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As important as all the steps that go into chocolate making are, product innovation and consumer input are equally valuable.

The stats are in — Americans want to know what’s in their food.

It wasn’t long before she whisked me to the Tootsie Roll production area to view a continuous slab of that wonderful chocolate-like confection falling onto a conveyor belt.

To satisfy all, it’s important to understand cocoa science and structure.

“We wanted to analyze who we are, our history, where we belong in the category,” says Doug Simons. “We have a great history, a great product, a great following. We needed to focus on our premium quality.”

Anne Shaeffer first had the idea while walking through the chocolate section of the grocery store and wondering to herself, “How can most people tell the difference between good and not-so-good chocolate before they buy?”

We hope you enjoy our extensive list of new products slated to be featured at the show, which is arranged alphabetically by company name!

Jamee handles all donations by the company, which range from “candy to blood and sweat to cash.”

Less than a year ago, it seem chocolate’s future teetered on the brink of extinction, a series of apocalyptic and man-made events dooming it to shortages and luxury pricing.

“It comes from the inspiration of wanting to create an extraordinary-tasting chocolate that’s also good for you,” says Julie Pech, owner.