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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. Some are large companies that own the entire process for economic reasons; others are small- or micro-batch producers and aim to control the whole process to improve quality, working conditions, or environmental impact.
Godiva Chocolatier (/ ɡ ə ˈ d aɪ v ə /; French pronunciation:) is a Belgian-based international chocolate maker [2] [3] [4] which is owned by Turkish conglomerate Yıldız Holding.
The business struggled to find a good supply of organic cocoa beans and came to a halt in 2002. After finding an interested investor in Seattle, Washington, the decision was made to build the Theo Chocolate factory, named after the Theobroma cacao tree. [1]
Cacao Barry was founded in Hardricourt, France, by Charles Barry, an Englishman with an interest for exploring Africa in 1842. [11] [12] During Barry's travels to Africa he came in contact with cocoa beans, a major component in the production of chocolate. The company began producing chocolate in 1911.
William George Harcourt-Cooze (born 29 April 1964) is a British-based chocolate maker and entrepreneur.He came to public prominence in 2008 with the airing of the Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall documentary, Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory, which centred on his efforts to grow, import and produce his own chocolate.
The product line includes chocolate confectionery, plain and flavored chocolate bars and bulk chocolate in bars or pellets. Valrhona produces vintage chocolate made from beans of a single year's harvest from a specific plantation, primarily the Grand Crus [8] which is grown in South America, Oceania and the Caribbean.
Côte d'Or (French pronunciation: [kot dɔʁ] ⓘ) is a producer of Belgian chocolate, owned by Mondelez International.Côte d'Or was founded in 1883 by Charles Neuhaus in Schaerbeek, Belgium, [1] a chocolate manufacturer who used the name "Côte d'Or" (French for Gold Coast [2]) referring to the old name of contemporary Ghana, the source of many of the cacao beans used in chocolate manufacturing.
Olam International is an agri-business company, operating in 60 countries and supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 20,900 customers worldwide, placing them among the world's largest suppliers of cocoa beans, coffee, cotton and rice.