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Cacao Regina is an award winning bean to bar craft chocolate company in Marin County, California. The company was established in 2023 by Rosie and Kane Dijkman.
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| Headquarters | San Rafael, California |
| Products | Chocolate bars |
| Website | cacaoregina.com |
History
[edit]The company founders have been crafting chocolate for approximately 15 years[1] prior to launching their own brand. Transitioning from hobbyists to professional chocolatiers, they inaugurated their own production facility in San Rafael,[2][3] California. Their debut as vendors occurred at the San Francisco Chocolate Salon in 2024, marking their formal entry into the artisan chocolate market.
Products
[edit]Cacao Regina offers a range of chocolate bars characterized by minimal ingredients and a focus on single-origin cacao. Their product lineup includes a variety of two ingredient dark, dark milk, flavored, and 100% bars with origins from Peru, Ecuador, and Tanzania.
All their products are gluten-free, non-GMO, and free from soy and preservatives. The company emphasizes sustainable sourcing, utilizing cacao from cooperatives like Kokoa Kamili,[4] which supports smallholder farmers in Tanzania.
Their dark milk chocolate[5][6] is a milk chocolate with a higher cacao content than the average milk chocolate[7] bar. Their Gianduia bar[8] is made from hazelnuts grown in Oregon.
Facilities
[edit]The company's production facility houses their bean-to-bar operations, where they manage the entire chocolate-making process, from roasting to molding.
Distribution
[edit]Cacao Regina's products are available online, at local farmer's markets, and a growing number of retail locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.[9][10][11]
Awards and Recognition
[edit]Cacao Regina has received multiple awards for its products, including Gold for Best Dark Chocolate and Best Milk Chocolates.[12] Further awards can be found on the San Francisco Chocolate Salon[13] Fall 2024[14] and Spring 2025[15] award pages.
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chewing the cacao fat at a Salon". Chocolate by the Bay. February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Some chocolate stops between SF and wine country". Chocolate by the Bay. 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Dun & Bradstreet Business Directory". Dun & Bradstreet.
- ^ https://www.kokoakamili.com
- ^ "Break me off a piece of that". Chocolate by the Bay. December 26, 2024.
- ^ "Kokoa Kamili Dark Milk 56%". Cacao Regina.
- ^ "Dark Chocolate - the Nutrition Source". 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Gianduia Dark Milk". Cacao Regina.
- ^ "Retail Locations". Cacao Regina.
- ^ "Farmer's Markets". Cacao Regina.
- ^ "Online Store". Cacao Regina.
- ^ "San Francisco Chocolate Salon 2025 Awards Announced – San Francisco CHOCOLATE SALON".
- ^ https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=San+Francisco+Chocolate+Salon&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
- ^ "Fall Holiday Chocolate Salon Awards announced for 2024". Fall Holiday Chocolate Salon. December 4, 2024.
- ^ "San Francisco Chocolate Salon 2025 Awards Announced". San Francisco International Chocolate Salon. April 16, 2025.
- Chocolate
- Chocolate industry
- Brand name chocolate
- Confectionery companies based in California
- Confectionery companies of the United States
- Food and drink companies based in California
- Food and drink companies established in 2023
- 2023 establishments in California
- San Rafael, California
- Companies based in Marin County, California
- Companies based in San Rafael, California
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