For well over 100 years, the Guittard Chocolate Company has been the leading producer for candy connoisseurs and culinary professionals around the world. It all began during the great California Gold Rush when Etienne Guittard made the long voyage from France to the Barbary Coast with the dream of striking it rich in gold. In need of mining equipment, this French immigrant brought with him chocolate from his uncle’s confectionary with the hope of using it to trade for supplies. When wealthy miners offered to pay for his delectable treats, he soon discovered this confection was a goldmine in itself and returned to his homeland to perfect his recipe. Once he returned to the US, he opened his first chocolatier business, which sold candies, coffee, tea, and spices. Five generations later, this company is still going strong as a family business!
Guittard chocolate is USA-made, Fair Trade, and Kosher Certified, and is created using the purest ingredients, such as cane sugar, full cream milk, cacao beans, cocoa butter, and vanilla beans. Selections available include milk, semisweet, bittersweet, extra dark, and white varieties, as well as baking chips, melting bars, wafers, cocoa powder, and decadent nonpareils. Ideal for baking exquisite creations, this bulk chocolate is sized just right for commercial bakeries, for buffet table fare at elegant events, or for the home chef who takes their craft seriously! Candy Warehouse has an expansive selection of these gourmet chocolates in 10-pound bars, Melting Apeels, Butterscotch Chips, and lovely White Satin Ribbons, fresh from the factory and ready to ship to your door! If you refuse to settle for anything but the best, this confectionery brand is the one for you!
Fun Fact- Guittard candy is a leader in honorable sourcing and has joined forces with other companies to ensure the protection and restoration of forests for a thriving cocoa community. Because 80% of the world’s cocoa is produced on only 10 acres of land, this confectioner employs farm sustainability practices and leads comprehensive programs in Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Indonesia to help farmers with all aspects of their production. To help ensure the welfare of those who work to bring cocoa beans to the markets, this company also prohibits human trafficking and slave labor in their operations and demand the same from their suppliers. These practices mean you can have confidence that this brand is ethically sourced chocolate in every way possible!