Dan Abel Jr., v.p. of operations for Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Co., was apprehensive about entering the chocolate bar market in late 2016. There was already a dizzying array of options on grocery and convenience store shelves, and the St. Louis-based company had a legacy of selling artisan truffles, barks and caramels in its half-dozen retail stores. But, as it turns out, Abel had nothing to fear. Since its launch almost three years ago, Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate's line of 3.5-oz. bars has become the company's largest revenue source, requiring investment in new packaging and manufacturing equipment just to keep up.
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