Large Chocolate Companies with Vegan Choices

[iguanagrrl]

I'm taking the step to try to convince my boss and the owner of the company that we should offer a vegan alternative to our regular chocolate dipped strawberries. I think it would be a wonderful way to tap a growing community as well as promote positive thinking towards a cruelty free existence

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[catnip13]

Here's the website for the confectioner's page on Dagoba's website. Theirs is organic, sustainable and ethically sourced, but expensive.

http://www.dagobachocolate.com/products.asp?dept=16

On the cheap, Trader Joe's pound-plus dark is vegan, IIRC.

[iguanagrrl]

Hrmm... At their 5 lb. bag price, the cost would be too prohibitive, unfortunately. We would be looking at around $11 just for the chocolate per 1 dozen box.

Granted, I know that we are generally used to paying more for 'luxury' items that cater to the vegan community, but that would add at least $10 to an already somewhat expensive product.

I'll have to see if I can find information on wholesale pricing, though.

[leah_loves]

MMM Endangered Species chocolate. Holy crap, it's soo good.
Some of it isn't vegan(like the milk chocolates) but the dark chocolates are certified vegan! Check 'em out.

[iguanagrrl]

I love Endangered Species chocolate, but I don't know that they do wholesale. I'll check it out, though.

[ilovemypitbull]

I don't know if this helps at all, but these people have wholesale dipping chocolate which appears to be vegan:

http://www.wholesalechocolate.net/ingredients.htm

Chocoley Indulgence Dipping & Enrobing Chocolate

Semi Sweet Dark Chocolate:

Sugar

Chocolate Liquor

Cocoa Butter

Soy Lecithin (an emulsifier)

Vanilla

[iguanagrrl]

MARVELOUS! That's EXACTLY what I'm searching for. :)

Thank you!

[ilovemypitbull]

No problem. I found it by just searching on some chocolate wholesalers sites. So if this particular chocolate doesn't work out, you may find others that way.

[iguanagrrl]

Yes, definitely perfect! Based on the 10 lb. pricing, it would only be about $4.25 per box for the chocolate, which really isn't much more than the cost of our regular chocolate.

Now I just have to convince her!

[adrinna]

What brand and type of chocolate are you using right now?

[iguanagrrl]

Guittard in white, milk and dark.

[adrinna]

Is it their molding chocolate? Because I'd assume that any of their dark chocolates would be vegan.

[iguanagrrl]

I've confirmed based on the nutritional information that we send out with every package. The dark that we use is most definitely NOT vegan.