Meet the Makers!

   Alicja Confections, Ottawa, Ontario

Alicja Confections started in 2015 as a creative outlet. We use classic techniques of chocolate making, but we don’t leave it there. Every chocolate is a new, weird, interesting, funky, delicious flavour you won't normally find anywhere else. Alicija Confections is a Canadian based, handmade chocolate brand and home of the Postcard Chocolate Bar. 

Aline Nasseh Artisan Chocolates, Toronto, Ont

Aline Nasseh Artisan Chocolates, specializes in creating exquisite, handcrafted bonbons that are as visually stunning as they are delicious. Each bonbon is meticulously hand-painted, capturing Aline’s dedication to artistry and craftsmanship, made in small batches with natural ingredients for a pure, indulgence experience. Operating from a production lab in North York – Toronto, Aline Nasseh Artisan Chocolates is dedicated to inclusivity by offering nut-free and peanut-free options, as well as vegan selections, ensuring more people can enjoy their unique flavors. The bonbons are carefully packaged in beautiful boxes to reflect the artistry inside, each piece of Aline Nasseh Artisan Chocolates is a true work of edible art, perfect for gifting or personal enjoyment.

   Allo Simonne, Montreal, Quebec

Allo Simonne is one of the best spreads in the world. They are ultra tasty, with no added oils (not just palm oil), no peanuts and no gluten. The majority of our spreads are vegan.

We are a young Quebec company, locally involved, which focuses on the transparency of its products with a commitment to the environment and to eating well. Attention, addiction guaranteed! 

 Anna Stubbe Chocolates & Confectioneries, Kanata, Ontario

My passion for chocolate from around the world, the flavour of nougat, and texture of marzipan, grew in me from an early age, since both sides of my family have strong traditions in pastry and chocolate.

  Avanaa Chocolat, Montreal, Quebec

  Cacaitos Fine Cacao, Toronto, Ontario

Cacaitos - Fine Cacao, based in Toronto, has been growing and sourcing Fine Colombian cacao since 2017. César Aguilar, the founder, is a biologist who did research in the Amazon basin between Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil. From an academic and scientific approach, he is working to develop a vertical integration business model and team with bean to bar chocolate makers interested in tailored fermentation, direct trade and unique genetics of cacao. Cacao imported from Colombia is artisanally transformed in Canada into bars using only two ingredients, fine cacao and organic sugar cane juice dehydrated. Additional information at www.cacaitos.ca and #cacaitoscanada.

 Centre & Main Chocolate Co., Warkworth, Ont

Centre and Main Chocolate is an award-winning chocolate studio that highlights a taste of place.  Chocolatier Angela Roest collaborates with dozens of local farmers and food producers to create a line of chocolates that are as beautiful as they are delicious!

  Choco De Léa, Montreal, Quebec

Choco de Léa is a vegan and eco-friendly chocolate micro-factory that produces its chocolate directly from cacao beans. The founder combines the concept of food chemistry, local products, and the unique characteristics of fine cacao to create unique and high-quality products.

 ChocoSol Traders, Toronto, Ont

Chocosol is a Canadian bean-to-bar chocolate maker with roots in indigenous Mesomerica. We have been transforming “food of the gods” into artisanal vegan chocolate since our inception in 2006. Our cacao is sourced through direct-trade with farmers in the Americas, then stone-ground and mixed with quality ingredients to make award-winning chocolate. Come visit us for a sample and  discover the stone-ground chocolate difference. Our chocolate bars are produced in a nut, dairy, gluten & soy free facility.

 Dakama Chocolate, Prince Edward County, Ont

 DAKAMA Chocolate is a premium plant-based chocolate comprised only of whole food ingredients. Never sweetened with refined sugar. Fairly traded and environmentally sustainable cocoa and cocoa butter are ground in house with organic date powder to produce delicious chocolate that both satisfies and nourishes the body. In addition, our vegan white ( golden)and vegan milk chocolate ( cashew mylk) is made creamy using cashew nuts. The first of its kind, a chocolate bar sweetened with date and cashew as the milk substitute! You have to taste it to believe it!

