If consumers must have that candy bar or those jelly beans, they might as well make it count, right? That's where better-for-you confections come in.

The release of a new Star Wars movie seems to be affecting craft chocolate makers. Dark bars with a “force” factor above 80 percent cacao abounded at last week’s Winter Fancy Foods Show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Only the sweetest of the sweetest qualify for the samples I never want to give away.

Theo Chocolate has announced changes to its leadership team, which it believes will enable the company to continue on its trajectory as one of the fastest growing brands in the natural and organic chocolate category.

These days you can grab a chocolate bar with almost anything inside. In the past year companies have introduced flavors ranging from marshmallows to ginger to hemp seeds.

The idea was inspired by Theo’s proximity to the sea and the flavors of the Pacific Northwest.

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