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 was a special American ice cream company famous for its "single-origin" flavors. This means that for each type of ice cream, the main ingredient came from just one specific place in the world. This is similar to how some special coffees are made.
The company made four unique chocolate flavors and four unique vanilla flavors. Each one got its special taste from the single variety of cacao or vanilla beans used to make it. This created much more interesting and complex flavors than most ice creams. Choctál's ice cream was sold in pints and small single-serving cups. The company's main office was in Pasadena, California, but the ice cream was made in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. It was made without artificial additives, eggs, or gluten.
Choctál was also a member of One Percent for the Planet, a group of companies that donate part of their sales to help the environment.
The Story of Choctál
The name Choctál comes from the ancient Aztec word Xocolatl. This was the name of a special chocolate drink made from cacao beans that was important to the Aztec people.
The company first appeared in 2007 at a large food show. After a change in ownership, the brand was started up again in 2014. However, after a few years, the company announced it was closing down in December 2017.
Flavors from Around the World
Choctál's ice cream was all about location. The cacao beans for the chocolate and the vanilla beans for the vanilla were sourced from different countries, giving each flavor a one-of-a-kind taste.
- Chocolate Flavors
- Costa Rican Chocolate
- Ghana Chocolate
- Dominican Chocolate
- Kalimantan Chocolate (from an island in Southeast Asia)
- Vanilla Flavors
- Mexican Vanilla
- Papua New Guinea Vanilla
- Indonesian Vanilla
- Madagascar Vanilla
Awards and Reviews
Choctál received a lot of praise for its unique and delicious ice cream.
- In 2014, its Ghana Chocolate was chosen as an "Editor's Pick" by a magazine called The Gourmet Retailer.
- In 2015, the Kalimantan Chocolate was a finalist for a sofi Award, a big honor for specialty foods.
- In 2016, Food & Wine magazine named Choctál one of its Top 10 Ice Creams.
- The The Wall Street Journal featured Choctál in 2015 as one of the best ice creams in America that you could order by mail.
One newspaper review gave the Papua New Guinea Vanilla "4 Stars" and called it "perfection on a spoon." Another article in ForbesLife magazine called Choctál's products "the finest, most luscious and flavorful ice creams."
