Fannie May makes chocolates and confections, continuing a Chicago chocolate-shop tradition that began in 1920 when H. Teller Archibald opened at 11 N. LaSalle Street. The company says it now makes more than 100 different confections and develops new American flavor profiles; its longstanding specialties include Pixies, Mint Meltaways, and Buttercreams.
Mitchell's Fine ChocolatesSince 1939, Mitchell’s Fine Chocolates has been making handmade European-style chocolates in Cleveland Heights, including the housemade marshmallows that helped put the shop on the map. What began as a neighborhood soda fountain and sweet shop serving the adjacent Heights Arts Theatre became a third-generation business, now led by Jason and Emily Hallaman, preserving the Mitchell family’s recipes and traditions in small batches.CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH
Michael Mootz CandiesSince 1975, Michael Mootz Candies has made small-batch chocolates and other confections in northeastern Pennsylvania, carrying on recipes developed by “Gammy” Mootz in her early-1900s Pottsville store. Today Jason and Meagan Mootz run the Hanover Township business, with Jason representing the family’s fourth generation of candy makers. The Creamery, opened in 2015, puts the company’s own chocolate pieces to work as ice-cream toppings.HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA
Asher’s Chocolate CoAsher’s Chocolate Co. makes chocolates and classic confections, a family-owned-and-operated business established in 1892 and now run by the fifth generation. The company describes its work as producing fine chocolates and other sweets, including chocolate-smothered pretzels and fudge.SOUDERTON, PA
Supreme Chocolatier LLCSince 1911, Supreme Chocolatier has made enrobed and molded chocolates in a family-owned Staten Island business founded by Greek immigrant Emmanuel Katsoris. What began with candy made on a marble slab in a small retail-store kitchen now includes the family’s Superior Confections line alongside Blum’s of San Francisco and House of Bauer chocolates. Its foiled hollow molded pieces are sealed in their own wrappers to help preserve freshness during handling and shipping.STATEN ISLAND, NY