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An update on child slavery - Child Slavery lawsuit in US

Posted by Ruth Medd on 23rd Mar 2021

The media has been diligent in their reporting of child labour practices in the cocoa industry in West Africa. Charley’s Chocolates website provides a useful summary at Our planetDated Sat 13 Feb 2 … read more

Little Trees and new beginnings

23rd Mar 2021

Easter reminds us about new beginnings. After much planning, the first of our recent potting of seedings are showing. They are headed for Maria Creeks at Charley’s, Mission Beach.Checkout the view at … read more

Charley's, coming to a market near you.

19th Feb 2021

Heather Smith, Shareholder and distributor of Charley's Chocolate, is hitting the road in sharing the love of Charley's with NSW and ACT through markets and wholesalers.Mark your calendars a … read more

Why is there sugar in chocolate?

7th Jan 2021

Why is there sugar in chocolate?As with many questions, the answer is ‘it depends’. In chocolate the amount of sugar depends on the type and quality of the chocolate. Cocoa Runners is a UK based websi … read more

Vegan and gluten free chocolate?

18th Nov 2020

Is chocolate Gluten-Free and Vegan?Many of us follow a gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan diet; for health or lifestyle reasons. It can be challenging to determine which foods can be safely ea … read more

Making chocolate sustainably

8th Oct 2020

Long before Charley’s, Lynn and Chris had a deep understanding and acceptance of the need for business to be sustainable and environmentally and socially responsible.Starting Charley’s as a clean sh … read more

What’s so special about Australian grown chocolate?

22nd Sep 2020

Australian chocolate is a high quality product produced with carefully controlled safe practises. This results in chocolate with optimal flavour that is among the best in the world.It takes about 5 m … read more

New Equipment 2020

22nd Sep 2020

Charleys has been making chocolate since 2014. We started with small scale equipment. Chocolate making equipment is a global business with many reputable suppliers. Some suppliers specialise in c … read more

Hawaii cocoa tour March 2020

Posted by Ruth Medd on 4th Aug 2020

Board Chair Ruth Medd and Advisory Board Chair David Herlihy visited Hawaii in March 2020 to learn about Hawaii’s cooca growing practices and meet with industry experts and cocoa growers and chocolate … read more

Why is chocolate fermented?

4th Aug 2020

Why is my chocolate fermented?Cocoa is fermented; along with rice, wine, beer, coffee, some tea and other foods.Does this mean chocolate is alcoholic? - Well NO What is fermentation of cocoa?It’s the … read more