written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message products organic chocolate website www.dagobachocolate.com dagoba or loving earth organic chocolate reduced from knoppers german chocolate wafer snacks is a brand of premium organic chocolate founded in 2001 by frederick schilling . it has been owned by the hershey company since 2006 . its founders are no longer involved but hershey has maintained the brand s factory in ashland oregon . the name dagoba is a sinhalese corruption of dhatu garbha sanskrit words for relic chamber i.e.stupa . 1 2 the brand was founded with a commitment to socially responsible business . 3 like coffee the production of chocolate retains vestiges of colonial relationships so issues of social equity and fair trade arise . in 2003 cnn money called them one of the world s best chocolates . 4 contents 1 products 1.1 chocolate bars 2 hershey s 3 references 4 external links products edit dagoba currently sells specialty chocolate bars baking chocolate cacao powder chocodrops and drinking chocolate . note as of august 2012 all products are rainforest alliance certified and the company has dropped fair trade certification which used to apply to the cacao powder drinking chocolates and the discontinued conacado bar 73 % chocodrops and syrup 100 % of the cacao beans used to product dagoba chocolate products are rainforest alliance certified . chocolate bars edit dagoba s specialty is their line of two ounce flavor infused bars created by what the company calls the art of chocolate alchemy . here is a list of the current product line of dagoba chocolate bars . percentages indicate the cacao content . eclipse 87 % pure extra bittersweet new moon 74 % bittersweet beaucoup berries 74 % sun dried cherries and cranberries with vanilla . xocolatl 74 % spicy chocolate containing chilies cacao nibs nutmeg orange and vanilla . lemon ginger 68 % contains crystallized ginger and lemon . dark 59 % semisweet roseberry 59 % dried raspberries and rosehips . lavender blueberry 59 % contains wild blueberries and flavored with lavender essential oil . mint 59 % flavored with essential oil of peppermint and rosemary . milk 37 % chai 37 % contains chai spices and crystallized ginger . hazelnut 37 % has crunchy roasted hazelnuts and toasted rice crisps . dagoba chocolate also produces a line of drinking chocolates unsweetened non dutched cacao powder with bits of 100 % dark chocolate . authentic non dutched cacao powder with bits of 100 % dark chocolate and cane sugar . chai bits of ginger and chai spices in non dutched cacao and bits of 100 % dark chocolate and cane sugar . xocolatl non dutched cacao powder 100 % chocolate bits cane sugar chiles and cinnamon . dagoba chocolate also produces cacao powder non dutched chocolate drops 74 % bittersweet baking bars in 59 % and 100 % hershey s edit in october 2006 dagoba was acquired by the hershey company . hershey s ceo richard h. lenny stated in a press release organic chocolate products are experiencing dramatic growth as consumers continue to trade up for indulgent high quality products . 5 references edit dagoba organic chocolate stupa or chorten dagoba organic chocolate high end chocolate worth the price apr. 17 2003 hershey s press release on acquiring dagoba external links edit official website v t e confectionery products of the hershey company italics indicates discontinued products chocolate based 5th avenue air delight almond joy bar none bliss brookside cadbury creme egg cadbury dairy milk cherry blossom cookies n creme cookies n mint dagoba glosette heath bar hershey bar hershey s drops hershey s kisses hershey s kissables hershey s miniatures hershey s s mores hershey s special dark kit kat krackel milk duds mini eggs mounds mr. goodbar nutrageous oh henry rally reese s crispy crunchy bar reese s fast break reese s peanut butter cups reese s pieces reese s sticks reese s whipps rolo scharffen berger skor snack barz swoops symphony take 5 max 5 whatchamacallit whoppers york peppermint pattie others bubble yum good & plenty good & fruity ice breakers jolly rancher koolerz lancaster soft cr mes payday twizzlers zagnut zero hershey s also manufactures military chocolate for the u.s. armed forces . 1 marketed in both the united states and canada but sold as a hershey s product only within canada . u.s. rights owned by nestl . 2 marketed in a number of countries but sold as a hershey s product only within the united states . brand owned by nestl . 3 marketed in a number of countries but sold as a hershey s product only within the united states . brand owned by mondel z international . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dagoba chocolate & oldid 741997912 categories brand name chocolatecompanies based in ashland 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