Choctál facts for kids
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Pints, 4-oz Cups and Chocolate and Vanilla Tour Packs (4-4oz cups) of Single Origin Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream |
Choctál LLC is a special ice cream company. They make four kinds of chocolate and four kinds of vanilla ice cream. You can find their ice cream in pints or in small 4-ounce cups. They also sell "Chocolate Tours" and "Vanilla Tours," which are packs of four small cups.
What makes Choctál unique? It's a "single-origin" ice cream company. This means each flavor comes from a single type of cacao or vanilla bean. Think of it like how some special coffees come from one specific farm! This gives their ice cream a more interesting and deep flavor.
Choctál's main office is in Pasadena, California. Their ice cream is made in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. It's made without artificial stuff, eggs, or gluten. Plus, they use milk that is rBST-free. Choctál is also a member of One Percent for the Planet, which means they give part of their sales to help the environment.
A Sweet History
Choctál first showed off its ice cream at a big food event called the Winter Fancy Food Show in 2007. The name "Choctál" comes from an old Aztec word, "Xocolatl." This was a special chocolate drink made by the Aztecs a long time ago.
The company changed owners in 2013. Then, the brand was launched again at the Winter Fancy Food Show in 2014.
Where Do the Flavors Come From?
Choctál gets its special cacao and vanilla beans from different places around the world. Each place gives the beans a unique taste!
Here are some of the origins for their delicious flavors:
- Costa Rican Chocolate
- Ghana Chocolate
- Dominican Chocolate
- Kalimantan Chocolate
- Mexican Vanilla
- Papua New Guinea Vanilla
- Indonesian Vanilla
- Madagascar Vanilla
Winning Awards
Choctál's ice cream has won some cool awards!
- In 2014, their Ghana Chocolate was picked as one of the best by The Gourmet Retailer magazine.
- In 2015, their Kalimantan Chocolate was a finalist for a special award called a sofi Award. This was in the "Ice Cream, Gelato, or Frozen Treats" group.
- In 2016, Food & Wine magazine said Choctál was one of their Top 10 Ice Creams. They liked how Choctál focused on chocolate and vanilla, using beans from different parts of the world.
What People Are Saying
Many people have enjoyed Choctál's unique ice cream!
- In 2014, the San Jose Mercury News gave Choctál's Papua New Guinea Vanilla "4 Stars." They even called it "perfection on a spoon"!
- ForbesLife magazine wrote about Choctál in 2015, saying it had "the finest, most luscious and flavorful ice creams."
- Pasadena Magazine also featured Choctál in 2015.
- Sunset Magazine wrote about Choctál in July 2015 in an article called "Not Just Plain Vanilla."
- MarketWatch mentioned Choctál's chocolate ice creams in 2014 as one of "14 Valentine's Day chocolates better than a kiss."
- The Wall Street Journal even featured Choctál in 2015 as one of America's best ice creams you could order by mail!
