Beyond Baking

Named for founder Etienne Guittard, Collection Etienne fair trade eating chocolate bars are made in small batches from the highest quality cocoa beans in a centuries-old French artisan tradition. Collection Etienne delivers the same top-quality chocolate used by professional pastry chefs, artisan chocolatiers, chocolate lovers and home bakers alike. Look for 72% Cacao Quetzalcoatl Bittersweet Bar, 85% Cacao Clair de Lune Bittersweet Bar, 64% Cacao l'Harmonie Semisweet Bar and 91% Cacao Nocturne Extra Dark Bar in the Gourmet Candy Section.

Cocoa for a Cause

A fifth-generation family-owned company, Guittard sources superior, shade-grown cacao that is protected from excessive direct sunlight during development. This practice not only delivers a premium chocolate experience but also helps preserve the jungle environments surrounding the crops. In addition to other farm sustainability initiatives, Guittard works with governments and local organizations in cocoa-producing countries to raise awareness around the importance of increasing yields while still prioritizing and protecting heirloom-quality crops that preserve the traditional, diverse flavor profiles of cocoa.

Guittard also supports education, literacy, gender equality and child protection initiatives in these cocoa-growing areas. They work with partners to reduce poverty and improve the social conditions and livelihoods within cocoa communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

You can support Guittard's many social and environmental efforts and enjoy some of the world's best chocolate when you buy from the Guittard Chocolate line. Among their many delicious offerings are cocoa powder, baking chips and several varieties of fair trade bars and organic baking wafers.

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