Talk:List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers/Archive 1

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To the major contributors to this list/article: I added the heading sentence to clarify what I thought the scope of this list should be. Since nobody has reverted it or commented here, you must agree. Since then I've noticed that there are several companies already listed which may not fit this definition. A couple examples are Joseph Schmidt Confections, Vosges, Whitman's, and Whetstone. While I'm not 100% certain the last two don't manufacture chocolate, their company websites make no claim that they do. In fact, Joseph Schmidt sells "Belgian chocolate bars" which very well could be Callebaut with raspberry, or whatever flavor added. I asked this question at a Vosges store and was told, no they don't manufacture chocolate. They buy bulk chocolate, blend and flavor it and mold it into bars. Finally, the question comes down to this, do you agree with the statement I added, and if so, should these (and others) be pruned from the list. Alternatively, there could be separate sections for chocolate producers and companies who make chocolates. Beakerboy 19:49, 30 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd missed your change to the text at the top of the list. However, I do support the idea of splitting the list into chocolate manufacturers versus confectioners, and possiby giving the confectioners their own page. I initially created this list to keep the list in Chocolate from growing too long; if it's misleading, then it should be fixed. Argyriou (talk) 19:59, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Deleting article in favor of categories
What is everyone's opinion of dropping this article in favor of a category called "bean to bar chocolate producer". This would help with the whole "wikipedia isn't a list of facts" thing and would probably help with people adding incorrect entries to this list.Beakerboy 11:20, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

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This page is just completely incorrect - probably 50% or more of the companies listed here don't actually make the chocolate - they buy the chocolate and at best make the bon-bons. They may not even make their own bars. I just think this list is useless and I think the whole page should be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.18.221 (talk) 20:48, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

URLs with dots at the end
This page was recently moved from List of chocolate manufacturers to List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers with "see talk page" in the edit summary. But I can't see any discussion about a possible page move here, though there is some mention above about the distinction between confectioners who buy chocolate and make products with it, and those who actually make their own chocolate from cocoa beans.

While I'm not sure I agree with the move, my main problem is not with the "chocolate manufacturers" versus "bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers". My problem is with the dot at the end of the URL. I know from experience that if someone e-mails me an URL with a dot at the end, and I click on the link, my browser can't open the page. So, I propose moving this to List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers without the dot, if nobody objects. Stratford490 (talk) 12:39, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Seconded; this was a typo! Go right ahead. Czyl (talk) 22:24, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Done, while trying to fix redirects to the chocolate article. Graham 87 03:07, 10 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Hey, thanks, I meant to check back periodically, but forgot about it, and although I left the page on my watchlist, somehow I missed i when someone replied. Stratford490 (talk) 20:17, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Theo Chocolate
Is there a limit on production? Theo chocolate is a chocolate producer that turns cocoa beans into chocolate bars and candies. It is the 4th producer of chocolate. Some "chocolate producers" really just take bulk chocolate made from the beans by a large producer (I forgot the name) and make them into candies. Cadbury, according to my knowledge, does not process the beans into chocolate. -- Azemocram (talk) 08:03, 7 February 2011 (UTC)Greg D (talk) 18:09, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

The Theo entry contains the strong claim "High quality chocolate from world's best cacao beans". Surely a citation is needed to claim the world's best "cacao" beans. I doubt a convincing citation can be produced, and without it I think it's useless text and should be deleted.

change title of this wiki entry
ok, i'm pretty new working with wikipedia, but the title of this entry definitely is making an incorrect statement to what companies are listed. It needs a quick fix either by simply changing the title of the entry as an honest quick fix (leave out the bean-to-bar), either by goign the hard way and start defining a) what is a bean-to-bar maker and b) what is chocolate (in EN this word contains a vast spectrum including bonbons, pralines etc)

