Raaka Chocolate is a Brooklyn bean-to-bar chocolate maker founded in 2010. It makes chocolate from traceable, transparently traded single-origin cacao and keeps the beans unroasted to retain their fruit-forward character. Its Red Hook factory also hosts chocolate-making classes and tastings.
Certified Organic
Kosher
Non-GMO
Sol CacaoFounded by Trinidadian-born brothers raised in New York City, Sol Cacao makes bean-to-bar chocolate in the Bronx. The family business is the borough’s first bean-to-bar chocolate factory, using just cacao, cane sugar and cocoa butter to keep its bars minimally processed while connecting Caribbean heritage with New York craftsmanship. Its all-vegan chocolate also supports the company’s aim of creating specialty manufacturing jobs in the Bronx and supporting cacao farmers.BRONX, NY
DecocoaDecocoa hand-crafts fine chocolate in Rochester, New York, while also serving as a contract manufacturer for premium chocolate brands across North America. The family business builds its products around ethically and sustainably farmed cocoa beans sourced from around the world, and invites visitors into its factory through an experience center, tours, and classes.ROCHESTER, NY
Raw Chocolate LoveFounded in 2008 by nutritionist Shimon Pinhas, Raw Chocolate Love is a small Ridgewood, New York maker known for its handmade raw chocolate. The company creates organic confections with low-heat techniques for health-conscious customers, supplying health-food stores across New York City and Long Island.RIDGEWOOD, NY
CocoaCompassionFounded by Joy Batashoff Thaler, CocoaCompassion makes bean-to-bar chocolate and cacao products in New York while using chocolate as a platform for personal and professional growth. Its single-origin Tanzanian cacao is sourced through Kokoa Kamili and transformed into products such as drinking chocolate and cacao nibs, alongside creative experiences and training intended to support more valued, independent lives. The company also develops hyperlocal collaborations, including chocolate made with sea salt crafted from Sapidus Farms water by chef Chris Amendola.DOBBS FERRY, NY