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| All products carry the Fairtrade Mark. Co-owned by co-operative of Ghanaian cocoa farmers |
| All products carry the Fairtrade Mark. Co-owned by co-operative of Ghanaian cocoa farmers |
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Revision as of 22:50, 19 April 2011
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 | Headquarters | 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 |
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. First small-batch chocolate maker in USA to press their own cocoa butter. The only small-batch American chocolate maker making white chocolate and cocoa powder from scratch. 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. |
Bonnat Chocolates | France | ||
Cadbury | UK | Cadbury products | Chocolate sold in the USA under the Cadbury name is manufactured by Hershey |
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 |
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. |
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 | ||
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. | |
Perugina | Italy | Now a division of Nestlé | |
Royce' | Japan | Rogers chocolate-Victoria BC Canada | |
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker | USA | Recently purchased by Hershey | |
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. |
Teuscher | Switzerland | ||
Thorntons | UK | ||
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. |