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  • Is There Really a Chocolate Shortage?

    Is There Really a Chocolate Shortage? You may have seen recent news stories spreading the fear that chocolate will soon be hard to come by. Chocolate production in West African countries is having issues because of drought, fungal infections, and Ebola outbreaks. It is not so much that chocola... View Post
  • A little background on Sarah Ann, the creator of Chocolita

    Hi Friends! This is Sarah Ann Lesslie here, the creator of Chocolita. I thought I’d start off the first blog post by introducing myself and sharing a bit about the company. I’ve put more information on the site under the “About” tab. You can read up on myself and the company. That info is a nice... View Post
  • What Exactly Is Heirloom Chocolate?

    There are a few different theories on the first strains of chocolate trees, what we now refer to as “heirloom chocolate.” (An heirloom plant is an older cultivar which has been growing since before industrialized agricultural.) The first being that the first type of cacao (chocolate) tree grew i... View Post