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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

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

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

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

Lots has happened at Charley’s this year, including finding a Super Fruit Dove in our rainforest.Charley's is a tree to bar (single origin) chocolate grower The vision for Charley’s is a high qu … read more

 Charley's Cocoa Trees at our Mt Edna Plantation Recently Charley’s co-founder and Chair of the Australian Cocoa Council, Chris Jahnke spoke with Agrifutures about the future of the Aus … read more

When did you last have amazing HOT CHOCOLATE? With the unusually cold winter Queensland and the east coast this year it's the perfect time to indulge with Charley’s Decadent Hot Chocolate!  … read more

Following up on our previous blog post about why sugar is added to chocolate, we now explore is there such a thing as too much sugar?There are some who would say ‘chocolate is bad because it is f … read more

Australian cocoa can be sensational as evidenced by Charley’s cocoa results at the Cocoa Of Excellence Awards. To develop the industry further there is a need to develop higher yielding caca … read more

A primer in design or a comedy in many parts.Art is integral to the global chocolate industry. Art is part of the mystique of luxury goods; chocolate as art. After 6 years of the Charley’s ‘rustic’ pa … read more