Radinal Latuconsina and Yohanes Makmur founders of Molucca Chocolate Two longtime friends, Radinal and Yohanes, started MOLUCCA with a vision to introduce rare origin chocolates to the US market. THE BEGINNING The friends began their chocolate-making adventure in late 2013 after noticing that th... View Post

The Maloney brothers from the Harlem make craft chocolate The Maloney brothers were born on the beautiful Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Growing up, they were surrounded by cacao trees and enjoyed eating chocolate made from the beans. Of course, the strong passion for chocolate came a... View Post

How Milford Dennison started KTO Bean to Bar Chocolate Milford Dennison started KTO Bean to Bar Chocolate after his wife became allergic to soy. Milford was a professionally trained chef for about 14 years. For his formal culinary training, he attended Pennsylvania Culinary Arts school in Pittsb... View Post

Ricardo Trillos' Chocolate Story: A Blessing in Disguise Cao Chocolates was founded in 2009 after owner and chocolate maker Ricardo Trillos had a life-changing event and was laid off from his position as an accountant. He then turned his hobby and sweet obsession of chocolates into a business,... View Post

The Inception of Pitch Dark Chocolate Pitch Dark Chocolate is a fine cacao-focused chocolate company based in Portland, OR. Its approach from the beginning has always been to elevate the perception of craft chocolate. It has moved away from simplistic methods of manufacturing to those which pro... View Post

Burnt Fork Bend Chocolate: Turning a Hobby into a Business Inspired by her love for chocolate and a preference for keeping things simple and pure, Jennifer Wicks began experimenting with the art of chocolate making in her home seven years ago. What started as a hobby to satisfy her own chocolat... View Post