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Choc ol at eI nnov at i onswasf oundedi n 2008andhass hownpot ent i al f r om t he begi nni ng.Thi sc ompanywasonc ek nown asBj ’ sChoc ol at eCov er edSt r awber r i es andex pandedt oi nc l udehar dc hoc ol at es , bar k sands pec i al t ypr oduc t saswel l .Wi t h t hi sex pans i on,t henamewasc hangedt oChoc ol at eI nnov at i onst o r ef l ec tt henewc ut t i ngedgepr oduc t sr el eas edi nt ot hei ndus t r y .Thi s di f f er ent i at esChoc ol at eI nnov at i onsgr eat l yf r om ot herc ompet i t or s i nt hemar k etandc oupl edwi t hl owpr i c es ;mak esusauni queand at t r ac t i v ec hoi c e.
Wear eat hr i v i ngc ompanyandc ar r yi nnov at i v epr oduc t st hat appeas eourc us t omer ’ sv i s ual andf l av orneeds .I naddi t i ont o i nnov at i v ei deas ,Choc ol at eI nnov at i onsai mst oengagei t s c us t omer sy earr oundwi t hs eas onal pr oduc t saswel l asc us t om c r eat i ons .Ours eas onal pr oduc t sc ons i s tofus i ngf r es hf r ui tand/ or nut smi x edwi t hc hoc ol at ei nanewandex c i t i ngc r eat i on.Weal s o got ogr eatl engt hst oac c ommodat eourc us t omer sandt hei r per s onal needswheni tc omest ouni quedes i gnsorf l av or s . 1
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Her eatChoc ol at eI nnov at i onswel ov et ogi v ebac kt ot he c ommuni t yt hr oughdonat i onsandnon–pr of i tf undr ai s er s .Oneof ourf av or i t epl ac est odonat et oi st ot heShawnaJ eanLar as s a Memor i al Sc hol ar s hi pFund.Wehav edonat edov er$600t ot hi s s c hol ar s hi pf unds i nc e2009whenwes ol dourdec adentc hoc ol at e c ov er eds t r awber r i esatBar t l et tJ r ./ Sr .Hi ghSc hool f oot bal l games .I naddi t i on,wehav eapr oduc t c al l edShawnaBonanasand$5f r om eac hoft hos es al esgoest ot heSJ L Fund.Somenon–pr of i tf undr ai s er s wehav edonei nc l udet heNi c hol s Col l egeCheer l eader sandac r os s c ount r ybi c y c l er i det or ai s e awar enes saboutdr unkdr i v i ng.We Geor geLar as s aandourheadc hef ar eal way sl ook i ngf orot her Rober tRus s oatRob’ swel c omehome par t yf r om hi sc r os sc ount r yr i de.Thi s oppor t uni t i est ogi v ebac k ,s oi fy ou’ r e wa st heev entt hatChoc ol at eI nnov at i ons donat ed$510t ot heSJ LFund. l ook i ngagr eatf undr ai s erwear et he wayt ogo. Ar ey ouon“ TheLi s t ” ?Thi si sourc us t omerappr ec i at i onpr ogr am f orl oy al c us t omer swhopur c has eourpr oduc t sof t en.Our c us t omer sear napunc hf oreac hpur c has eof$12ormor eand onc et heyr eac h5punc hest heyr ec ei v eaf r eedoz enc hoc ol at e c ov er eds t r awber r i es .Manyc us t omer st ak eadv ant ageoft hi s pr ogr am andourf r eedel i v er yt ol oc al ar eas . bes t damnc c s @gmai l . c om
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Wi c k edMi l kChoc ol at ei sapr opr i et ar ymi xofdar kandwhi t e c hoc ol at et hati sr i c herandc r eami ert hanor di nar ymi l k c hoc ol at e.Thi sc hoc ol at enotonl yhasagr eatt as t et hr oughout , butf i ni s hesc l eananddoes n’ tl eav eany t hi ngt obedes i r ed. Wi c k edMi l kChoc ol at ec anbeus edonanyofourpr oduc t sand addsanewdept ht oouri nnov at i v ec r eat i ons .
