List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers
Bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers

List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers

Section Title: Bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers
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Company	Location	Year founded	Products	Notes

Ah Cacao Real Chocolate	Mexico	2003	Single origin chocolate bars.	Artisan producer of dark chocolate and related products made of Mexican cacao. Supports wildlife conservation.

Amano Artisan Chocolate	USA (Orem, UT)	2006	Single origin chocolate (bars, couverture), cocoa nibs	Founding member of the Craft Chocolate Makers of America. The Madagascar bar and the Dos Rios Palet d'or have received gold medals from the London Academy of Chocolate.

Amedei	Italy	1990	Amedei is a luxury chocolate manufacturing company located in Pontedera in the Tuscany region of Italy.

Amul	India	1946

Askinosie Chocolate	USA (Springfield, MO)	2007	Single origin chocolate bars (dark, dark milk, white), single origin natural cocoa powder, roasted cocoa nibs	Utilizes direct trade, paying farmers above fair trade prices for cocoa beans and sharing profit with them. One of the only small-batch chocolate makers in the US to press their own cocoa butter.

Barry Callebaut	Switzerland	1996	Acticoa, Alprose, Sarotti, Jacques	Large producer of couverture, used in many chocolate products.

Blommer Chocolate Company	USA (Chicago, Illinois)	1939	Chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, panned products, chocolate coatings, chocolate ingredients for the confectionery, pastry, and dairy industries	Blommer is the largest cocoa processor and ingredient supplier in North America, processing over 45% of US cocoa imports. It is a founding member of the World Cocoa Foundation, which works to support sustainable cocoa production.

Bonnat Chocolates	France	1884	More than 40 single origin bars	Bonnat Chocolatier is the oldest artisan producer of chocolate in the world, producing around 100 tons per year. Bonnat was the first chocolate maker to create single-origin and single-estate chocolate bars.

Castronovo Chocolate	USA (Stuart, FL)	2012	Chocolate bars using single-origin cacao from Latin America, roasted cocoa nibs and truffles	Multiple awards from the International Chocolate Awards and the Academy of Chocolate. Castronovo only uses heirloom beans from Latin America.

Chocolaterie Robert	Madagascar	1940	Fine and organic cacao grown and made into chocolate in Madagascar, couverture, baking chocolate, chocolate bars, cacao butter, cacao nibs	Won gold at the world finals of the International Chocolate Awards for its Chocolate Madagascar Fine Milk Chocolate 50% Cocoa Bar.

Cocoa Processing Company	Ghana	1981	Golden Tree chocolate bars, chocolate beverages	Semi-finished products are sold under the Portem brand name to foreign markets. The Confectionery Factory manufactures chocolate confectionery namely, chocolate bars, chocolate spread, drinking chocolate and chocolate dragees.

Domori	Italy	1997	Domori is a premium chocolate company headquartered near Turin.

E. Wedel	Poland (Warsaw)	1851	Chocolates, cakes, and an assortment of chocolate snacks, candies and filled bars.	E. Wedel is owned by Lotte Group.

Chocolates El Rey	Venezuela	1929	El Rey uses only Venezuelan cacao, fermented and sun dried, and processed locally.

Ethel M Chocolates	USA (Henderson, NV)	1980	Brittle chocolate-flavored candies, caramels, and fine liqueur-filled chocolates.	Ethel M. Chocolates is owned by Mars Inc. The company is named after the mother of Forrest Mars, Sr.

Favarger	Switzerland	1826	Avelines, Nougalines	Favarger is Switzerland's oldest chocolate maker, and gets its cocoa beans from the tiny West African islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Fazer	Finland (Helsinki)	1891	The Karl Fazer Nordic Gourmet chocolates that were launched in 2009 combine the unique Nordic berries — lingonberry, blueberry, raspberry and cloudberry — with cocoa grown at the Equator.

Freia	Norway	1889	Freia was made successful by Throne-Holst, who also founded Marabou. It was acquired in 1993 by Kraft Foods, which is now known as Mondelez.

Frey	Switzerland	1887	Acquired in 1950 by Migros; #1 in popularity in Switzerland

Friis-Holm	Denmark	2007

Galle & Jessen	Denmark	1872	Chocolates and liquorice. Famous for their chocolate frogs, and Ga-Jol liquorice.	Oldest chocolate factory in Denmark. Acquired in 1972 by Toms International.

