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Might as well mention some local chocolate-making startups that pay particular attention to their sourcing in areas with HN readership, to try to avoid this pro
by rst 16y ago
Might as well mention some local chocolate-making startups that pay particular attention to their sourcing in areas with HN readership, to try to avoid this problem:
SF Bay area --- TCHO. Factory and shop between Fisherman's Wharf and the Ferry Building.
Boston area --- Taza. Mexican style chocolate made in Somerville, just over the Cambridge line.
Bonus: the stuff tastes a hell of a lot better than what's on sale in supermarkets.
Clickable:
http://www.tcho.com/ http://www.tcho.com/
http://www.tazachocolate.com/ http://www.tazachocolate.com/
- brianbreslin 16y agoI've had tcho. It is amazing.
- mjgoins 16y agoIn NYC (Brooklyn, technically), there's Nunu chocolates, which is awesome and each batch comes from a single source of beans.
- pbhjpbhj 16y agoAre they Fairtrade (or similarly) certified? - http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what_is_fairtrade/default.aspx http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what_is_fairtrade/default.aspx - http://www.fairtrade.net/ http://www.fairtrade.net/ (international site) Fair trade has been making in-roads in the UK and we do now have mainstream chocolate manufacturers that sell certified fairtrade products as well as the smaller companies that sell only Fairtrade expanding.
- rst 16y agoBoth deal directly with local producers; neither has done the paperwork for full FT certification. Taza's also committed to paying above-market prices, and has an external auditor checking up on them. FWIW, their own pages on sourcing are here: Taza: http://www.tazachocolate.com/AboutUs/Taza_Direct_Trade_ http://www.tazachocolate.com/AboutUs/Taza_Direct_Trade_ TCHO: http://www.tcho.com/tcho-is/faq#17 http://www.tcho.com/tcho-is/faq#17