I naddi t i ont ot hi sc hoc ol at e,weal s oc ar r yt het r adi t i onal dar k c hoc ol at eandwhi t ec hoc ol at eandus et hes eonanyofour pr oduc t saswel l .Ourdar kc hoc ol at ei sagai nv er yr i c handhas s omewhatofahotc oc ot as t eandi snotv er ybi t t eratal l .Then ont heot herend,ourwhi t ec hoc ol at ei sv er yc l eanands moot h ont hepal at eandof f er sadi f f er entt as t et opr oduc t sr at her t hanac ompl et ec hoc ol at ef l av or . 3
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c i s s a l CSt r a w b e r r i e s Cl as s i cSt r awber r i esi swher ei tal l beganwi t hs omeoft he qui nt es s ent i al i ngr edi ent st hatmadeChoc ol at eI nnov at i onswhat i ti st oday .Thi sopt i oni ss i mpl yaf r es hs t r awber r yc oat edi na v el v et yc hoc ol at ec oatt hatmel t si ny ourmout h.ForCl as s i c St r awber r i es ,y ougett oc hoos ebet weendar k ,whi t eorwi c k ed mi l kc hoc ol at ec oat i ngs .Theny ouc anac c enty ouror dert of i t anyoc c as i onwi t houropt i ont oaddac hoc ol at edr i z z l ef oronl y anex t r adol l ar .Thi sc anbepi nkorbl uef orababys hower ,gr een andr edf orChr i s t masorgol dc ol or edf l ak esf orNewYear s .Any wayy ouwantt hem,t hat ’ st hewaywemak et hem;asweal way s ai mt opl eas eourc us t omer s .
“ Thequal i t yoft hes epr oduc t si sout s t andi ng.Eac hi t em i s per s onal l yhandc hos enandc r eat edt oy ourc us t om des i r e.The uni quec ombi nat i onsanddes i gnsar es ur pas s edbyt as t eand appeal ! ”-Les l i eBak er bes t damnc c s @gmai l . c om
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Su garHi ghL i ne Our“ SugarHi ghLi ne”i sagr oupofc hoc ol at ec ov er eds t r awber r i esont opofy ourc hoi c eof Or eo™,Twi x™ andReeses™ andeac hi sj us tasdel i c i ousast henex t .
TheOr eo™ s t r awber r yhasani c ec r unc hf r om t he c ook i eandi t st ex t ur ec ont r as t swel l wi t ht hatoft he s t r awber r y .Thi si sonl yenhanc edwi t ht hec r eamy f i l l i ngoft hec ook i eandt hedec adentc hoc ol at e c oat i ngt hatenv el opst hes t r awber r yabov e. Nex ti st heTwi x ™s t r awber r yt hatonc eagai nhasa ni c ec r unc hf r om t hec ook i ec ent er ,butal s oa di f f er entt ex t ur ef r om t hec ar amel .Thi sc ar amel and c ook i ec ent eri st henbr ok endownandc ov er edi n s t r awber r yasy oudev ourt hi sc r eat i onandl eav es y ouwant i ngmor e. Las t l yi sourRees es ™s t r awber r ywhi c hi sa del i c i ousc ombi nat i onofpeanutbut t erand s t r awber r yal ongwi t hs omec hoc ol at e.Bas i c al l y t hi si sapeanutbut t erands t r awber r yj el l y s andwi c hmi nust hebr eadandgl az edi nc hoc ol at e.
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Chees ec ak eBi t esar emyper s onal f av or i t ewheni tc omest o enj oy i ngagr eatonas ummerni ght .I t ’ sf l uf f y ,s moot h,c r unc hyand del i c i ousal l att hes amet i me.Iwoul ds ugges tt hi spr oduc tt o any onel ook i ngf oral i ghtdes s er tt os har ef orf r i ends .-RobRus s o
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Gr e e nTe a C h o c o l a t e Gr eenTeaChoc ol at e( GTC)i sac hoc ol at ei ns pi r edbyac andy f r om HongKong.TheGTCmadeatChoc ol at eI nnov at i onshas ac r eamyt ex t ur ef r om s t ar tt of i ni s hwi t has l i ghtear t hl yf l av or . Thel i ghtandear t hyf l av orf r om t hegr eent eal i nger sf oras hor t whi l eaf t ert hec hoc ol at ei sc ons umedandi sv er ypl eas ur abl e. Thegr eent eaus edi nt hi sdel ec t abl et r eati s100% GRADEA Pr emi um Us ac haMat c haGr eenTeaPowderwhi c hi si mpor t ed f r om Shi z uok a,J apan.Pai r edwi t hours uperc r eamywhi t e c hoc ol at e,t hi si sauni queandex c i t i ngf l av ort hati sagr eatway t oenj oyt hatt eat as t eont hego.
