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Taza Chocolate CEO talks confectionery issues

The industry is being shaped by unprecedented volatility, he says.

Liz Parker Kuhn

February 6, 2026

The chocolatier was the first U.S. company to disclose what it pays cacao farmers.

Taza Chocolate-Covered Nuts

Taza Chocolate, Somerville, Mass.

January 16, 2019

Taza Chocolate has introduced a line of chocolate-covered nuts in snacking-friendly resealable bags.

Taza Chocolate names Barbara Reilly as new marketing exec

Reilly worked for two decades at advertising firm Arnold Worldwide.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 14, 2018

Somerville, Mass.-based Taza Chocolate has named Barbara Reilly as the company’s first chief operating officer and chief marketing officer.

New Wicked Dark chocolate bars

Taza Chocolate, Somerville, Mass.

April 26, 2018

Taza Chocolate has launched three new Amaze Bars inspired by the popularity of their best-selling, ultra-dark chocolate bar: 95% Wicked Dark.

New Wicked Dark chocolate bars

Taza Chocolate, Somerville, Mass.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

April 4, 2018

Taza Chocolate has launched three new Amaze Bars inspired by the popularity of their best-selling, ultra-dark chocolate bar: 95% Wicked Dark. Joining the line are 95% Wicked Dark with Toasted Coconut, 95% Wicked Dark with Ginger and 95% Wicked Dark with Toasted Quinoa.

Chocolate bar trends: Sheer joy

Chocolate continues to evolve as artisan chocolate makers fuse exotic and familiar flavors together to stimulate the senses.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 14, 2017

Though smaller brands have more difﬁ culty winning shelf space and consumer purchases than well-established,multinational brands, they often have more ﬂexibility and can adapt quicker to trends and consumer needs.

Taza Dark Bark

Taza Chocolate, Somerville, Mass.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 30, 2017

Dark Bark is a better-for-you snacking chocolate with just 6-7 grams of sugar per serving for most flavors.

Taza Chocolate's Amaze Bars

Taza Chocolate, Somerville, Mass.

Abigail Watt

April 18, 2016

Taza Chocolate, a bean-to-bar maker of organic stone ground chocolate, adds three new flavors to its Amaze Bars line.

Winter Fancy Food Show

Driven to the ‘dark side’

Hi-octane chocolate as well as reimagined marshmallows and marzipan catch the attention of Candy Industry’s trends spotter at the Winter Fancy Food Show.

Curtis Vreeland

January 26, 2016

The release of a new Star Wars movie seems to be affecting craft chocolate makers. Dark bars with a “force” factor above 80 percent cacao abounded at last week’s Winter Fancy Foods Show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.