  Delavoye Chocolate Maker, Edmonton, Alta

Founded in 2023 by Antoine Lavoie, following 14 years of military service, Delavoye Chocolate Maker is a boutique bean-to-bar factory on Edmonton’s 124 street. With meticulous craftsmanship and uncompromising standards, Delavoye transforms ethically sourced cacao beans from worldwide regions into sophisticated chocolate experiences. Each creation embodies refinement, artistry, and distinction, crafted for those who seek chocolate beyond the ordinary.

 

  Desbarres Chocolate, Uxbridge, Ont

DesBarres Chocolate is a small batch bean to bar maker of fine dark chocolate. Founded in Uxbridge, Arian and Erik started with enthusiasm, passion and curiosity to make the best chocolate with the best ingredients. Their hard work paid off and by 2017, they were winning international awards and shipping their chocolate throughout North America. 

They have been crafting award-winning, small batch, single origin chocolate ever since. Their micro-batch, two-ingredient chocolate is designed to highlight the best flavours of the cacao harvest using clean and simple ingredients. DesBarres explores the variety and complexity of cacao while delivering every bar with a smooth, memorable richness  that we all associate with the best of fine chocolate.

 DWN Craft Chocolatier, Orillia, Ont

Founded by Dawn Nita, DWN Craft Chocolatier, makes bean-to-bar chocolate and confections. Carefully sourced cocoa meets locally inspired flavour pairings for everyday moments worth savouring. As Simcoe County's only chocolate maker, DWN provides a unique chocolate experience with flavours outside of the typical dark- and milk-chocolate foundations. The chocolate either takes the classic form of chocolate bars or coats itself around delightful centers—nuts, malt balls, candied fruit, and more.

 Evertide Chocolate Maker, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Evertide is the first and only bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Halifax and one of only two in Nova Scotia. We source and import direct-traded cacao beans which we custom roast and porcess into chocolate that showcases the inherent tasting notes of each of our varietals. Like wine, our chocolate is influenced by its terroir, we therefore identify our bars not only by country but by the region where the fruit is grown and fermented. Evertide offers four different single varietals at 75%, each is unique in its tasting profile, and several inclusions bars such as Sea Salt & Nib and Hot Ginger Lime. We are committed to plastic free packaging, seal our bars in compostable bar liners and wrap in paper.

Finnia Chocolate and Cacao is Northern Ontario's bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker. All of Finnia's single origin chocolate bars, flavoured bars, truffles, frozen treats, hot chocolate and baking is made entirely from scratch in a small factory on Manitoulin Island. We hand sort, roast, crack and shell the cocoa beans, then carefully refine them into smooth and very creamy chocolate. Our mission is to create unique chocolate experiences, while maintaining the natural flavours of each type of cocoa bean that we work with. We use NO artificial colours and NO artificial flavours in any of our creations, and use only organic cane and maple sugars, organic cocoa beans in our chocolates.

Visit us online at finniachocolate.com or finniachocolate.shop, on Instagram & Facebook at @finniachocolate, or find our chocolate at a local retailer near you.

  Happy Cacao, Quebec City, Quebec

My love of chocolate began as soon as my first chocolate cake baked in my Easy-Bake Oven came out of the oven...I was 4 years old then...My passion for tasting fine chocolate bars began in 1998 with the discovery of artisanal bars made from cocoa beans from a single origin; what a joy to be able to compare, side by side, chocolate bars made from beans grown in Tanzania, in Central America or in Madagascar!!! It was literally love at first sight when I realized the diveristy of aromas that could be obtained just by changing the origin of the beans!!!

Continually searching for exceptional chocolates, I became interested in the gorwht of the "Bean-to-Bar" movement, and I began to taste everything I could find on the market...unconsciously nourishing the dream to make my own chocolate bars someday.  It is with great pride that I now offer you my creations, which I hope, will bring you as much joy and satisfaction as they arouse in me.