Garoto	Brazil	1929	Acquired in 2002 by Nestlé

Ghirardelli	USA (San Francisco, CA)	1852	Since 1998, it has been owned by Lindt & Sprüngli. Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco is named after this chocolate-making family.

Guittard	USA (Burlingame, CA)	1850s	Couverture	Guittard makes couverture chocolate using original formulas and traditional French methods, and supplies chocolate to See's Candies.

Hachez	Germany	1890	Truffles, chocolate candies, chocolate bars, and chocolate coins	The Bremer HACHEZ Chocolade GmbH & Co. was established by Joseph Emile Hachez, a chocolatier of Belgian origin, on July 1, 1890.

Haigh's Chocolates	Australia (Adelaide)	1915	Haigh's is the oldest family-owned chocolate manufacturing retailer in Australia.

Hershey's	USA (Hershey, PA)	1894	Hershey's, Hershey's Kisses, KitKat, Bliss, Heath Bar, Reese's, Dagoba, Scharffen Berger and many others.	Hershey ceased bean-to-bar manufacturing around 2007 or 2008. They produce only the Scharffen Berger from bean to bar.

Hotel Chocolat	UK	2003	A variety of chocolate bars and filled chocolates, collections of single origin and single plantation chocolate as well as a range of savoury cocoa products	Company began as an online only service, before moving into the retail market. Company also owns a cocoa plantation on St Lucian (The Rabot Estate).

J. S. Fry & Sons	UK	1761	Merged with Cadbury in 1919

Kalev	Estonia	1806	Most or all products are under the Kalev name brand.

Kraš	Croatia	1911	Milk chocolates (Dorina), chocolate bars, (Dorina, Životinjsko carstvo, Bajadera), nougat desserts	Kraš was founded in 1911 as Union, incorporated in 1950, and is located in Zagreb, Croatia.

Laima	Latvia (Riga)	1870

Lindt & Sprüngli	Switzerland	1845	Lindt, Lindor	Lindt developed the conching process. Lindt & Sprüngli bought Ghirardelli Chocolates in 1998.

Malagos Chocolate	Philippines (Davao City)	2012	Single origin chocolate bars, cocoa liquor

Mars, Incorporated	USA (McLean, Virginia)	1911	M&Ms, Snickers, Dove Chocolate, and others.	Large chocolate manufacturer, with $30 billion USD revenue in 2008.

Mast Brothers	USA (Brooklyn, New York)	2007	Chocolate bars, chocolate beer, and chocolate confections	Mast Brothers is a small manufacturer with flagships in Brooklyn, London, and most recently Los Angeles. A part of the Brooklyn craft movement and NYC’s first bean-to-bar producers.

Mayordomo	Mexico (Oaxaca)	Table chocolate, mole	Mayordomo is a producer of chocolate made from local cacao. Stores often will mix beans with other ingredients and grind it to customer specifications.

Michel Cluizel	France	1948	Michel Cluizel has been a manufacturer of high-quality chocolate in the French town of Damville in Normandy since 1948, and also has a store in Paris.

Mindo Chocolate Makers	USA (Dexter, MI) and Ecuador (Mindo)	2009	chocolate bars, baking chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa mass, raw whole beans, nibs	Member of the Craft Chocolate Makers of America. A micro-batch bean to bar chocolate maker which ferments and roasts beans.

Mondelez International	USA (Deerfield, IL)	1896	Milka, Suchard, Toblerone, Côte d'Or, Marabou, Cadbury and many others	Bought Cadburys in 2009

Natra	Spain	1950	No brands, only private label products and co-production for third parties	Independent producer of chocolate and chocolate products, focusing on the private label business.

Nestlé	Switzerland	1866	Nestlé, and many others

Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company	USA and Ghana	1991	Corporate headquarters in the US; chocolate grown and processed in Ghana

Pacari Chocolate	Ecuador	2002	Raw whole beans, nibs, chocolate bars, baking chocolate, cocoa powder, cacao butter, and other chocolate covered products	First chocolate company to receive biodynamic certification. Cacao is produced using fair trade practices in Ecuador.

Parliament Chocolate	Redlands, CA	2003	Single origin chocolate bars. Chocolate & Caramel Jars, Drinking Chocolate, Cocoa Mix, Miscellaneous chocolates.

Patric Chocolate	USA (Columbia, MO)	2006	Craft chocolate maker of bean-to-bar products. The product line includes dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate bars, and chocolate bars with inclusions.	Winners of the 2016 Good Food Awards in the chocolate category.

