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  • A Unique Chocolate Craft: Primo Botanica

    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

    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

    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 & 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
  • Elisia and Yohanes Reveal the Origins of Raphio Chocolate's Name

    Elisia and Yohanes Reveal the Origins of Raphio Chocolate's Name   Elisia of Raphio Chocolate was born and raised in Indonesia. She pursued higher education in the US at the age of 17 when she attended Fresno State. She received two degrees in Business Management and Interior Design. After fi... View Post
  • PipeVine Chocolate: A Combination of Experience and Knowledge

    PipeVine Chocolate: A Combination of Experience and Knowledge After a year of research and development, chocolate maker Rusty Bogart founded PipeVine Chocolate in September 2016. Rusty combined his experience as a scientist and the remarkable shared knowledge of the craft chocolate community to... View Post