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Governance at Charley's

13th Jun 2023

On a day-to-day basis founder and MD Chris Jahnke manages Charley’s operations. But Charley’s is a private company with 165 shareholders and a board. So, there is more to it than Chris running the … read more

The BEST hot chocolate recipe

Posted by Carly Smith on 13th Jun 2023

When did you last have amazing HOT CHOCOLATE?With the colder weather here it's the perfect time to indulge with Charley’s Decadent Hot Chocolate!Forget about using cocoa powder or drinking chocolate. … read more

Plantation news - Charley's Tree's

Posted by Ruth Medd on 12th May 2023

Charley’s Cocoa Tree's April 2022 Blog showed the progress of cocoa trees from seedling to grafted tree, ready to plant.Agriculture is a fickle thing as the cold weather of 2022 at Mission Beac … read more

The basics of cocoa

Posted by Ruth Medd on 4th Apr 2023

Fact sheet – cocoa and chocolateChocolate comes from the fruit of the cocoa tree - not Belgium The Chocolate LifecycleA highly productive Charley’s cocoa tree and the components of chocolate - c … read more

Charley’s Shop -2023 update

Posted by Ruth Medd on 3rd Mar 2023

Charley’s on-premise shop had a soft opening from late October 2022. The story ‘Flat pack to Chocolate Shop’ can be read here.Things have moved on in 2023.So far we have installed new roadsid … read more

Cassowary sighted at Mt Edna

Posted by Ruth Medd on 2nd Feb 2023

Birdlife Queensland is collaborating with Charley’s Chocolate to identify ‘Charley’s birds’In 2022 Charley’s Chocolate expanded its facilities at Mt Enda to include a lease on 80 hectares of … read more

Celebrating our staff- Christmas 2022

Posted by Ruth Medd - Chair on 8th Dec 2022

Celebrating our staffThis blog celebrates the contribution our staff make to Charley's.We are happy that they are part of Charley’s and wish them a happy holiday season.Outdoors teamThe outdoor team … read more

Charley's birds

Posted by Ruth Medd on 3rd Nov 2022

Birdlife Queensland is collaborating with Charley’s Chocolates to identify ‘Charley’s birds’ In 2022 Charley’s Chocolates expanded its facilities at Mt Enda to include a lease on 80 hectare … read more

Ceremonial Cacao - What exactly is it?

Posted by Charley's Chocolate on 3rd Nov 2022

The history of chocolate is long, dating back to the Ancient Mayans. The word “chocolate” means “bitter water” which is a description of the ritual drink prepared from fermented and roasted beans fr … read more

Flat pack to chocolate shop

Posted by Ruth Medd on 1st Oct 2022

Find us at 388 El Arish Mission Beach Road Qld 4852How to build a shop in FNQ - Construction work in FNQ is a challenge. Materials are often unavailable and delivery times long. Charley’s chocola … read more