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
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.

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.

[http://www.oliviachocolatiers.com

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.

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