Martin Rhyne and Jon Spurgeon of Tuanis Chocolate Tuanis Chocolate was founded by friends Martin Rhyne and Jon Spurgeon in 2015. The two have frequented Costa Rica together and with friends for some 15 years, and in 2014, decided to look into bringing cacao back to the US. They realized that the ... View Post

Monica and Tom Rogan's Commitment to Goodnow Farms Chocolate Craft Monica and Tom Rogan first discovered craft chocolate in, of all places, a vintage furniture store in Los Angeles. The incredible flavors they tasted in those bars completely changed the way they thought about chocolate, and tha... View Post

How Carol Morse's visit to Guatemala started Acalli Chocolate Carol Morse, owner and chocolate maker of Acalli Chocolate, began making chocolate after a 2013 visit to Guatemala, where her archaeologist husband works during the summers. While there, she met cacao growers in nearby Belize, and loca... View Post

Ranger Chocolate: How It All Began Four friends – Rhonda, Patrick, George and David – set out in 2014 to embrace their love of food and find a craft they could share together. The result was Ranger Chocolate. After many explorations and experiments, they became fascinated with cacao and quick... View Post

Behind the Success of Violet Sky: An interview with Hans Westerink We asked Hans of Violet Sky Chocolate to tell us about himself and this is what he had to say: "I am Hans Westerink, I make chocolate in South Bend, IN. I started making chocolate three years ago because I love real flavors, and... View Post

Mutari Chocolate: Katy Oursler and Stephen Beaumier's Chocolate Journey Katy Oursler and Stephen Beaumier of Mutari Chocolate are folks who love food, and came to love and appreciate cacao as a singular ingredient. Hailing from the hospitality industry, they found cacao to be the most challeng... View Post