“ Thec hoc ol at ec ov er ed s t r awber r i esar es weetand j ui c yandal way sf r es h! Al t houghIl ov et henut t y dayt hebes t ,t he s t r awber r i esar eal way s s c r umpt i ous ! ”-Li s aRus s o
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C BCC a k e s CBCCak eswer ei ns pi r edbyCak eTr uf f l esandac r az yi deat oadd c us t om t opst oac ak et hatdi dnott as t el i k ef ondant .Thec ak ei t s el f i smadef r om Cak eTr uf f l ef i l l i ngandt henf r oz eni nt oan8�r ound pans ot hec ak ehol dsi ts hapewhenr emov ed.Af t ert hat ,t hec ak e c omest oai rt emper at ur eandi st henc oat edi nac hoc ol at ec as i ng. TheCBCCak ei st henes s ent i al l yagi antCak eTr uf f l et hati sf l at , butt heny ouc anaddades i gnt ot het ops uc hasahoc k eyl ogo, bus i nes sl ogoora s i l houet t e.Thes eawes omec ak esc ant henbe pr es ent edt oany onewi t has weett oot h.
Thi sCBCCak ewas madef ort heownerof t heAi r br us hShac ki n CT.Hei si nl ov ewi t h ourCak eTr uf f l ess oI s ugges t edt hi st ohi s f ami l yandt heyc oul dn’ t t hi nkofabet t erc ak et o gi v ehi m.Ont opi shi s name;Dav eandhi s c ompanyl ogo.
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De s i g n e r Ch o c o l a t e Feel i ngc r eat i v e?Hav eagr eati dea?Thi si sy ourc hoc ol at e t henandwewoul dgl adl yt r yanyc ombi nat i ony ouwant .Fi r s t , pi c kat y peofc hoc ol at ef r om ourt hr ees el ec t i onsofdar k , whi t eorWi c k edMi l kChoc ol at eormak ey ourown.Nex ti s y ourc r eat i v i t y ;addRees es ™,Or eo™,Twi x ™,dr i ed r as pber r i es ,gr eent eapowder ,dr i edmangoorpeanutbut t er . Any t hi ngy ouwanti ni t ,wewi l l t r yt of i ndwi t hours uppl i eri na dr i edf or ms oy ouc anenj oyy ourc r eat i onf orweek s .Youar e notl i mi t edi ny ours el ec t i onsei t her ,addt woort hr eei t emst o y ourc hoc ol at e.Onc ewear ef i ni s hedwi t hy ouror derandi fi t i sandel ec t abl et r eat ,t henwemayev enc ar r yi tasar egul ar pr oduc t .
Somei deast hathav ec omef r om t hi si deaar eMeek ’ s Cheek s ,Der yCupsandEr i nO’ swhi c har eal l al s onamed af t ert hei rc r eat or s .Meek ’ sCheek sar ec hoc ol at ec ov er ed s t r awber r i esont opofaTwi x ™ bart hathasbeenbr ok eni n hal f .Nex tar eDer yCupswhi c har ec hoc ol at ec ov er ed s t r awber r i esonaRees es ™ Cupwhi c hi st heper f ec tPB&J f l av or .Thent her ear eEr i nO’ s ,whi c har eonc eagai n c hoc ol at ec ov er eds t r awber r i esat t ac hedt oOr eo™ c ook i es . Thef i nal c r eat i onwer es ugges t edbyaf el l owc ol l eges t udent atNi c hol sCol l ege.Shec r eat edaOr eo™ c ook i ewi t hpeanut but t erandpowder eds ugarf i l l i ngt hendi ppedi nc hoc ol at e.
