Three Local Chocolate Companies in Marin

Three Local Chocolate Companies in Marin, Marin Magazine

ALTER ECO

San Francisco

Alter Eco chocolate

DOING GOOD

Supports fair trade practices, packaging is sustainable, and company is carbon neutral (2 million–plus trees planted in cacao fields).

THE DETAILS

Organic, non-GMO, and crafts a bar with a heart-healthy 90 percent cocoa.


POCO DOLCE CONFECTIONS

San Francisco

Poco Dolce

DOING GOOD

Sources chocolate locally and portions of recent proceeds are donated to local fire relief efforts.

THE DETAILS

Small batches, by hand, and made in San Francisco.


DANDELION CHOCOLATE

San Francisco

Dandelion Chocolate

DOING GOOD

Makers travel to ingredients’ places of origin and work directly with growers and producers.

THE DETAILS

A bean-to-bar chocolate made with only two ingredients: cocoa beans and organic cane sugar.