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The Mt Edna plantation produced a ‘hero’ tree recently. Here it is, with picking time approaching.To celebrate our ‘hero’ tree we ran a Cocoa Pod competition on Instagram. See it here.The answ … read more

Many people are surprised to discover that cocoa is grown in Australia.It is a relatively new industry. The first cocoa planting occurred from 1998 when the Rural Industries Research and Development … read more

Charley’s produces high quality chocolate from cocoa grown in Australia as well as PNG.We want Charley’s to be a recognized as the premium product that we are. This means we need to be recognize … read more

Charley’s Chocolates and Women on Boards are sponsoring the 2021 ‘Not as Green’ exhibition’ for emerging (now less green) artists in Far North Queensland who paint and show their works toget … read more

The initial research into coca growing envisaged an industry based on 1,000 hectares of cocoa plantings.Australian Chocolate (Charley’s) commissioned the “Conus Report Overview of Cocoa Industry Septe … read more

Have you ever wondered why vanilla is listed as an ingredient on many chocolate bars?The answer is vanilla has magical qualities! Vanilla makes other food taste sweet, although it is not itself sweet … read more

What are you getting when you buy chocolate in Australia?Charley’s was set up with an aim of being involved in the development of the Australian cocoa and chocolate industry. Charley’s is a tree to ba … read more

An introduction to matching chocolate and wineIt is often said that ‘chocolate is difficult to match with wine’ so the team at Charley’s thought we would have a go. We discovered it can be done, but … read more

Just as you are advised to swill your wine in the glass, sniff it and then sip it, tasting chocolate is similar.When you open a bar of our high-quality single origin chocolate our advice is:admire t … read more

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