I didn't find the option to modify the title of this entry, anyone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by EvertJDK (talk • contribs) 14:58, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I don't know much about chocolate (besides that it tastes nice!), but I wanted to drop a note about changing the title. At Wikipedia, this is done by moving the page to the new title. New users don't have the facility to do this until their accounts are 4 days old, and they have made 10 edits anywhere on Wikipedia. At that point, a drop-down menu should appear at the top of the page, including an option to move. I'm not sure that there is much activity on this talk page, so you might want to bring this up at the Food and drink project where there may be more knowledgeable editors in this subject. -- Kateshortforbob talk  15:16, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

thank you! I suggested on the food section somebody could help me move it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Food_and_drink#About_the_page_.22bean_to_bar_chocolate.22_-_please_help_me_move — Preceding unsigned comment added by EvertJDK (talk • contribs) 16:19, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

La Ibérica
A very good, but not large, manufacturer of chocolates is La Ibérica, of Arequipa, Perú. Their web site is at http://www.laiberica.com.pe/ It appears they have finally gotten over their reluctance to expand, in that they have many outlets now whereas for many many years they only had two: Calle Jerusalén and the Arequipa airport, though it was possible to find some of their products elsewhere. --Rpapo (talk) 10:38, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Stray bracket - can anyone help?
There's a stray bracket like this } near the beginning, just after "or other chocolate confectionery." I don't know how to get rid of it. Girlwithgreeneyes (talk) 21:11, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It seems to have been corrected. Girlwithgreeneyes (talk) 21:14, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Bean origin instead of "Products"?
The product information doesn't seem terribly useful as most bean to bar manufacturers produce, um, chocolate. What do you think of changing that column to "Bean Origin" which most chocolate makers list, is interesting information, and will help verify that they are actually bean to bar makers (if anyone says "Swiss" they likely are not sourcing beans). Greg D (talk) 18:09, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Why have to choose? The table can accommodate both pieces of information.  UnitedStatesian (talk) 01:29, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * This is a list of bean-to-bar producers. However, you're free to create another list with cocoa bean producers...it's not the same at all. 178.197.236.153 (talk) 05:58, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

This article is a mess
Near as I can tell, this is a collection of random opinions about pretty much every chocolate supplier in the world. Needs drastic cleanup to resolve NPOV issues at a minimum. 18.26.0.5 (talk) 20:24, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Have to agree. much unsourced opinion. and its really a list of all chocolate companies. i dont think hersheys counts, even though they obviously buy raw beans. bean to bar is a boutique concept, is it not?User:Mercurywoodrose99.157.205.119 (talk) 04:31, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Not only a mess but full of spam for non-notable companies. We define non-notable for lists as not having an article in the English Wikipedia. An article is required, asserting notability and justifying inclusion in the list. An editnotice has been added to that effect. -- Alexf(talk) 13:12, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * No, bear-to-bar is controlling the own supply chain without loosing profite to "in-between" traders. So it's primarily an economic concept, that's why many chocolate producers do it in the first place. It's only secondly due to chocolate quality issues. This results into a win-win situation for plantage owners and chocolate producers, but actually this business model is also usual with many other commodities. --178.197.236.153 (talk) 05:52, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Belgian chocolate(s)
Belong (some of the) the belgium chocolates manufactures like Neuhaus, Godiva and Guylian also on this list? --178.197.236.153 (talk) 05:42, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 December 2013
Please add Choklat (www.Choklat.com) to the list of bean to bar chocolate makers. My name is Brad Churchill, and I own Choklat in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Choklat exclusively makes and uses our own chocolate in house, right from the cocoa bean. We import several varieties.

Thank you.

