On 3/12/2005 11:17 PM, Janet Puistonen wrote:
> Karstens Rage wrote:
>> The woman on the ScharffenBerger tour said there were only 12 makers
>> of chocolate in the US, SharffenBerger being one. There are two
>> others in California, Ghiradelli and Guittard. I found through web
>> searches that there is Merckens, Van Leer, Hersheys, Peter's (a
>> division of Nestle), and maybe Lake Champlain? Are ther four more? If
>> so can anyone tell me who they are?
>>
>> k
>
> AFAIK Lake Champlain doesn't make chocolate, they make chocolates. I could
> be wrong, of course. Does XOXO make their own chocolate? They sell bars,
> anyway.


Right - Lake Champlain Chocolates doesn't process chocolate, but buys it
from Barry Callebaut, which has a processing facility in Vermont (and
other states) so you can add that to the list. Lindt has a processing
facility in New Hampshire, and I think one elsewhere in the US.