The South Bend Chocolate Company

The South Bend Chocolate Company was founded in 1991 and incorporated in August 1994. To date, they have 10 company owned stores in Northern Indiana and 10 franchises throughout Indiana and Michigan. As the name suggests, The South Bend Chocolate Factory is located in South Bend, Indiana. The store provides chocolates to stores, gift shops, gourmet food stores, coffee shops and gift basket companies throughout the United States.

Specialties

Licensing: One of the company’s first delicacies was licensed chocolates for the University of Notre Dame. To date, they make licensed chocolates for Indiana University, Purdue and the University of Michigan.
Company promotions: You can purchase their chocolate in specialized logo bags with your company logo on it. South Bend Chocolate Factory also prepares gift baskets for company events.
Seasonal Items: Give your family a gift box of chocolates for Easter, Christmas or just to celebrate the changing of the seasons.
Cherries: For cherry lovers, there are many varieties available at South Bend Chocolate, such as Michigan Cherries, Cherry Cordial Truffles and Cherry Blossoms.
Crunches: If you like to mix your popcorn with your chocolate, this is the perfect mix. You can get caramel corn drizzled with chocolate, mixed with cherries or with chunks of peanut butter.
Fudge and Nuts: Enjoy a mix of fudge or nuts. There are specialty flavors such as peanut butter fudge, pumpkin fudge and maple walnut fudge. You can also try mixed nuts and cashews.
Creams: What is better than chocolate? Chocolate with cream in the middle in a number of flavors, lemon, chocolate, orange, coconut and raspberry creams.
Sugar Free: Love the chocolate, but don’t want the calories or the sugar. South bend Chocolate offers some of their favorites in a sugar-free variety.

Giving the gift of Chocolate

There are many ways you can share South Bend Chocolate. Aside from buying an individual bag for yourself, you can buy gift bags, gold boxes, corporate gifts, chocolate by the pound and even wedding favors.

Wedding favors: Have the individualized chocolate pieces wrapped in mini gift boxes to provide individually to your wedding guests.
Chocolates by the Pound: For party, buy a pound of chocolate to serve to your guests. A large variety of flavors are offered. Gift Baskets: A perfect gift for a friend in need of some cheer. You can purchase a small to large gift basket with a variety of chocolates.
Moving away from the chocolates the South Bend Chocolate Company makes a variety of coffees and condiments. Enjoy specialty coffees, some choices are: Winterblend, Pumpkin Spice, Chocolate Cherry, Amaretto and Irish Cream. As for condiments, there are a variety of dressings and side items, including:
Raspberry Walnut Dressing
Sesame Soy Ginger
Garlic Stuffed Olives
Jalapeno Stuffed Olives
Spicy Honey
Sweet Balsamic