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A bean-to-bar company produces chocolate by processing cocoa beans into a product in-house, rather than melting chocolate from another manufacturer. They operate on a small scale (generally producing batches of chocolate smaller than 500 kilograms (1,100 lb)) without lecithin or vanilla. They use specialty cocoa, attempting to highlight the natural flavors of the bean.[1]

Bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers

Company Location Year founded Products Notes
Ah Cacao Real Chocolate Mexico 2003 Single origin chocolate bars Artisan producer of dark chocolate and related products made of Mexican cacao. Supports wildlife conservation.
Amano Artisan Chocolate United States 2006 Single origin chocolate (bars, couverture), cocoa nibs Founding member of the Craft Chocolate Makers of America. The Madagascar bar and the Dos Rios Palet d'or have received gold medals from the London Academy of Chocolate.[2]
Amedei Italy 1990 Amedei is a luxury chocolate manufacturing company located in Pontedera in the Tuscany region of Italy.
Askinosie Chocolate United States 2007 Single origin chocolate bars (dark, dark milk, white), single origin natural cocoa powder, roasted cocoa nibs Utilizes direct trade, paying farmers above fair trade prices for cocoa beans and sharing profit with them. One of the only small-batch chocolate makers in the US to press their own cocoa butter.
Bonnat Chocolates France 1884 More than 40 single origin bars Bonnat Chocolatier.
Cailler Switzerland 1819 Large variety of chocolate bars, including Branche since 1904, and praline boxes Founded in Vevey in 1819 by François-Louis Cailler, oldest factory in Switzerland. Owned by Nestlé since 1929
Castronovo Chocolate United States 2012 Chocolate bars using single-origin cacao from Latin America, roasted cocoa nibs and truffles Multiple awards from the International Chocolate Awards and the Academy of Chocolate.[3] Castronovo uses heirloom beans from Latin America.[4]
Choco Togo Togo 2014 Chocolate bars, hot chocolate, chocolate cake, and other chocolate products The first chocolate manufacturer in Togo.
Chocolala Estonia 2013 Single origin chocolate bars (dark, dark milk, coconut milk, sugar-free), roasted cocoa nibs A small-batch chocolate maker.
Domori Italy 1997 Domori is a premium chocolate company headquartered near Turin.
Chocolates El Rey Venezuela 1929 El Rey uses only Venezuelan cacao, fermented and sun dried, and processed locally.
Friis-Holm Denmark 2007
Haigh's Chocolates Australia 1915 Haigh's is the oldest family-owned chocolate manufacturing retailer in Australia.
Hotel Chocolat United Kingdom 2003 A variety of chocolate bars and filled chocolates, collections of single origin and single plantation chocolate as well as a range of savoury cocoa products Company began as an online only service, before moving into the retail market. Company also owns a cocoa plantation on St Lucian (The Rabot Estate). Hotel Chocolat has an "Engaged Ethics" program in St Lucia and Ghana, seeking to provide farmers with a fair price and necessary support.
Malagos Chocolate Philippines 2012 Single origin chocolate bars, cocoa liquor
Mast Brothers United States 2007 Chocolate bars, chocolate beer, and chocolate confections Mast Brothers is a small manufacturer with flagships in Brooklyn, London, and most recently Los Angeles.[5]
Michel Cluizel France 1948 Michel Cluizel has been a manufacturer of high-quality chocolate in the French town of Damville in Normandy since 1948, and also has a store in Paris.
Mindo Chocolate Makers United States
Ecuador 		2009 chocolate bars, baking chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa mass, raw whole beans, nibs Member of the Craft Chocolate Makers of America. A micro-batch bean to bar chocolate maker which ferments and roasts beans. Practices Direct Trade.
Pacari Chocolate Ecuador 2002 Raw whole beans, nibs, chocolate bars, baking chocolate, cocoa powder, cacao butter, and other chocolate covered products First chocolate company to receive biodynamic certification. Cacao is produced using fair trade practices in Ecuador. Products are certified Kosher and Organic.
Patric Chocolate United States 2006 Craft chocolate maker of bean-to-bar products. The product line includes dark chocolate bars, milk chocolate bars, and chocolate bars with inclusions. Winners of the 2016 Good Food Awards in the chocolate category.[6]
Rebisco Philippines 1963 Choco Mucho Founded in 1963 as a small bakery. Chocolate production since 2006.
Rick Jordan Chocolatier United States 2011 Organic, fair trade, bean-to-bar chocolates and confections Winner of Dessert Professional Top Ten Chocolatiers of North America 2012.[7]
Rogue Chocolatier United States 2007 Single-source Shut down in 2019.
Roshen Ukraine 1996 Chocolate bars, candy, chocolate cakes, etc. Owned by the former president of Ukraine.
Scharffen Berger United States 1996 Chocolate bars, varieties of dark chocolate Purchased by Hershey in 2005; the original Berkeley, California factory closed in 2009.
Taza Chocolate United States 2006 Bean-to-bar organic, stone ground chocolate
TCHO Chocolate United States 2005 Bean-to-bar chocolate factory. Has a program called TCHOSource where they partner with bean farmers to help them improve the quality of their crops and to process their beans more effectively.
Theo Chocolate United States 2006 Bean-to-bar chocolate factory. The first chocolate manufacturer in the US to be both 100 percent organic and fair-trade.[8]
Tony's Chocolonely Netherlands 2005 Over a dozen flavours in four sizes, plus seasonal items Founded in 2005 by Dutch journalist Teun van de Keuken after learning of the horrors of the commercial cocoa industry on his show Keuringsdienst van Waarde. After three years of unsuccessful attempts to change the industry through investigative efforts, Van de Keuken decided to start producing chocolate bars himself. The brand was called "Tony's Chocolonely" with "Tony" (= Teun) and "Chocolonely" in reference to Teun van de Keuken feeling as if he was the only person in the industry who was interested in eradicating slavery.[9]
Venezuelan Black United Kingdom 1998 Small producer of single estate 100% chocolate bars using Venezuelan cacao. The company's launch was televised as the series Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory was aired in the United Kingdom during 2008.
Zotter Schokoladen Manufaktur Austria 1999 More than 365 varieties of hand-scooped, filled chocolates, single origin chocolate bars, pralines, couvertures, cocoa nibs, dragees, cakes, ice cream and coffee Award-winning chocolate,[10] named "by far the most innovative chocolatier of all" amongst the world-best chocolate manufacturers by chocolate tester Georg Bernardini[11][12]

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References

  1. ^ Doutre-Roussel, Chloé (November 28, 2022). "Chocolate Maker". Fine Chocolate Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 16, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. ^ International Chocolate Awards [1]. Retrieved 2015-08-19
  4. ^ Giller, Megan (19 September 2017). Bean-to-Bar Chocolate: America's Craft Chocolate Revolution: The Origins, the Makers, and the Mind-Blowing Flavors. Storey Publishing. p. 2012. ISBN 978-1612128221. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ LA Weekly [2]. Retrieved 2016-4-29
  6. ^ Feast Magazine [3]. Retrieved 2016-4-29
  7. ^ Staff, Dessert Professional. "Dessert Professional | The Magazine Online - Dessert Professional's Top Ten Chocolatiers of North America 2012". dessertprofessional.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  8. ^ Food & Wine [4]. Retrieved 2016-4-29
  9. ^ "frequently asked questions". Tony's Chocolonely. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ Academy of Chocolate [5]. Retrieved 2016-7-21
  11. ^ Chocolate – the reference standard 2015, p. 839
  12. ^ Press Release [6]. Retrieved 2016-7-21
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