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  • Cassowary sighted at Mt Edna

    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 o ...

  • Plantation news - Charley's Tree's

    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 Bea ...

  • Charley’s magnificent tropical rainforest

    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 o ...

  • FNQ's Chocolate Magic

    Cocoa trees at Charley's Mt Edna Plantation The secret to exceptional chocolate isn't just in the making – it's in the growing. And here in Far North Queensland, we've got something speci ...

  • About the Cassowary Coast

    Cassowary Coast Far North Queensland - a local resident   The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in far north Queensland, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfai ...

  • Our Cocoa World 2026

    Quick Jump:  World production, prices and yields. 1 Australia - 2025 Mt Edna Harvest 5 Australia – Mt Edna rain. 6 Australia - UQ research. 6 EUDR ( EU Deforestation Reduction) update. 7 ...

  • Charley’s Shop -2023 update

    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 roadsi ...

  • “Tree to bar” chocolate explained

    "Tree to Bar" is the growing of cocoa and making of chocolate in one location. It’s equivalent to ‘paddock to plate’. Charley’s Mount Edna chocolate is tree to bar.  This ...

  • Vegan and gluten free chocolate?

    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 e ...

  • Celebrating 10 Years at Charley's

  • Unwrapping the Truth: Heavy Metals in Chocolate

    For centuries, chocolate has been a beloved treat enjoyed by people all over the world. Its rich and indulgent flavour has made it a symbol of comfort and celebration. Due to a recent Consumer ...

  • How much sugar is there in chocolate?

    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 ...

  • ​Charley’s – our guide to matching chocolate and wine

    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 (thi ...

  • Little Trees and new beginnings

    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 a ...

  • Cocoa Pod Competition

    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 ans ...

  • Could you be a Cocoa Farmer?

    Is cocoa farming for you?Do you fancy a lifestyle changeBecome a cocoa farmerJunior cocoa tree on Block 4 at Charley’sFar North Queensland (FNQ) has the right climate, near the equator with rainfall ...

  • Tasting Charley's chocolate

    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 ...

  • Cocoa processing at Charley's

    The best way to experience Charley’s is to visit us  and experience the following process at Mt Edna.  Mt Edna grown cocoa pods The starting point is a cocoa pod (fruit) which ...

  • Why is there sugar in chocolate?

    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 webs ...

  • Charley's Cocoa Trees

    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 cac ...

  • Charley's birds

    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 hectar ...

  • Agrifutures: the future potential of Australian cocoa production

     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 Au ...

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