Behind-the-Scenes: Designing Our Advent Calendar

Behind-the-Scenes: Designing Our Advent Calendar

By Jecca Berta An up-close look at this year’s Advent Calendar box, with a silver foil design by Lisa Grue. Our Advent Calendar takes a full year to put together. In addition to working with nearly two dozen chocolatiers across North America as well as with Dandelion...
Our Origin Trip to Thailand

Our Origin Trip to Thailand

By Jecca Berta Fifteen Dandelions traveled from the U.S. and Japan to learn about craft cacao in Thailand. This summer, we brought back one of Todd’s favorite company traditions — origin trips. In August, a group of fifteen Dandelions traveled to Thailand to visit...
Tasting Notebook: Río Samaria, Mexico

Tasting Notebook: Río Samaria, Mexico

By Ron Sweetser Our first bar crafted from Mexican cacao: Río Samaria.   This summer, we released our first Mexican cocoa origin: Río Samaria, with tasting notes of plum jam, champurrado, and tobacco leaf. Those three notes are the end result of multiple roasts,...