Perugina	Italy and USA	1907	Baci chocolate, Italian chocolate, pernigotti gianduiotti, glacia mints, sorrento hard candy, spicchi hard candy, perugina glacia mints, perugina sorrento, lazzaroni cookies	Now a division of Nestlé.

Rick Jordan Chocolatier	USA (St. Louis, MO)	2011	Organic, fair trade, bean-to-bar chocolates and confections.	Winner of Dessert Professional Top Ten Chocolatiers of North America 2012.

Royce'	Japan	1983

Scharffen Berger	USA (Robinson, IL)	1996	Chocolate bars, varieties of dark chocolate	Purchased by Hershey in 2005; the original Berkeley, CA factory closed in 2009.

Stollwerck	Germany	1839	Sprengel, Sarotti, Gubor, Quintie KFT, Thüringer Schokoladenwerk GmbH	Owned since 2002 by Barry Callebaut. They also operated a museum—adjacent to the factory—in Cologne Germany.

August Storck	Germany	1903	A Berlin-based confectionery company in operation for more than 100 years

Swisslion Group	Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina	1962	Bean to bar - dark/milk/white chocolate bars (Daria, Duo), Choco Banana, chocolate spread (Eurocrem), chocolate biscuits (Ressana, Choco Biscuit), chocolate wafers (Linea)	A multinational manufacturer in Southeastern Europe, with factories in Serbia (Vršac and Gornji Milanovac), Macedonia (Resen and Skopje), Croatia (Sisak) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Trebinje).

Taza Chocolate	USA (Somerville, MA)	2006	Bean-to-bar organic, stone ground chocolate

TCHO Chocolate	USA (Berkeley, CA)	2005	Bean-to-bar chocolate factory. Has a program called TCHOSource where they partner with bean farmers to help them improve the quality of their crops and to process their beans more effectively.

Theo Chocolate	USA (Seattle, WA)	2006	Bean-to-bar chocolate factory. The first chocolate manufacturer in the US to be both 100 percent organic and fair-trade.

Thorntons	UK	1911	Different styles and types of chocolate	Thorntons today is a £180 million turnover company with 360 shops and cafes and 230 franchises together with internet, mail order, and commercial services.

Toms International	Denmark	1924	Produces chocolate, liquorice and sugar confectionery	Toms employs 1,200 - 1,700 employees depending on season and annually produces 50,000 tons of chocolate and sugar confectionery

Traidcraft	UK	1979	The company has two components: a public limited company called Traidcraft plc, which sells fairly traded products in the United Kingdom; and a development charity called Traidcraft Exchange that works with poor producers in Africa and Asia.

Ülker	Turkey	1944	Owners of Godiva Chocolatier

Valrhona	France	1922	Couverture used by many chocolatiers

Venchi	Italy	1878	Gourmet candy bars, novelty spreads, chocolate-coated caviar, extra-dark chocolate, and chocolate bars with nuts	Venchi uses cocoa originating from plantations in Central/South America and Africa, distilled rum from the Caribbean, as well as natural vanilla.

Venezuelan Black	UK	1998	Small producer of single estate 100% chocolate bars using Venezuelan cacao. The company's launch was televised as the series Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory was aired in the UK during 2008.

Verkade	Netherlands	1886	Verkade's products are available through resellers.

Villars-Maitre-Chocolatier	Switzerland	1901	Their chocolate contains a lot of stirred-in and covered nuts.

Whitman's	USA	1842	Best known for Whitman's Sampler; now a part of Russell Stover Candies.

Whittaker's	New Zealand	1896	Various flavors of slab chocolate, family-sized bars, almond gold, and K-Bars	James Henry Whittaker started the business in Christchurch in 1896 and it was later moved to Wellington.

Wilbur Chocolate	USA (Lititz, PA)	1884	Purchased by Cargill in 1992.

World's Finest Chocolate	USA (Chicago, IL)	1949	The company is known for chocolate bars commonly sold by schools and social service organizations as part of fundraisers.	Family-owned and based in Chicago for over 50 years; purchased by Barry Callebaut in March 2015

Zotter Schokoladen Manufaktur	Austria	1999	More than 365 varieties of hand-scooped, filled chocolates, single origin chocolate bars, pralines, couvertures, cocoa nibs, dragees, cakes, ice cream and coffee	Award-winning chocolate, named "by far the most innovative chocolatier of all" amongst the world-best chocolate manufacturers by chocolate tester Georg Bernardini

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