Valley Isle Chocolate is a small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Maui, Hawai‘i. Founded in 2021 by Susan Schwartzkopf, her son Samual Schwartzkopf, and Sam Phillips, the company began as a passion project in their home kitchen—hand-tempering chocolate, experimenting with a ten-pound m... View Post

Chocs ‘N Boxes is a tree-to-bar established by the spouses Gerardo “Gerry” Dean and Sailyn Dean using cacao beans harvested from their own cacao farm in the Philippines.Their chocolate journey started in January 2016 when Gerry decided to intercrop the coconut farms of his family with cacao trees... View Post

David and Shana Sicotte, graduates of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America (CIA), embarked on a culinary adventure that seamlessly blends tradition and innovation. Dave, driven by his passion for baking and pastry arts, earned a bachelor’s degree, while Shana graduated with an associate ... View Post

Nestled in the scenic Santa Cruz Mountains of California, Tiny House Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate company owned and operated by Maiana Lasevicius and Gustavo Hilsdorf, a Brazilian couple who left their corporate careers in São Paulo to pursue their passion for chocolate making. Inspired b... View Post

In 2012, Xocolatl founders Elaine and Matt took their toddler and newborn to the jungles of Costa Rica for an unplugged life and a little adventure. They didn’t know how long they'd stay, but they knew they needed to return to this sleepy town they had backpacked through a decade earlier where th... View Post

Rebecca Hess of Cleveland Chocolate is a professionally trained chef with over 15 years in the hospitality industry who fell in love with chocolate. Growing up on a blueberry farm, she had always juggled her fair share of food hobbies and even beekeeping. While working as a personal chef for a cl... View Post