Since 1949, Madelaine Chocolate Company has made American-produced chocolate into detailed seasonal and novelty shapes, building its identity around brightly foiled treats such as its original mini chocolate eggs. The Queens manufacturer combines high-volume molding and foiling with custom packaging, private-label, and bulk manufacturing for trade customers. Its products are made in America and certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union, with quality systems also certified to SQF Level II and Halal standards.
Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level II
Kosher — Orthodox Union (OU)
Halal — Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA)
Preventive Controls for Human Food (FSPC)
Compliance program
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
Compliance program
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Compliance program
Allergen Training Certified
Compliance program
SQFLEVEL2
Quality certification
OUKOSHER
Quality certification
GMP
Quality certification
Compound Development Solutions LLCFounded 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.BUFFALO, NY
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
Anthony-Thomas ChocolatesSince 1952, Columbus-based Anthony-Thomas Chocolates has made buckeyes and assorted milk and dark chocolates, building a local candy tradition around its signature confections. The family-owned business draws on five generations of experience and produces its chocolates in a 175,000-square-foot factory, where eleven lines make 30,000 pounds per shift. Anthony-Thomas also offers personalized candy bars and event boxes for weddings, parties, and businesses.COLUMBUS, OH
Philadelphia CandiesFounded in 1919 in western Pennsylvania’s Shenango Valley, Philadelphia Candies makes milk and dark chocolates in-house from scratch, including its signature soft-centered creams and chocolate-covered snacks. The company still works in small batches and hand-packs customizable boxes at its Pennsylvania factory, while supporting organizations through chocolate-bar fundraising.HERMITAGE, PA