If it looks like chocolate, it must be chocolate. Right? Definitely wrong. Truth is, much of the cheap, overly sweet chocolate on the market today is actually compound chocolate. So …
What is Fair Trade?
Fair Trade is another term that consumers have seen on a growing number of products over the last two decades. You will find this especially true on coffee and chocolate. …
Chocolate 101: Oil and Water Don’t Mix
If you’re an at home chocolate enthusiast, you’ve probably tried, at least once, melting some chocolate in the microwave or even a double boiler and adding an extract to impart …
Factory Store Changes Include Spray Tan Room
We will be closed April 1-April 6th so our team can enjoy a short break after our busy winter. While closed, we’ll be working on some changes to our factory …
March Flavorite of the Month
With St. Patrick’s Day and Easter right around the corner, it’s only appropriate that Patrick pick something completely different for the March Staff Flavorite of the Month. No bunnies, no …
Black Bear Bombs
It started with a phone call to Barkeater Chocolates from a concerned neighbor. The caller said, “I chased three black bears away from your garbage cans yesterday.” With images of …
FDA Declares Chocolate a Vegetable
FDA Declares Chocolate a Vegetable Redesigns Food Plate Guidelines April 1, 2017 The FDA in conjunction with the USDA, unveiled the newest Food Plate guidelines in a White House press …
Do Ghosts Like Chocolate? The Ghost in Our Chocolate Factory.
The first time I heard the footsteps was in April, a Thursday, in 2013. I remember it was Thursday because Melinda, one of our chocolatiers, didn’t normally work on Thursdays …
Need a Little Homework Inspiration?
This Barkeater Team Story is courtesy of Montana. Sweeten up that homework load! When I started college I was feeling the way most college freshman probably felt: excited and scared …
Friday Night Lights
When the cricket-songs take on a frenetic energy, the goldenrod forgets it’s a weed and blazes with amber pride, and the night air starts to crisp up, I know it’s …