Abean-to-bar company produceschocolate by processingcocoa 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)) withoutlecithin or vanilla. They use specialty cocoa, attempting to highlight the natural flavors of the bean.[1]
| Company | Location | Year founded | Products | Notes |
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| Ah Cacao Real Chocolate | Mexico | 2003 | Single origin chocolate bars | Artisan producer ofdark chocolate and related products made of Mexican cacao. Supportswildlife 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 naturalcocoa powder, roasted cocoa nibs | Utilizes direct trade, paying farmers abovefair 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, includingBranche since 1904, and praline boxes | Founded inVevey in 1819 byFrançois-Louis Cailler, oldest factory in Switzerland. Owned byNestlé since 1929 |
| Castronovo Chocolate | United States | 2012 | Chocolate bars using single-origin cacao fromLatin 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 nearTurin. | |
| Chocolates El Rey | Venezuela | 1929 | El Rey uses only Venezuelan cacao, fermented and sun dried, and processed locally. | |
| Friis-Holm | Denmark | 2007 | ||
| Fu Wan Chocolate | Taiwan | 2015 | Single-origin dark chocolates, Fermented and specialty bars combining cocoa with local flavors (e.g., lychee, tea, shrimp), Drinking chocolate, Limited editions based on Taiwanese terroir | |
| 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] |
| Q sweet | Taiwan | 2019 | Chocolate truffles, bars, gift boxes | |
| 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 ofUkraine. |
| Scharffen Berger | United States | 1996 | Chocolate bars, varieties of dark chocolate | Purchased byHershey 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 journalistTeun van de Keuken after learning of the horrors of the commercial cocoa industry on his showKeuringsdienst 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 seriesWillie'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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