Bc9701 (talk) 00:13, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Disregarding for a brief moment your conflict of interest here, do you have any independent verifiable reliable sources for this entry, and does the company already have an accepted article in English Wikipedia? Can't be on the list without it. -- Alexf(talk) 00:28, 31 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Technical 13 (talk) 01:41, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2014
187.153.41.202 (talk) 20:04, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: No request was stated. -- Alexf(talk) 20:44, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Market share
It would be useful to have a column showing market share or some proxy like revenue. Apparently The Hershey Company, Mars, Incorporated, and Nestlé have a very large share of the U.S. market, for example. -- Beland (talk) 00:03, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

Blommer Chocolate
In the late 1990s, used to ride my bicycle around the Blommer Chocolate factory in Chicago, and picked up cocoa beans that had been spilled around the railroad tracks from the boxcars that supplied the factory. Most people who have worked in Chicago's Loop long enough have caught a whiff of the chocolate scent that sometimes washes the business district and makes you hungry. I noticed Blommer is not on this list. I checked Blommer's website, and they say they are "the largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America." Might make sense to put it on the list. Strangely enough, there's no Wikipedia article for Blommer, either. Blomer is still a one-family-owned company, so perhaps the Blomer family doesn't want an article or something. Seems weird, though. Cargill, which owns Wilbur Chocolate and Pete's Chocolate, is also a single-family company, and they have an article. Maybe I'll start a Blommer stub and see where it goes. 12.178.216.82 (talk) 21:41, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

World's Finest Chocolate
Blommer went through a major growth stage and has been buying up other chocolate companies. World's Finest, presently the last company on this list, is now owned by Blommer. Among many possible references, see http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/82460222.html. As mentioned in the previous section, Wikipedia might benefit from a good article on The Blommer Chocolate Company. Then it can go on this list as well. I used to edit a lot, but don't have time to do a decent article right now, and apparently stubs are harder to create than when I used to edit several years ago. Anybody else want to take a shot at it? 12.178.216.82 (talk) 22:03, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2015
Company: Nibble Chocolate Location: USA, San Diego CA Year Found: 2013 Products: Single Origin Chocolate Bars Webiste: www.nibblechocolate.com Notes: Certified Organic single origin bean to bar chocolate maker in San Diego CA. Chocolate made with only two ingredients.

Davidmejiadiago (talk) 18:03, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I don't see a Wikipedia article for this company. Companies on this list must have an article already written and reliable sources to support inclusion. -- El Hef  ( Meep? ) 18:39, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Verkade
I found this page after doing some research into the topic of fair trade and bean-to-bar chocolate, however, I noticed that there is atleast one mistake. Namely that Verkade is not a bean-to-bar producer. Their chocolate does have the UTZ certification but that is about it. I tried to check, but could not find anything that points to Verkade using bean-to-bar production. Since this article is semi protected and I can't change it myself, I thought of dropping a line here. Hope this works. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr Begeer (talk • contribs) 14:08, 14 April 2017 (UTC)


 * ✅ Nothing in Verkade mentions them being a bean-bar manufacturer, and as far as a can see neither does their webpage. Meters (talk) 19:16, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2017
Marclambart (talk) 09:29, 18 April 2017 (UTC) I would like to add to the list a Chocolate bean to bar from Vietnam :

ALLUVIA Chocolate Hoa My Hamlet, Binh Ninh Ward, Cho Gao District, Tien Giang Province VIETNAM Start production 2013 Website : www.cacaoxralluvia.com


 * ❌ They do appear to be a bean-bar producer, but to be included in this list they must already have a Wikipedia article. If the company is notable please write the article first. Meters (talk) 17:11, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2017
I would like to add to the list of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers from California. PHI KIND ORGANICS (www.phikind.com), USA (Santa Rosa, California), Founded 2016, Products: Organic Chocolate bars, discs and shiny, galaxy-like, silky smooth truffles, Notes: Traditionally inspired low-heat stone grinding process to alchemize chocolate with organic, zero-glycemic index sweeteners. Then tempering this liquid bliss to create bars, chips and truffles. All PKO products are Dairy, Gluten, GMO and Sugar FREE.
 * ❌ Do they have an article in Wikipedia? Cannot be entered until they have an article. Please point to it in that case, and we can add them to the list. -- Alexf(talk) 21:29, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 July 2017
Please add Samaritan Xocolata, Costa Rica, to your Chocolate Makers list. for questions or more information: info@samaritanxocolata.com  thank you. 200.59.21.226 (talk) 19:37, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌. This list is limited to manufacturers that have an existing Wikipedia article.  Deli nk (talk) 19:51, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2015
Please add Samaritan Xocolata Costa Rica to your list of bean to bar chocolate manufacturers. www.samaritanxocolata.com

