The Chocolate Life

Discover Chocolate and Live La Vida Cocoa!

Here is a list of bean to bar makers. It is not a list of ethical companies or artisan chocolate makers. It simply means that these companies all make their chocolate all the way from raw cacao beans to the molded bar. This list is the result of an ongoing project conducted at 70%, where members maintain a discussion and make attempts to verifty that each company on this list actually makes chocolate from raw beans. The reason for verification is that sometimes companies wish to sound hip and trendy and so they claim to be bean bar. The idea is to have some type of definitive list going of who actually makes chocolate.

Africa

Malagasy (Madagascar)
Claudio Corallo (São Tomé)

Australia
Haigh's Chocolates
Tava

Europe
Austria
Zotter

Belgium
Barry Callebaut
Pierre Marcolini

Denmark
Carletti
Toms

France
Bernachon
Bonnat
Chocolaterie de L'Opera
Michel Cluizel
Pralus
Valrhona
Weiss

Germany
Euromar
Hachez
Herza
Ludwig
Ludwig Weinrich
Storck

Italy
Amedei
Cioccolato Peyrano
DeBondt
Domori
Ferrero
ICAM
Majani

Spain
Chocovic
Natra

Sweden
Malmö Chokladfabrik

Swizerland
Confiserie Berner
Felchlin

United Kingdom
Cadbury-Schweppes
Sir Hans Sloane of London

North America

Canada
Soma Chocolatemaker

United States
Amano
Askinosie
DeVries
Guittard
Jacques Torres
Kraft
Lindt
Nestle
Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory
Patric Chocolate

Rogue Chocolatier
Scharffen Berger
Taza
Tcho
Theo

South America/ Caribbean
El Castillo del Cacao (Nicaragua)
El Rey (Venezuela)
Fenix (Argentina)
Grenada Chocolate Company (Grenada)
Hacienda Bukare (Venezuela)
Santander (Colombia)

Tags: bean-to-bar, chocolate-makers

Share

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

I don't see World's Finest Chocolate listed here. Last I knew (8 years ago) they were a genuine bean to bar manufacturer.

Reply to This

"I don't see World's Finest Chocolate listed here. "

What country are they in?

Reply to This

I also don't see Merckens Chocolate listed here. It is a division of ADM Cocoa and operates a bean to bar facility in Mansfield, MA.

Reply to This

Mark,

Here is the American bean-to-bar topic. You'll find Merckens and more there:
http://www.thechocolatelife.com/forum/topic/show?id=1978963%3ATopic...

Reply to This

Why is Kraft on this list? What chocolate do they make from bean to bar?

Reply to This

Is Lake Champlain, in Burlington VT, a bean to bar maker?

From their website they seem to be, but I'm not sure.

Reply to This

99.99% sure that they don't.

Reply to This

Lake Champlain is definitely not b-2-b. They are just down the interstate from St Albans VT where Callebaut has a factory. All of the chocolate LCCC uses comes from Callebaut. The clue is to take a look at the origins and percentages.

:: Clay

Reply to This

As always, thanks for the knowledgeable replies to my LCC question.

Now, I'm curious about this one too-- Why is Kraft on this list? What chocolate do they make from bean to bar?

Reply to This

Here's an interesting interview with Shawn Askinosie, owner of Aksinosie Chocolate in Springfield, MO, who makes artisan chocolate from bean to bar.

Reply to This

I replied to this forum once before. Merckens Chocolate (ADM) is not listed. I worked for Merckens and they were a bean to bar manufacturer. Have they changed their process? Why are they not included under listings in North America?

Reply to This

Sorry, I just saw an updated article

Reply to This

RSS

About

Clay Gordon Clay Gordon created this social network on Ning.

Create your own social network!

Member Marketplace

Aequare logo

COCOA BEANS at GREAT PRICES.
More than a dozen varieties of cocoa beans from Venezuela, Ecuador, Madagascar, and more. Organic selections, too.

Share TheChocolateLife

Add a Little bit of TheChocolateLife to your site or blog!


Bookmark and Share

Follow Clay on Twitter
@chocophile
@thChocolateLife
@oohYumTV

Additional Options

© 2009   Created by Clay Gordon on Ning.   Create Your Own Social Network

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service