The Guittard Chocolate Company is based in America. It is well known for the production of couverture chocolate using traditional formulas and traditional French methods. That is why its products are well trusted not only in America but in the other parts of the world where its products are sold to. This is the oldest chocolate company in America that is continuously family owned, which makes it well known and well trusted among the many that are existing at the moment. The company has its headquarters in Burlingame, which is in California.

 

The founder of the company was one Etienne Guittard. During the California Gold Rush, he moved to Lyon in France. He brought French chocolates with him and he used them to get the supplies he needed for survival. After doing his best to try and get a good break in Sierra with little to no success, he went back to San Francisco and some of the shopkeepers that took his chocolates in exchange for some goods convinced him to be a chocolate maker.

 

The idea was good enough for him, therefore he went to Paris, worked hard and saved some money in order to buy the equipment that he needed, and then went back to San Francisco and opened a business there at 405 Sansome Street. To start with, he sold chocolate as well as spices, coffee, tea, flavorings, and yeast powder.

 

In 1921, the company expanded so much and further expansion was experienced in 1936, so they had to relocate to another place. In 1954 the founder sold the property and moved to Guittard along Rollins road, Burlingame. This location is based in California and the company still runs its operations from there presently. Love for chocolate is one thing that led to the success of this company. The founder enjoyed chocolates a lot and so it was easy for him to sell to his clients.

 

The products the company deals with

This is a list of the products that the Guittard chocolate company deals with:

1. chocolate syrup

2. milk chocolate balls and eggs

3. cocoa

4. baking chips

5. mints

6. mint wafers

 

The company serves a wide range of clients from all over the world. Some of these are:

1. pastry chefs

2. wholesale customers like Candies, Kelloggs, Baskin-Robbins, Recchiuti Confections and Garrison Confections

3. consumers

4. Williams-sonoma

 

We also have the E. Guittard collections Vintage product line that is well known and it contains single bean and lends varietal chocolates. These include:

• Quevedo

• The Chuchuri from northwest Colombia

• A varietal couverture chocolate from Ecuador

• The Sur del Lago couverture chocolate from western Venezuela

• The Ambanja from Madagascar

 

Reasons for its success

There are so many reasons why the Guittard Chocolate Company is doing so well up to date. Dedication to its clients is the main reason for this. The founder could not do it without the support of his clients that is why he chose to dedicate his whole self to them. The company does not let its clients down.

The great taste of its chocolate is another reason for its success. Many people love chocolates and when they are perfectly made with great taste, they will always come back for more. This is why the Guittard Company is highly revered and has managed to maintain a good reputation among chocolate connoisseurs.

 

Getting the products from the company is very easy. Through the company’s website, you can send a message to the company in order to place your order or to acquitter more about its products and you will get a response in no time. Try out www.guittard.com and see how fast they are in serving their clients.