm. | |||
| Cocoa Processing Company Ltd | Ghana | Golden Tree Chocolate bars, Chocolate drink | |||
| Divine Chocolate Company | UK | Divine (range of chocolates) and Dubble (for children) | All products carry the Fairtrade Mark. Co-owned by co-operative of Ghanaian cocoa farmers | ||
| Droste | Netherlands | Bean to bar chocolate, cocoa powder, other confectioneries | Established in 1890. Was given the title "Royal" in 1964. In 1975 ownership became largely foreign (= non Dutch). Currently owned by the German firm Hosta. | ||
| Escazu Artisan Chocolates | Raleigh, NC | Bean to bar to confection, utilizing Latin American Cacao and Antique equipment. | |||
| El Rey Chocolates | Venezuela | ||||
| Equal Exchange | USA | One of the largest sellers of Fair Trade and Organic chocolate in the United States. Online | |||
| Favarger | Switzerland | Avelines, Nougalines | Founded 1826 | ||
| Fazer | Finland | ||||
| Frey | Switzerland | Founded 1887, acquired in 1950 by Migros | |||
| Garoto | Brazil | Founded 1929, acquired in 2002 by Nestlé. | |||
| Ghirardelli | USA | Owned by Lindt & Sprüngli | |||
| Green and Blacks | UK | organic chocolate products with high percentage of cocoa solids, owned by Cadbury | |||
| Grenada Chocolate Company | Grenada | A cooperative in Grenada making organic dark chocolate from bean to bar as well as growing the cocoa in Grenada (tree-to-bar). | |||
| Guittard | USA | Supplies chocolate to See's Candies | |||
| Hachez | Germany | ||||
| Haigh's Chocolates | Australia | ||||
| Hershey's | USA | Hershey's, Heath Bar and many others. Hershey products | |||
| J. S. Fry & Sons | UK | Founded 1759, merged with Cadbury in 1919. | |||
| Kalev | Estonia | Most or all products under the Kalev namebrand | |||
| Kraft Foods | USA | Milka, Suchard, Toblerone, Côte d'Or, and many others | Bought Cadburys in 2009 | ||
| Kraš | Croatia | milk chocolates (Dorina), chocolate bars, (Dorina, Životinjsko carstvo, Bajadera), nougat desserts and more | Founded 1911 as Union, incorporated in 1950, located in Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Laima (confectioner) | Latvia | Riga, Latvia | Since 1890 | ||
| Lindt & Sprüngli | Switzerland | Lindt, Lindor | Sprüngli developed conching | ||
| Mars, Incorporated | McLean, Virginia, USA | M&Ms, Snickers, others. | Large chocolate manufacturer, with $30 billion USD revenue in 2008. | ||
| Marsatta | Redondo Beach, California, USA | Small Bean 2 Bar Artisan chocolate producer | Marsatta 89Bar | Also sources. Known for amazing truffles and Pain au Chocolat | |
| Mayordomo | Oaxaca, Mexico | Table chocolate, Mole | Producer of chocolate made from local cacao. Stores often will mix beans with other ingredients and grind it to customer specifications. | ||
| Michel Cluizel | France | ||||
| Mindo Chocolate Makers | Dexter, Michigan and Mindo, Ecuador | Micro-batch bean to bar chocolate maker who ferments and roasts beans. We practice Direct Trade. We pay a fair price for beans purchased directly from farmers who grow organic, shade grown, heirloom varieties of cacao. | Produce Raw whole beans, nibs, chocolate bars, baking chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa mass. Member of the Craft Chocolate Makers of America. | ||
| Natra | Spain | Independent producer of chocolate and chocolate products, focusing on the private label business. | |||
| Nestlé | Switzerland | Nestlé, and many others. | |||
| Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company | USA & Ghana | Corporate headquarters in US, chocolate grown and processed in Ghana. | |||
| Olivia Chocolat | Cantley, Quebec, CANADA | 2011 Silver metal at Academy of Chocolate, UK. Best Bean to Bar category. Makers of certified organic, high percentage dark chocolate, specializing in removing the bitterness in high percentage dark chocolate. Also produce a line of fair trade chocolate for local coffeehouses. Producing Choccolate Bars, and Chocolate bulk for restaurants. | Socially-responsible company: organic products and gives fair compensation to farmers. No flavored chocolate offered except maple chocolate made with pure organic maple sugar. | ||
