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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 Headquarters 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
Amedei Italy
Amul India Formed in 1946
Anthon Berg Denmark Purveyors to the Royal Danish Court
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
Confiserie Sprüngli Switzerland
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
E.Wedel Poland Founded in 1851
El Rey Chocolates Venezuela
Entrelagos Chile Artisan chocolate and white chocolate Based in the city of Valdivia
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
Ferrero SpA Italy Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Pocket Coffee, Mon Chéri, and Giotto
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
Godiva Chocolatier Belgium Godiva Chocolatier owned by Yıldız Holding (Ülker) of Turkey
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.
Jean-Paul Hevin France
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
Ritter Sport Germany
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.


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