Move over Hershey’s, there’s a new brand in town. While we all have a weakness for certain drugstore or supermarket brand chocolates such as Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Cadbury Flake, the chocolate industry has experienced a huge amount of growth in the past decade or more.
With small businesses popping up in every industry, it’s no surprise that some would pop up in this sector too. The following are some of the best small businesses that are renowned due to the delicious artisanal chocolates they craft in-house, that make you keep coming back for more.
1. See’s Candies
Established in 1921, See’s is still a small business but their chocolates are renowned for their taste. The small business has successfully maintained the quality of their products. From chocolate lollipops to truffles, See’s always aimed to deliver quality without compromise and their products reflect it. As far as artisan chocolates go, their products sell amazingly well, particularly during gift season.
2. Vosges Haute Chocolate
Despite the fact that it was established in 1997, Vosges Haute Chocolate is extremely popular owing to the fact that their chocolates are extremely unique not only in flavor but it looks as well. Featuring chocolates in a variety of flavors such as African red tea with tart cherry or a cinnamon and sugar bacon chocolate bar, their candy draws inspiration from the furthest reaches of the world. Get a box of customized truffles or choose from their website, pair it up with a rich wine and sit back and enjoy the delicious decadence.
3. L’Artisan Du Chocolat
Founded by Gerald Coleman in 1999 L’Artisan Du Chocolat is renowned for their unique chocolate combinations such Rosé and Strawberry truffles and their Salted Caramel Towers. They’re a complete hand to bean producer in that the process is entirely in-house, monitored and tested to retain high quality. The results are evident to see not only in their popularity over their years but also in the chocolates themselves.
4. Amano
Renowned for producing handmade chocolate bars from ingredients sourced from Peru, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, New Guinea, and more. Within 10 years, Amano has mastered the art of hand to bean chocolate manufacturing, producing smooth, artisan chocolates in an array of rich flavors that are the reason for its popularity.
5. Rogue Chocolatier
Hailed as the “Leader of the Chocolate Pack”, Rouge Chocolatier has been in business for 10 years now and is responsible for reviving the trend of producing artisan chocolates. Moreover, their unique formulation differs from others in that they make use of no cocoa butter in their products. The result is a pure blend of chocolate of sugar that highlights the subtle notes and flavors of the exotic chocolates.
6. Chocolopolis
While they differ from other makers of artisan chocolates in that they’re not a hand to bean production company, they have an amazing inventory of chocolates sourced from all over the world. Moreover, their blends of chocolates include flavors like dried blueberry, vanilla sea salt and more. From drinking chocolates to customizing your own box, Chocolopolis can cater to all your chocolate related needs.
