Hi there, I’m Linda, the Founder of Choc Affair, and this is the story of how we began:
From the stove in my kitchen…
Our story began in 2006 when I realised that my daughters had an intolerance to milk – a devastating discovery for children who love chocolate. As there were few alternatives available back then, I decided to have a go myself, and with a little time and a whole lot of soy milk I created a hot chocolate they loved. While my first little customers were pretty devoted, they also gave me the idea for a business making handmade chocolate. The next step was a dark chocolate stirrer that melted in warm milk to create an instant chocolatey drink. As demand grew, and with my house now permanently smelling of molten chocolate, I gave up my day job to become a full-time chocolate maker.
…to the Old Joinery workshop, and onto Hazel Court
As family members were always being drafted in to help stir, deliver and taste, most of them readily joined our growing company. After first converting our garage into a mini factory, we went on to lease an old joinery here in York as our first ‘Chocolate HQ’. After that, things really started growing, and before long we’d moved into our current home in Hazel Court.
We think that any chocolate that tastes as good as ours, should leave you, and your customers, feeling good.
That’s why every bean we use is responsibly and sustainably grown.
We choose to pay 5% extra for every kilo of cocoa beans we purchase to help reforest the cocoa-growing regions of Colombia.
It’s also why we never use cheap shortcuts like palm oil, and why we support the small farms and cooperatives we work with, as well as the local community that surrounds them and our own community here in York. We support ‘British Made’, which is why all of our packaging and flavouring ingredients are sourced from other UK companies.
WE'RE AT YOUR SERVICE
All these years later, we’re still making handmade chocolate that has a positive impact and we still love doing it – what more could we ask for?
But that’s enough about us! Our focus (other than making delicious tasting chocolate of course), is you, our valued retail partner. As a business owner who knows what it really takes to grow a business or sell a product range, myself and my dedicated team are ready to talk about your goals, challenges, and how we can tailor our chocolate and customer service to help ramp up your sales.
Click here to become a trade partner and we look forward to learning more about your business.
Linda and the Choc Affair Team x
PROUD TO
ACHEIVE
