St. Louis, Missouri – May 1, 2008: For the first time in 27 years, Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company will begin making its prized Chocolate Covered Raspberries a month earlier. Starting May 1st, all twelve of Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company’s retail stores will be offering fresh Chocolate Covered Raspberries along with its Chocolate Covered Strawberries, which are made all year round. The Chocolate Covered Strawberries, which are a top seller for Mother’s Day will be complemented by fresh Chocolate Covered Raspberries over a month early. California raspberries, which are typically hard to get a hold of until late June have been brought in early to St. Louis just for Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company. “We use the same California growers for our raspberries as we do for our strawberries, so this year we negotiated to receive an earlier shipment of fresh raspberries” remarked Dan Abel Jr. of Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company. These are not your typical raspberries either; they are about twice the size of the average red raspberry.

One thing unique about the company’s Chocolate Covered Raspberries is that they are made on the same day they are purchased, just like the Chocolate Covered Strawberries. After hand-picking the finest raspberries of the batch, they are chocolate covered in the company’s award-winning milk chocolate in small batches at time. This is made possible since the company has 8 candy kitchens across St. Louis and Illinois, all located inside Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company retail stores. The stores without candy kitchens receive a morning delivery of strawberries and raspberries before the store even opens. A second batch of strawberries and raspberries are usually made mid-day as the first batch tends to sell out.

Although Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company sells its chocolates in all Dierbergs Markets, online at www.chocolatechocolate.com, through its new national catalog and many national wholesale accounts, the only place one will find its Chocolate Covered Raspberries is in the company’s retail stores. This is done to ensure the product is as fresh as possible. There is nothing like a piece of chocolate the day it was made.

ABOUT CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE COMPANY:

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company is an award-winning chocolatier founded in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to the opening in 1981, founder Dan Abel spent over a decade prior training with the finest chocolatiers in the world. His apprenticeship taught him everything there is to know about the art of crafting premium chocolates in small batches. Some of the recipes and techniques used today come from old time candy makers dating back to 1904.

The original candy kitchen is still in operation today at the headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has grown from one location to over a dozen retail stores, with the same time honored methods of old fashioned candy making. Old fashioned copper kettles mix the creamy caramels, crèmes and truffle centers that are then cut by hand after sitting on a chilling table. The centers are then enrobed by our meticulous chocolatiers, who inspect each piece before it leaves the candy kitchen. Most importantly, the chocolates consumed by customers are usually made the day they were purchased. There is nothing like a piece of chocolate the day it was made.

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company products are sold through its 12 retail locations in the St. Louis and Illinois areas, an ecommerce website (www.chocolatechocolate.com), new catalog and wholesale accounts across America.

About Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company:

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company began manufacturing premium hand made chocolates in 1981. Prior to the company's opening, founder Dan Abel spent over a decade training with the finest candy makers in the world. His apprenticeship taught him everything there is to know about making premium chocolates in small batches. Some of the recipes used today come from old time candy makers dating back to 1904. The original candy kitchen is still in operation today at the headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Although the company has grown from one location to over a dozen retail stores, the same time honored methods of old fashioned candy making are still in place. Copper kettles mix the creamy centers that are then cut by hand after sitting on a chilling table. The centers are then enrobed by our meticulous candy makers, who inspect each piece before it leaves the candy kitchen. Most importantly, the chocolates consumed by customers are usually made the day they were purchased. There is nothing like a piece of chocolate the day it was made. After twenty years into business, Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company began franchising our retail stores. The franchises were designed to represent our original St. Louis store. Each store makes their own chocolates on premises in their own candy kitchen ensuring freshness.

Contact:
Dan Abel Jr.
dcabel@chocolatechocolate.com

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company Contact:
dcabel@chocolatechocolate.com