 Hummingbird Chocolate Maker, Almonte, Ont

Hummingbird Chocolate is owned by Drew and Erica Gilmour, former international aid workers who spent their careers working with farmers in developing countries. They gained a deep respect and affection for people who make food, from grower to artisan, and started making chocolate as a way to stay connected with farmers while learning to craft something they love (and love to eat). 

In 2012, they began selling chocolate at the Ottawa Farmers' Market with great success. Their casual hobby quickly turned into a passion and today Hummingbird is one of the world's best producers of bean-to-bar chocolate.

 JoJo CoCo Chocolate, Kanata, Ont

JoJo CoCo Chocolate is a locally owned, small boutique with a big passion for chocolate. Joanne and Jay Mutter opened the store in March 2012 and have been curating an exceptional collection of unique, fine quality chocolate ever since. Their chocolate is sourced from small producers who are recognized as exceptional chocolate makers, with a focus first on Canadian makers, and then the rest of the world. JoJo CoCo has a team of people who are friendly and knowledgeable chocolate geeks! With a vision to create a fun and interactive customer experience, the team at JoJo CoCo enjoys many in-depth conversations with the store’s visitors about chocolate and the makers. The love of chocolate combined with curiosity has led JoJo CoCo to create “Chocolate With…” a series of chocolate tasting and chocolate pairing events because really, is there anything that cannot be further enjoyed by adding chocolate? 

   Kasama Chocolate, Vancouver, B.C.

Founded in 2015 by a group of friends in Vancouver who started experimenting with cacao from the Philippines, Kasama Chocolate is an innovative, award-winning craft chocolate company specializing in high-quality, small batch, bean-to-bar chocolate. Located on Vancouver's iconic Granville Island, Kasama Chocolate uses direct or fairly-traded cacao to create unique chocolate bars and bon bons. The word "Kasama" means friendship, camaraderie, and collaboration.

   La Rouère Chocolat, Moncton, New Brunswick

LaRouère Fabrique de Chocolat is a bean to bar chocolate maker based in Moncton, New Brunswick that draws inspiration from their surroundings as well as their Acadian cultural heritage. Founded in 2021, LaRouère is dedicated to crafting an ever-evolving series of single origin prized cacao, while also introducing less conventional chocolate concepts that push the limits.
With 25 years of musical practice, founders Robin Streb and André Cormier practice chocolate making with the same integrity, creativity and intrepid spirit that ensures every batch is a distinguished chocolate. As advocates for fine flavour  cacao, LaRouère offers a unique space in their neighbourhood where everyone can discover and further understand the wonders of exceptional chocolate.

Living Lotus, Vancouver, British Columbia

Living Lotus Chocolate creates vegan, gluten-free, bean-to-bar chocolate using just three simple ingredients. Starting from raw, ethically sourced cacao beans, they craft each bar from scratch to highlight the beauty and complexity of fine flavour cacao. Unlike mass-produced brands, their chocolate is minimally processed for pure, authentic flavour. It's a treat that’s better for you—and the planet.

 

  Olivia Chocolat, Gatineau, Quebec

Olivia Chocolat is dedicated to making vegan, certified Kosher Pareve by Circle U., allergen-free, HIGH percentage dark chocolate that is full, rich and surprisingly not bitter tasting. We have a specialized process for removing the bitterness from high percentage dark to make the healthiest of chocolate with no to low sugar added that taste better than others. https://www.oliviachocolatiers.com/keto-chocolate-that-tastes-great/  We are also dedicated to making allergen-free, vegan chocolate, non-dairy milk chocolate from superfoods such as coconut and hemp seed as the perfect zero-cholesterol substitutes for thick sweet condensed milk from dairy.  And we have developed a proprietary way to make a 4-ingredient, organic chocolate syrup that is the richest and thickest with a real chocolate-first taste unlike no other found.

 Palette de Bine, Mont Tremblant, Quebec

  Pistachio Choco, Ottawa, Ontario

Pistachio Choco is a luxury chocolate brand that blends art and taste, offering handcrafted chocolates made with fresh fruits, premium ingredients, and a passion for innovation. Our chocolates are known for their exquisite presentation and balanced flavors, catering to both B2B and B2C clients. After the success of our first location on Bank Street, Ottawa's 'Food Street,' we are thrilled to bring our unique creations to Rideau Centre, solidifying our presence in the luxury market. 

