Founded in 1962, Buffalo-based Compound Development Solutions makes chocolate and confectionery products for its own brands and for private-label and contract-manufacturing partners. From product development through production, packaging, and shipping, the company operates from a 100,000-plus-square-foot SQF-certified facility with ten chocolate production lines and an on-site R&D lab. Its ChocoMaker and Make’n Mold brands include candy wafers and other confectionery products sold through major retailers.
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Fowler's ChocolatesSince 1901, Fowler’s Chocolates has made Buffalo’s original Sponge Candy along with other fine chocolate confections from its Western New York operation. Still family-owned and operated, the company now sells through five regional retail locations and its online store, while its 2018 SQF certification documents the food-safety controls behind its candy-making process.BUFFALO, NY
Barchemy LLCSince 2015, Barchemy has built its name around custom-formulated chocolate and confectionery solutions for better-for-you food makers. The company works alongside customers from initial concept through commercial production, with separate facilities for conventional, allergen-free, and peanut manufacturing.DONORA, PA
Buoyant Brands Inc. dba Buoyant Chocolates & ConfectionsBuoyant Brands Inc., doing business as Buoyant Chocolates & Confections, is a Cleveland, Ohio-based maker of premium chocolate and confections. Its kitchen-crafted sweets are known for bold, memorable flavors, with signature bon bons made in Cleveland. Through its Monarch Co-Manufacturing Services division, the company also develops and manufactures chocolate and confectionery products for other businesses.CLEVELAND, OH
Niagara ChocolatesFounded in Buffalo, New York, in 1956, Niagara Chocolates makes handcrafted chocolate and confectionery. The company describes its work as a three-generation heritage of small-batch production, using simple ingredients and hand-crafted processes; it says it has crafted chocolate in Buffalo since its founding.BUFFALO, NY