manufacturing headquarters orem utah key people art pollard clark goble products confectionery website www.amanochocolate.com amano artisan chocolate is an american bean to bar chocolate manufacturer based in orem utah . amano s award winning 1 2 chocolate bars are made in small batches on vintage equipment which allows the artisan chocolate maker to control and observe flavor development during each stage of manufacture . amano s chocolate making has evolved from italian and french confectionery techniques . the company employs high proportions of cocoa 70 % in their chocolate using bean from south and central america as well as africa and oceania . the factory is located at a higher altitude than most other chocolate factories in the world 3 orem utah 4 774 ft 1 455 m . the company claims that the high altitude affects flavor development during conching and aids in the development of the taste of the chocolate . amano is kosher dairy certified by the denver based scroll k kashrus agency . contents 1 history 2 recognition 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit amano artisan chocolate was founded by art pollard and clark goble in 2006 in orem utah . the company holds to a quality over quantity vision . this affects not only their production and marketing but also the relationship they share with suppliers . amano though not fair trade certified pays its suppliers nearly double the fair trade standard over triple the london cocoa terminal market price . citation needed the company has expanded its chocolate production in recent years when to supply a variety of bars nibs culinary ingredients truffles and other confectionery . recognition edit amano is distinguished as being the first american company at the academy of chocolate awards to claim a gold award for bean to bar dark chocolate . 4 renowned italian chocolate manufacturer amedei is a fellow recipient of the gold award in the bean to bar category . in 2009 martin christy founder member of the academy of chocolate and editor of seventypercent.com named amano as one of the top eight bean to bar chocolate companies in the world . 5 amano is the only american company to make christy s list . see also edit list of bean to bar chocolate manufacturers references edit announcing the winners of the 2009 academy of chocolate awards . retrieved 2009 11 13 san francisco international chocolate salon 2009 awards . retrieved 2009 11 13 . food preservation standards . retrieved 10 april 2014 . world trade center of utah . utah chocolate maker takes europe by storm . retrieved 2009 11 12 christy martin . complete guide to chocolate . channel4.com . april 7 2009 . retrieved 2009 11 14 external links edit amano chocolate retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title amano artisan chocolate & oldid 702151241 categories companies established in 2006confectionery companies of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in utah2006 establishments in utahcompanies based in orem utahhidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2012vague or ambiguous time from april 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 january 2016 at 19 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view