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Podcast: American Heritage speaks on historical treats

The brand began in 2006 and aspires to make chocolate history engaging.

By Liz Parker Kuhn
Podcast: American Heritage speaks on historical treats
Courtesy of American Heritage Chocolate
July 21, 2026

CONFECTIONERY CONVERSATIONS

American Heritage Chocolate

Dave Borghesani, chocolate historian, talks about the brand and how it developed its historically accurate recipes.

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We sat down with Dave Borghesani, chocolate historian, American Heritage Chocolate, a Mars brand dedicated to chocolate history education, to talk about its confections as well as grants and awards it gives out.

Its 57% cacao recipe is inspired by authentic 1750s documents, featuring a complex spice blend (anise, orange, chili, and more) that reflects colonial-era trade routes.

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Mars is on the current Candy Industry “Global Top 100 Candy Companies” list. Click here to view the current “Global Top 100” rankings.

KEYWORDS: confectionery industry History of Chocolate Mars

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Liz Parker Kuhn is the senior editor of Candy Industry and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, and has worked at BNP Media since 2012. She has written for CBS Detroit as well as for her own blogs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. Liz can be contacted at (248) 839-7156 or at parkerkuhne@bnpmedia.com.

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