Pink House Chocolates makes fresh, handcrafted chocolate confections from its distinctive pink storefront in a 100-year-old house in Finleyville, where visitors can browse room to room and enjoy an ice cream parlor. With humble beginnings 50 years ago, the company stands apart for reaching beyond traditional chocolates with dedicated-equipment vegan and gluten-free offerings, while sourcing ingredients from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms when possible and using Fair Trade ingredients when it can. It also creates custom chocolate favors and supports local groups through seasonal fundraising programs.
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Morito ChocolatesFemale-founded Morito Chocolates makes cacao-driven vegan confections by hand in Brooklyn, beginning with its signature chocolate sticks and expanding into filled mini cups. The company builds each small batch from cacao, using organic, gluten-free ingredients and a short ingredient list so the chocolate’s character stays clear. Its sourcing is rooted in the Caribbean, including a partnership with Puerto Rico’s Hacienda Jeanmarie, the island’s first registered cacao hacienda.BROOKLYN, NY
The Chocolatier's PaletteThe Chocolatier’s Palette grew from more than a decade of holiday fudge-making for family and friends before its founding in 2013. Today, its Maryland kitchen produces small-batch Belgian-chocolate fudge with a rotating, art-inspired set of flavors, including options for vegan customers and custom orders for events or gifts.ROCKVILLE, MD
Gertrude Hawk ChocolatesGertrude Hawk Chocolates has been making chocolate and candy in northeastern Pennsylvania since Gertrude Hawk began the business in her Scranton kitchen in 1936. Now based in Dunmore, the company still makes its chocolate centers by hand with copper kettles and marble slabs, while its long-running fundraising programs help schools and community organizations raise money. Its signature Smidgens® and freshly prepared hand-dipped treats carry that family-rooted tradition into stores and gift boxes.DUNMORE, PA
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