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 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

Charley’s Chocolate Mt Edna property in tropical FNQ is inland from Mission Beach village and is part of the Cassowary Coast Regional Council area.Tour visitors to Charley’s Chocolate will see ou … read more

In 2021 our food and wine expert Fred Schilling said:  ‘The essence of matching food and wine has a lot to do with ensuring that the food is less sweet than the chosen wine. If tannins (thin … read more

Competitions are important to improve cocoa growing and chocolate quality. Internationally the gold standard is the Cocoa of Excellence program.Charley's has been an active participant in this c … read more

Charley’s commissioned works from Kim with the aim of showcasing FNQ and linking Charley’s with its geographic origins.Kim Rayner and Charley’s Chocolates - her inspiration After extensive travel abro … read more

Charley's was begun by Chris and Lynn Jahnke in 2012 with a dream to grow international award-winning Cocoa in Australia, make trophy winning Chocolate and sell to a discerning customer base … read more