| Patric Chocolate | Columbia, Missouri, USA | Single origin chocolate bars, Dark and milk chocolate blends, Flavored chocolate bars made from the bean (such as the PBJ OMG), nibs and bulk chocolate for chefs and craft brewers. | Pays farmers fair trade or higher prices. In-NIB-itable Bar is a 2011 Good Food Award Winner. Founding member of the Craft Chocolate Makers of America (CCMA). Member of the Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA). One of the first craft chocolate makers in the US to exist since the early 20th century. | ||
| Perugina | Italy | Now a division of Nestlé | |||
| Ritual Chocolate | Colorado, USA | Single origin and single estate, organic chocolate bars. | Ritual Chocolate is a Colorado-based chocolate manufacturing company that produces direct-trade, organic, 75% cacao chocolate bars using only cacao and cane sugar. | ||
| Raaka Chocolate | Brooklyn, New York | ||||
| Royce' | Japan | ||||
| Rogers chocolate | Victoria BC Canada | ||||
| Rózsavölgyi Csokoládé | Hungary | Family-owned small factory. Won several silver and bronze awards of London Academy of Chocolate. Also making hand-made chocolate sculptures. | |||
| Sacred Chocolate | San Rafael, California [1] | Micro-batch bean to bar artisanal certified organic & vegan chocolate maker who stone grinds only unroasted (raw) cacao nibs and beans at or below 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Current sweeteners used in production: Maple, Inulin, Erythritol. | http://www.SacredChocolate.com | ||
| Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker | USA | Recently purchased by Hershey | |||
| Spagnvola Chocolate Farm-to-Bar | MD/D.C. | From Cultivation to Confection, Farm Owned to Chocolate Making www.spagnvola.com | |||
| Stollwerck | Germany | Sprengel, Sarotti, Gubor, Quintie KFT, Thüringer Schokoladenwerk GmbH | Owned since 2002 by Barry Callebaut | ||
| Storck | Germany | ||||
| Sucre Chocolate | New Orleans, LA USA | Artisanal Chocolates, Chocolate Bars, & French Macaroons. | Specializes in dark, white, milk, and Swiss chocolates paired with exotic ingredients including: Sicilian Pistachios, candied Violets and Rose Petals. | ||
| Taza Chocolate | Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | Makers of stone ground, certified organic chocolate using traditional Mexican stone mills. Producing Chocolate Mexicano Discs, Stone Ground Chocolate Bars, and Chocolate Covered Treats. Visit the chocolate factory store and take a tour of the factory five days a week. [http://www.tazachocolate.com/ TazaChocolate.com | Socially-responsible company: organic products and gives fair compensation to farmers. Varieties of flavored chocolate include Chipolte, Cinnamon, Ginger, Salted Almond and Vanilla Bean. | ||
| TCHO Ventures | San Francisco, California, USA | PureNotes pure dark chocolate, SeriousMilk pure milk chocolate, TCHOPro baking line, nibs, drinking chocolate, chocolate drenched treats, exquisite giftboxes and customizable gifts. Factory tours available seven days a week. Public tours free of charge. Private tours hold up to 29 people. [2] | New American Chocolate. TCHO is obsessed with crafting the most flavorful chocolate from the world's finest beans, obtained through the TCHOSource program. TCHOSource partners directly with farmers and cooperatives to improve drying and fermentation methods and teach flavor. TCHO's factory and world headquarters are located on Pier 17 along the Embarcadero. | ||
| Teuscher | Switzerland | ||||
| Theo | USA, WA, Seattle | Organic, Fair Trade. | |||
| Thorntons | UK | Different styles and types of chocolate produced | |||
| Traidcraft | UK | First Fair Trade chocolate in UK | |||
| Ülker | Turkey | Owners of Godiva Chocolatier | |||
| Valrhona | France | Couverture used by many chocolatiers | |||
| Venezuelan Black | UK | Small producer of single estate 100% chocolate bars using Venezuelan cacao. The companies launch was televised as the series Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory which aired in the UK during 2008. | |||
| Venchi | Italy | Gourmet chocolate since 1878 | |||
| Verkade | Netherlands | Founded 1886 | |||
| Villars-Maitre-Chocolatier | Switzerland | Founded 1901 | |||
| Whitman's | USA | Best known for Whitman's Sampler, now a part of Russell Stover. | |||
| Whittaker's | New Zealand | ||||
| Wilbur Chocolate | USA | Owned by Cargill | |||
| World's Finest Chocolate | USA | Family-owned and based in Chicago for over 50 years. |