 

 Qantu Cacao et Chocolat, Montreal, Quebec

Montreal-based international award-winning premium chocolate maker Qantu was born of a multi-tiered love story.

Raised in Peru, Elfi Maldonado was traveling in her native land when she met Maxime Simard, who was to become her life partner. As their love for one another blossomed, a joint venture simultaneously came to fruition. In 2017 they cofounded Qantu a bean-to-bar project seeped in meaningful connection with Peru's distinct heirloom cacao.

In the Qantu way, Maldonado and Simard are hands-on from the get-go. Through direct-commerce relationships they work in concert with cacao farmers driven by the same respect, passion and pride for ancestral know-how that they prize.

Qantu is devoted not only to the refined delectable flavours of chocolate, but also to the culturally important people, traditions and cacao trees from which is products originate.

 Sirene Chocolate, Victoria, B.C.

A family run company since 2013, we focus on making the best quality chocolate and making it accessible to as many people as possible. We are careful to source ethically grown beans and we take the time to find out about the farms we source from to make sure the quality and human sides are great. Searching high and low to source delicious beans is one of the biggest benefits of making each of our chocolate bars from a single farm's output. By making the chocolate ourselves, we control exactly what goes in--and what doesn't. All of our chocolate is nut free, soy free and gluten free. Sirene is proud to have won over 50 awards in competitions around the world.

  The Chocolate Lab QC, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec

Gia Leeming, founder of The Chocolate Lab QC, was inspired by her Nonna and Mama to always serve her very best in the kitchen. After realizing her passion for cooking and baking, she left the corporate world to become a certified Professional Chocolatier at the age of 50. The Lab is now her happy place where she finds solace and inspiration, creating exquisite chocolate creations. Gia's strong connection to her Italian heritage and her customers brings her joy and fulfillment in her work. She has finally found the missing piece of herself and her soul is warmed by the connection she has always longed for.

  Treize Chocolats, St-Bruno, Quebec

We have been making chocolate for 10 years. In 2022, we decided to aim our focus on the bean-to-bar chocolate production. Pascal, our Master Chocolatier and Owner of Treize Chocolats, wanted to grow the business, offer more options and new choices to our customers - we felt bean-to-bar was the best option for us! It allows Pascal to create unique and more flavorful chocolates using high-quality ingredients; it also allows for more direct contact with the bean farmers around the world, in order to control the quality and taste of the final products.

      VAKA Chocolate, London, Ontario

Vaka is a bean to bar chocolate maker, headed by Serge Savchuk { designer + musician turned chef }, who expresses his love of food and exploration through chocolate. Fostering the childhood sense of wonder, dare and playfulness in a variety of inclusion bars, inspired by world travels, novel ingredients and a gentle whisper of "what if?" 

Village Treats Chocolate, Lanark County, Ont

Nestled in the heart of Lanark, Ontario, our small-batch chocolate shop is dedicated to crafting exceptional handmade confections. We’re best known for our award-winning Northern Nugget Caramels — a beloved local treasure that has helped put us on the map. Every piece we create, from our rich chocolates and silky creams to our decadent truffles, is made with care, passion, and a commitment to quality. Rooted in community and fueled by creativity, we bring a touch of sweetness to Lanark — one handcrafted bite at a time.

  White Pine Chocolates, Stittsville, Ont

Founded by award-winning chocolatier Wendy Petersen, White Pine Chocolates is an Ottawa-based artisan chocolate company that creates handcrafted confections inspired by the beauty and richness of the Canadian landscape. Using ethically-sourced chocolate from Valrhona and Republica Del Cacao, every creation reflects a commitment to quality, sustainability, and artistry. From thoughtful gift collections to indulgent personal treats, our chocolates invite you to slow down and savour the moment. Taste the magic in every bite.