improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is 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 . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article appears to contain a large number of buzzwords . specific concerns may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article if you can . march 2013 this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . march 2013 this article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message tcho ventures inc type private industry food founded 2005 founder timothy childs & karl bittong headquarters 3100 san pablo ave. berkeley ca 94702 key people louis rossetto ceo jane metcalfe president products chocolate drinking chocolate cacao nibs services flavor assaying website www.tcho.com tcho is a luxury chocolate maker based in berkeley california . tcho works with cacao bean farmers and cooperatives to improve growing fermentation and drying methods . citation needed its factory and headquarters were formerly located on pier 17 along the embarcadero in the city s historic downtown waterfront district but are now located in the west berkeley section of berkeley california . contents 1 history 2 distinctive approach 3 products 4 tchosource 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit tcho was co founded in december 2005 by timothy childs a technology and chocolate entrepreneur who once developed vision systems for nasa s space shuttle program and karl bittong a 40 plus year veteran of the chocolate industry . karl bittong specializes in the engineering aspect of chocolate production and has worked on factories around the world . timothy childs left tcho in 2010 . today its ceo and president are louis rossetto and jane metcalfe respectively co founders of wired magazine as well as the first magazine website wired.com . former headquarters on pier 17 in 2006 the company moved to pier 17 a historic pier built in 1912 and the third oldest pier on the san francisco waterfront . steel truss and timber frame buildings were built on this and surrounding piers to accommodate the loading and unloading of ships . historically the pier has been used for transport military logistics and trade including the trade of cacao beans to san francisco . the tcho chocolate factory was assembled by a team of engineers using vintage european machines from wernigerode germany and modern refiners grinders and siemens computerized temperature gauges . in april 2014 tcho left pier 17 and moved their offices and factory to berkeley ca . tcho teamed with erik spiekermann of edenspiekermann for design and branding . its packaging design has won numerous awards and honors including the academy of chocolate gold award in february 2009 the european design gold award in may 2009 the if communication design award in august 2009 as well as nominations for the 2009 cannes design lions and 2011 german federal design award . citation needed distinctive approach edit tcho focuses on the inherent flavors of cacao and chocolate separating flavors by profile . it positions its chocolate in terms of the flavor profile rather than by cacao percentage or the origin of the beans . cacao s flavors derive not only from its genetics and terroir similar to wine and coffee but also from the way the cacao beans are fermented and dried . such flavors can be further developed or fine tuned during roasting grinding and conching to make the final chocolate . the cacao beans for tcho s four purenotes dark chocolates were sourced and formulated to correspond to the dark chocolate flavor wheel . tcho s dark chocolate flavor wheel . chocolatey is a single origin chocolate made from ghanaian cacao beans . 70 % cacao . flavor notes intensely fudgey ; hints of roasted malt and caramel . fruity is a single origin chocolate organic and fair trade made from peruvian cacao beans . 68 % cacao . no fruits added . flavor notes bright berry notes finishing with traces of cherry . nutty is a single origin chocolate organic and fair trade made from ecuadoran cacao beans . 65 % cacao . no nuts added . flavor notes roasted nuts with hints of coffee and toasted biscuit . citrus is a single origin chocolate organic made from madagascar cacao beans . 67 % cacao . no citrus added . flavor notes subtle citrus notes ending with a smooth creamy finish . tcho s seriousmilk chocolates include two milk chocolates with primary flavors that correspond to the milk chocolate flavor wheel as follows classic is a creamy rich milk chocolate organic and fair trade . 39 % cacao . flavor notes rich caramel notes with hints of butterscotch honey and vanilla . cacao is a dark milk chocolate organic and fair trade . 53 % cacao . flavor notes fudgey flavor with a smooth creamy finish . the company s flavor wheels are a key brand differentiator for tcho . 1 products edit in addition to chocolate bars the company sells drinking chocolate roasted cacao nibs chocolate covered nuts fruit and a wide selection of gifts with packaging by award winning graphic designers . tcho sells its products through various channels . tcho s products are available at select whole foods and many gourmet specialty stores restaurants and bakeries throughout the country . tcho also produces private label chocolate for starbucks and starbucks evolution fresh stores nationwide . tchosource edit through its tchosource program tcho directly invests in partnerships with cacao farmers providing them the technology and know how in open source fashion . tchosource has installed tcho flavor labs at co ops throughout the world for farmers . 2 see also edit list of bean to bar chocolate manufacturers references edit chocolate.com a start up innovates in an unexpected field the economist april 17 2008 crooks peter april 2010 louis and the chocolate factory diablo magazine external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tcho & oldid 743700211 categories chocolate companiescompanies established in 2005companies based in san franciscoconfectionery companies of the united statesfood and drink in the san francisco bay areabrand name chocolate2005 establishments in californiahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2013all articles with a promotional tonewikipedia articles containing buzzwords from march 2013wikipedia articles needing style editing from march 2013all articles needing style editingall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2014articles with unsourced statements from september 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 in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 19 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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