Chocolate Links

Where to Buy Premium Chocolate

Premium chocolate can be hard to find - but there is wider distribution than you might think. Look for SCHARFFEN BERGER, DAGOBA and JOSEPH SCHMIDT chocolates at gourmet grocery stores, all-natural retailers like Whole Foods and national chains such as Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table. You can also often find them in smaller, specialty food shops, organic farm stands and delicatessens.

You can also buy products online at the following websites.

Supplies for Cooking with Chocolate

Industry Organizations & Associations

Chocolate Manufacturers Association

The Chocolate Manufacturers Association (CMA) has served as the premier trade group for manufacturers and distributors of cocoa and chocolate products in the United States since 1923. The association was founded to fund and administer research, promote chocolate to the general public and serve as an advocate of the industry before Congress and government agencies.
www.chocolateusa.org

National Confectioners Association

NCA is the major association representing the entire confection industry, offering education and leadership in manufacturing, technical research, public relations, retailing practices, government relations, and statistical analyses.
www.ecandy.com (industry)
www.candyusa.com (consumers)

World Cocoa Foundation

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) supports programs that benefit cocoa farmers and their families worldwide. WCF programs raise farmer incomes, encourage responsible, sustainable cocoa farming and strengthen communities.
www.worldcocoafoundation.org

International Cocoa Organization

The ICCO is an organization, composed of both cocoa producing and cocoa consuming countries that work towards a sustainable world cocoa economy, encompassing social, economic and environmental dimensions in both production and consumption.
www.icco.org

PMCA

PMCA is an international non-profit trade association of confectionery manufacturers and companies in related industries with membership worldwide. Founded in 1907 as the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners' Association by candy manufacturers located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PMCA, as it is now known, today boasts more than 390 members worldwide.
www.pmca.com

Premier Culinary Arts Schools

Culinary Arts Journals

Chocolate & Health Resources

Health organizations that have conducted research and/or published research on the health issues regarding cocoa and/or chocolate: