Belú Cacao

El Salvador

Founder Emily says: Making exceptional chocolate is our passion and has been from day one. We are a family business located in El Salvador that has taken an ancestral Mesoamerican crop, cacao, and transformed it into a delicious experience that takes us back to the basic and true flavor of cacao.

Dick Taylor Chocolate

Eureka, CA

Dick Taylor Chocolate specializes in small-batch, single-origin, two-ingredient chocolate, highlighting subtle flavor nuances in cacao sourced from around the world.

Fjak Chocolate

Eidfjord, Norway

Fjak Chocolate is the first bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Norway. The business is woman-owned, sources ethical cacao, and spotlights local or foraged Norwegian ingredients.

Fruition Chocolate

Shokan, NY

From my friends at Fruition: "At Fruition we begin by selecting ethically sourced and flavorful cocoa beans. Using traditional and modern techniques, we handcraft our award-winning line of chocolates and confections with an eye to detail."

Keepsake

Lexington, KY

Keepsake frames photos by hand, using solid wood frames and quality mats, in workshops across the USA. I send them digital files of my original photos, select the frame, and they deliver to you. Each frame comes ready to hang, with a picture hanger included, and with cork wall protectors.

Lavazza

Turin, Italy

Lavazza is a family-owned coffee roaster from Turin, Italy. Founded in 1895, Lavazza is today the world's third-largest coffee brand and is seen globally as a symbol of the Italian coffee experience.

Q'uma Chocolate

Lima, Peru

Founded by recent college grad Francesca Valdivia of Peru, delicious Q'uma Chocolate celebrates Peruvian cacao from specific regions, and has helped farmers switch from growing coca during the age of terrorism to growing cacao now during the age of craft chocolate, for a higher standard of living.

Sirene Chocolate

Victoria, BC

Sirene Chocolate is an award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate company who buys cacao directly from growers, and crafts single-origin chocolate of precision, subtlety, and sophistication.

Triangle Roasters

Philadelphia, PA

From our dear Triangle friends' website: "We are four friends who want to create something meaningful and beautiful in the world. With each of us having a background in international development and coffee, and a serious love for chocolate, it feels natural to be growing a sustainable business."

VAICACAO

Sardinia, Italy

Hey, hola, ciao! We are Elisa from Italy and JuanRa of El Salvador, founders of VAICACAO! We take natural, single-estate cacao and create minimally-processed cacao nibs, ceremonial cacao, and chocolate bars. We didn’t choose cacao, cacao chose us, and Chocolate Uplift imports our products to the US!

Vinte Vinte Chocolate

Porto, Portugal

For Vinte Vinte Chocolate of Portugal, "chocolate is all about cacao:" about selecting fine flavor cocoa beans from quality estates through transparent trade, and about crafting luxurious chocolate to showcase the flavors of the cacao.

Violet Sky Chocolate

South Bend, IN

Violet Sky Chocolate crafts unique chocolate bars from specialty cacao grown in Colombia, Guatemala, Uganda, and elsewhere. Made from ethical cacao and pure cane sugar, plus creative inclusions, Violet Sky bars are like no others, thanks to chocolate maker Hans Westerink's mind-blowing innovations.

Xocolatl Small-Batch Chocolate

Atlanta, GA

Matt and Elaine left government-related careers to learn cacao in Costa Rica and brought back Xocolatl, pure bean-to-bar chocolate made with love in Atlanta and winner of Good Food Awards and Academy of Chocolate Awards.