TCHO

TCHO Ventures, Inc
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFood
Founded2005
FounderTimothy Childs & Karl Bittong
HeadquartersBerkeley, California, US
Key people
  • Takayuki Date (CEO)
  • Brad Kintzer (Chief Chocolate Maker)
ProductsChocolate Bars, Couverture Chocolate, Cacao Nibs, Plant Based Chocolate
Websitetcho.com

TCHO is a chocolate maker based in Berkeley, California, US that promotes itself as working with cacao bean farmers and cooperatives to improve growing, fermentation and drying methods.[1] Its factory and headquarters were formerly located on Pier 17 along the Embarcadero, in San Francisco's historic waterfront district, but are now located in the West Berkeley section of Berkeley, California. In February 2018, it was announced that TCHO would be bought by the Japanese confectionery company Ezaki Glico.[2]

  1. ^ "Chocolate.com | The Economist".
  2. ^ Sciacca, Annie (February 20, 2018), "Japanese firm to buy Berkeley-based chocolate maker TCHO", The Mercury News