Dagoba Chocolate
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Dagoba is an organic brand of high-quality chocolate, founded in 2001 by Frederick Schilling and based in Ashland, Oregon. The name Dagoba is a Sinhalese corruption of dhatu-garbha, a Sanskrit word for stupa.[1][2] The company seeks to be socially responsible in their manufacturing and trade practices.[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]
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[edit] Products
Dagoba currently sells specialty chocolate bars, single origin bars, baking chocolate, cocoa nibs, and drinking chocolate.
[edit] Chocolate bars
Dagoba's specialty is their line of two-ounce bars in flavors created by what the company calls "chocolate alchemy". Here is a list of the current product line of Dagoba chocolate bars. Percentages indicate the cacao content.
- Dark 59% Semisweet
- New Moon 74% Bittersweet
- Nibs 68%: Contains roasted cacoa nibs, pieces of the cocoa bean.
- Prima Materia 100%: Contains only pure cacao mass.
- Superfruit 74%: Contians acai, goji, and currants. All of these fruits contain large amounts of antioxidants.
- Brasilia 37%: Contains coconut and brazil nuts.
- Chai 37%: Contains chai spices and crystallized ginger.
- Xocolatl 74%: Spicy chocolate containing chilies, cacao nibs, maca, nutmeg, and vanilla.
- Seeds 68%: Contains hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and sea salt.
- Roseberry 59%: Dried raspberries and rosehips.
- Mon Cherri 72%: Sun dried cherries and/or cranberries with vanilla.
- Mint 59%: Flavored with oil from peppermint and rosemary.
- Milk 37%
- Lemon-Ginger 68%: Contains crystallized ginger and lemon.
- Lavender 59%: Contains blueberries and flavored with lavender oil.
- Latte 37%: Ground coffee and cinnamon.
- Hazelnut 37%: Has crunchy toasted hazelnuts and toasted rice crisps.
[edit] Hershey's
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]
