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The SOURCE OF ALL OUR FLAVOR

Learn how SCHARFFEN BERGER began, and discover how we craft our extraordinary chocolate by sourcing quality cacao from around the world.

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A WINEMAKER TURNS TO CHOCOLATE

SCHARFFEN BERGER Chocolate was founded in San Francisco by chocolate connoisseur Robert Steinberg and winemaker John Scharffenberger in 1996.

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THE ORIGINS OF CACAO

Cacao fruit grows on the Cacao tree, Theoroma Cacao so named in 1753 by botanist Carl Linnaeus. Theobroma is Greek for "food of the gods."

THE CRAFT PROCESS

We craft the world’s most flavorful chocolate by carefully sourcing our cacao.

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ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY

Our Cacao comes from sustainably-farmed estates because we recognize the role cacao can play in preserving rainforest biodiversity.