Samaritanxocolata (talk) 21:31, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Company is not notable. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  22:16, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Can we re-open this discustion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chocolunatic (talk • contribs) 13:05, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 * No. WP:WRITETHEARTICLEFIRST Meters (talk) 18:00, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2015
Addition of Claudio Corallo, a bean-to-bar chocolate producer situated on Sao Tome & Principé / Africa, website claudiocorallo.com. He has his own plantation of cocoa trees and only transforms himself the harvest of his own plantations (no bought-in beans) into chocolate. He works organic, fair-trade & sustainable, and the product is 100% handmade. Thank you for giving me the possibility to add him in the list.

BirdZen (talk) 14:18, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

❌ as we do not have an article on Claudio Corallo - as it says at the top of the edit page

So - no article = no inclusion - Arjayay (talk) 14:22, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Thhis an article that talk about Claudio Corallo as a tree-to-bar chocolate maker.

https://elhedonista.es/gourmet/al-punto/claudio-corallo-el-chocolate-mas-puro-del-mundo-44036/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chocolunatic (talk • contribs) 17:12, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Again, see WP:WRITETHEARTICLEFIRST We have an article about the individual Claudio Corallo, but not one about the chocolate or chocolate manufacturing company. Meters (talk) 18:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Sacred Chocolate
Please add Sacred Chocolate, LLC to your list. We are a craft bean to bar chocolate maker founded in 2006 in Northern California. We only stone grind raw organic cacao beans from scratch using organic maple sugar (proving we are a bean to bar maker since you cannot buy maple sweetened couverture from any chocolate maker in the world currently, except through us.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Youarelove (talk • contribs) 22:00, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * If it's notable and someone writes an article about it then we will add it. For now, there is no article about the company so I won't add it. Note that Sacred Chocolate is just a redirect. Meters (talk) 22:30, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2018
I would like to add "Raaka Chocolate" to the list of bean to bar chocolate companies. Location is "Brooklyn, NY". Add "2007" for the Year Founded. section. For the description please write "Bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Red Hook, Brooklyn focused on crafting creative and unusual bars with single origin, unroasted cacao beans. Raaka's factory is open to the public for tours, chocolate making classes, and sampling." Livordway (talk) 14:23, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Do we have an article on this company in the English Wikipedia? We need one in order to be in the list. Please point to it. -- Alexf(talk) 14:42, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 September 2018
Please add Chocolats Camille Bloch SA, Courtelary, Switzerland to the list of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers. We roast, grind, etc. our cocoa beans, hazelnuts and almonds, and the whole chocolate making process happens in Courtelary, Switzerland at our only industrial site. www.camillebloch.swiss JessicaHerschkowitz (talk) 12:24, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Can't be added without an article in the English Wikipedia. Please point to it if it already exists. If it does not, one could be written as long as the company is notable and the article complies with the Golden Rule. Please note that you would have a conflict of interest in this matter. If you have any questions about how Wikipedia works, please ask at the Tea House. -- Alexf(talk) 13:00, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2018
Please add this Belgian Chocolate Manufacturer:

Company: Darcis Location: Belgium Year Founded: 1996 Products: bean-to-bar chocolate, macaroons, cakes, range of savoury chocolate products Notes: Acclaimed Belgian chocolate ambassador Jean-Philippe Darcis manufactures award-winning single plantation chocolate in his scenic Verviers headquarters. Products are available online and in Belgian Darcis stores. Adjacent to his factory he also operates a chocolate museum. 213.177.92.181 (talk) 08:37, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌ The company does not appear to have an article on the English Wikipedia. Fish +Karate 10:35, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 October 2018
Add

Company: LetterPress Chocolate Year Founded: 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Products: Single origin chocolate bars Notes: Award-winning chocolate factory located in West Los Angeles.

