Erik Landegren, Bridgewater Chocolate's founder, grew up in Sweden, and, like Mr. Gilissen, was trying to replicate the quality of the chocolate he grew up with.
But Tcho is not about to launch a new website or mobile device; it is a technology firm that makes chocolate.Its founders believe there is vast scope for innovation in the way chocolate is made and sold.
"Personally, if I had to choose one or the other, I prefer dark chocolate," said Joseph Whinney, founder of Theo Chocolate, a small producer based in Seattle.
Pierrick Chouard Pierrick Chouard, chocolate wholesaler and founder of eChocolates.com and Vintage Chocolates –which imports and distributes Michel Cluizel, Castellane and Domori chocolates, among others predicts consumer demand could outstrip production as the price of cocoa is on the rise.
Shawn Askinosie, founder and chocolate maker, travels to regions of the Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador and Honduras to work directly with the farmers and source cocoa beans for their chocolate.
(From Left: Onye Ubanatu of MPML, Audu Maikori, Founder - Chocolate City Group, Remi Olutimayin - Voice Coach, Naomi Lucas, Founder - Graduatepro, Dr. Yemi Amusan, CEO - Lucere Ltd ,Segun Lawal, Founder - Spirit of David, Pelu Awofeso, Publisher - Waka About, Sega Awosanya, CEO - Aliensmedia and Ese Oraka, Partner Adelphi at the unveiling of #AfricasBiggestBookProject in Lagos).
In the Old Town there is also an artisan brewery at the historic First In Last Out pub and an organic bakery, Judges, run by a co-founder of chocolate company Green & Black's.
There are recipes for double marinated fillet of beef from Spotify's founder, Daniel Ek, and chocolate chip cookies from Fred and Joanne Wilson, tech investors and bloggers, who claim they are the best cookies around.
Said patent was published back in 2006, listing William Trip Hawkinsns – founder of Digital Chocolate and former founder and CEO of Electronic Arts – as one of the inventors.
"I thought it was really interesting with the low bitterness and chocolate flavours," said Borg Bjergsø, founder of Mikkeller Brewery in Copenhagen.
