Podcast: American Heritage speaks on historical treats
The brand began in 2006 and aspires to make chocolate history engaging.

CONFECTIONERY CONVERSATIONS
American Heritage Chocolate
Dave Borghesani, chocolate historian, talks about the brand and how it developed its historically accurate recipes.
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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