Eleven chocolate companies and 11 confectionery companies were among the 114 companies recently honored during the third annual Good Food Awards Ceremony.
Endangered Species Chocolate has added two new flavors to its 3-oz. natural bar line: dark chocolate sea salt and almond bar; and dark chocolate with cherry bar.
Marich’s new spring collection includes Spring Shortbread, hand-baked shortbread cookies in a trio of creamy strawberry, tangy tangerine and zesty lemon white chocolate.
Shawn Askinosie, a former defense attorney, came into the chocolate business striving to empower those responsible for harvesting cocoa beans while educating others. His efforts have not gone unnoticed.
Hershey may have been the last major chocolate makers to join the list of companies planning to use 100% sustainable cocoa by 2020 — following Mars, Nestle, Mondelez and Ferrero — but that doesn’t mean they aren’t taking the goal seriously.