Sources:

https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/winners/south/chocolate/ (Good Food Award 2017) https://www.internationalchocolateawards.com/2017/10/world-final-winners-2017/ (International Chocolate Awards 2017) http://www.academyofchocolate.org.uk/awards/ (Academy of Chocolate Awards 2018) Behemuthm (talk) 02:01, 25 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This list only includes entries with an existing Wikipedia article based on multiple independent sources. Please take a look at Wikipedia's general notability guideline, and see WP:WTAF for an essay with some additional advice. Thanks, &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 03:23, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 November 2018
Please add the following to the list - Foundry Chocolate - Mahurangi, New Zealand - Established 2018 - Single origin chocolate bars Dunc Blair (talk) 09:20, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Does it have an article in the English Wikipedia already? Please point to it as it is a requirement to have an article to be on the list. -- Alexf(talk) 12:58, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2018
AOG FOODS bean to bar Ecuador founded 2016 organic and natural chocolate manufacturer based in Quito Ecuador sells to Canada, Ecuador, and the USA produces couverture and 2 brands YAAL Ecuador natural and Choco Soleil Organic single origin  chocolate products AOG.FOODS.INC (talk) 22:06, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This list only includes entries with an existing Wikipedia article based on multiple independent sources. Please take a look at Wikipedia's general notability guideline, and see WP:WTAF for an essay with some additional advice. Thanks, UnitedStatesian (talk) 22:13, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 December 2018
Addition to the bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers list:

Company: Davis Chocolate Year Founded: 2011 Location: Mishawaka, Indiana, US

Products: HeroCup Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups; Fair-Trade Single-Origin Organic bars, morsels and truffles. Cacao nibs.

Notes: Davis Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturer, producing premium chocolate from organic fair-trade sourced cocoa beans and all natural ingredients. A SQF certified manufacturing company with headquarters in Mishawaka, Indiana, Davis Chocolate products are Organic Certified, Non-GMO, Vegan Certified, Fair Trade Certified, Gluten Free and Kosher Certified. 50.79.29.190 (talk) 15:13, 11 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This list only includes entries with an existing Wikipedia article based on multiple independent sources. Please take a look at Wikipedia's general notability guideline, and see WP:WTAF for an essay with some additional advice. Thanks, &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 15:26, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2021
I would like to edit this page as there is a lot of bean-to-bar manufacturers missing. JacobKa9 (talk) 10:14, 27 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. --Volteer1 (talk) 11:31, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2021
I think this page should add the Rrraw Cacao Factory as a bean-to-bar chocolate company. Rrraw is a French cacao company focused on respecting nature and the ingredients provided from it, through the production of cocoa products. WorldCocoaLandscapes (talk) 17:03, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The company needs to be notable enough for a Wikipedia article to be included on the list. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:09, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Kocoatrait, India is a bean to bar chocolate maker. They are the world's 1st and only sustainable, zero waste, paper and plastic free maker! — Preceding unsigned comment added by L Nitin Chordia (talk • contribs) 17:30, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2022
Bean to bar chocolate by Island Sharks Chocolate in Hawaii

75.169.35.252 (talk) 06:06, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: the company doesn't have a wikipedia page. only notable chocolate manufacturers can be included in this list. &#128156; melecie   talk  - 06:14, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2023
Livstory Craft Chocolate / Romania / 2021 / Single origin bean-to-bar chocolate (dark, dark milk, white) / Founded by Liviu Enache, independent producer in Brașov , Romania Livstory (talk) 19:10, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: The company must be notable enough for a Wikipedia article. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:33, 31 January 2023 (UTC)