Cru Chocolate's Journey: From Dream to Reality Cru Chocolate is the dream of Karla McNeil-Rueda and Eddie Houston who make delicious and beautiful chocolate in their home in Northern California.Karla grew up in Honduras among family members who farmed coffee and sugarcane. “I grew up thinking ... View Post

Owner of White Label Chocolate's New Found Love: Cacao Stephen Beaumier of White Label Chocolate loves food, and came to love and appreciate cacao. Hailing from the hospitality industry, he found cacao to be the most challenging ingredient he has ever used. Stephen has no formal training; just ... View Post

A Unique Chocolate Craft: Primo Botanica Oliver and Jay Holecek of Primo Botanica Craft Chocolate are cousins living on opposite coasts of the US.  Jay became a certified natural chef at Bauman College in Berkeley, California. As a chef consultant, Jay has an immense amount of knowledge in ther... View Post

Two enthralling things you need to know about Eldora Chocolate Steve and Andrea Prickett started Eldora Chocolate as a way to satisfy Steve’s curiosity and love of chocolate.  His engineering background in food manufacturing and 32-year career as a financial advisor taught him the discipline an... View Post

A Magical Journey of Enna Chocolate Enna Chocolate was founded in 2016 after a long fall-down-the-rabbit-hole obsession of learning how to make chocolate by Enna Grazier. Enna's tiny factory is in Epping, New Hampshire, and it focuses on creating small batches of chocolate that emphasize the fl... View Post

Lauren & Preston Opens Up About How They Started Markham & Fitz Lauren Blanco and Preston Stewart jumped in to the bean-to-bar business in 2014 with the desire to make amazing chocolate and celebrate people in the process. Lauren spent five years working in the non-profit sector facilit... View Post