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Ch o c o l a t eR o s e s Look i ngf ort hatper f ec twayt os ay“ Il ov ey ou”orc el ebr at ea weddi ngorengagement ?Wel l whatbet t erwayt hant ogi v e t hem ac hoc ol at ec ov er eds t r awber r yandar os eal l atonc e. Thi sr os ei smadewi t has t r awber r yc ent erandmodel i ng c hoc ol at epet al ex t er i or .Theyar epl eas i ngt ot heey eandal s o del i c i ousatt hes amet i me.Wedi daweddi ngof110peopl ei n May’ 08andpeopl ewer euns ur ewhet hert heyc oul deatt hes e l i f el i k er os esast heywai t edf ort hebr i deandgr oom t oar r i v eat t her ec ept i on. AtChoc ol at eI nnov at i ons ,wel ov et os eec us t omer shappywi t h ourpr oduc t sandwoul dbehonor edt obewi t hy ouony our s pec i al day .Tos etupanappoi nt mentwi t hourheadc hef , pl eas eemai l usatbes t damnc c s @gmai l . c om t os etupat i met o t al kaboutwhaty ouwoul dl i k eaty ourweddi ngorengagement par t y .Wear ev er yf l ex i bl eandi fi t ’ sj us tas mal l or derof12or 36,wewi l l beabl et omak ei tc omet oget heri n36hour sorl es s . Forl ar geror der s ,pl eas ec ont ac tust woweek si nadv anc et o mak es ur ewec anac c ommodat ey ou.
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Cus tom Creati ons Needauni quegi f tf oranyoc c as i on?Wor kwi t hust omak e ex ac t l ywhats ui t sy ourneedsf oranyoc c as i on.Wel ov et owor k wi t hourc us t omer sonnewi deasf orbac hel orandbac hel or et t e par t i es ,Eas t er ,andanyot heroc c as i ony ouc anpos s i bl yt hi nkof . Ours t af fl ov est owor kwi t hpeopl eandt r yt omak et hei rdr eams ar eal i t ywhenev erpos s i bl e.Si mpl yt al kt oourheadc hefat bes t damnc c s @gmai l . c om andhewi l l wor kwi t hy ouunt i l we c omeupwi t ht heper f ec tdes i gnandi dea.Thr oughoutt hi s pr oc es sourc hefwi l l k eepy ouupt odat eonpr ogr es sandev en s endpi c t ur esal ongt hewayi fy ou’ dl i k e. Thr ought hi spr ogr am,Choc ol at eI nnov at i onsac t ual l yc ameoutwi t h anewpr oduc tt hatwi l l beof f i c i al l yr el eas edf al l 2012.Thi spr oduc t i sc al l edt he“ Ul t i mat eAppl e”andi sas weetandc r i s pappl ec uti nt o wedgest henenv el opedi nac ar amel c oat .Nex tt hec ar amel appl e s l i c esar ec hi l l edt oal l owt hec ar amel t ohar denanddi ppedi nt oa c hoc ol at eaf t ert hec ar amel hasc ool ed.Fi nal l yadec or at i v eand t as t yr owofc as hewsi sl ai dal ongones i deofanappl es l i c e.Thi s t r eati ss al t y ,s weetandal i t t l ebi tt ar t ,butal l hugef l av or .
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A F i r e r y Pa s s i o n Ou rh e a dc h e fa n dC EOi sRo b e r tRu s s oJ r . f r o mWe b s t e r , MA. Hea t t e n d e dBa r t l e t tJ r . / Sr . Hi g hSc h o o l wh e r eh i s i n i t i a l s p a r kf o rc h o c o l a t ewa si g n i t e df r o mb r i n gi n c h o c o l a t ec o v e r e ds t r a wb e r r i e st ome e tg i r l si nh i g h s c h o o l . Af t e rt h a tp h a s e , h es a wp r o f i t st ob ema d ea f t e r ac l a s s ma t es a i dh es h o u l dc h a r g ef o rt h e s ea n di twa s o f ft oNi c h o l sC o l l e g e . AtNi c h o l s , Ro b e r tf o u n dan e w a p p r e c i a t i o ni nr u n n i n gh i so wnb u s i n e s sf r o mc r e a t i n gt o ma r k e t i n g . I twa sa l l f u nt oh i ma n da st h ey e a r sr o l l e do n , h i sl o v eo n l yg r e wa l o n gwi t hh i st a l e n t s .