Dagoba Chocolate


Dagoba Organic Chocolate, is a brand of premium organic chocolate, founded in 2001 by Frederick Schilling. It has been owned by The Hershey Company since 2006. Its founders are no longer involved but Hershey has maintained the brand's factory in Ashland, Oregon. The name Dagoba is Sinhalese from dhatu-garbha, Sanskrit words for "hemispherical dome" i.e.stupa. The brand was founded with a commitment to socially responsible business. Like coffee, the production of chocolate retains vestiges of colonial relationships, so issues of social equity and "fair trade" arise. All Dagoba products are organic, Non-GMO Certified and Rainforest Alliance Certified.
In 2003 CNN/Money called them one of the world's best chocolates.

Products

Dagoba currently sells specialty chocolate bars, baking chocolate, cacao powder, chocodrops, and drinking chocolate.
NOTE: As of August 2012, all products are Rainforest Alliance Certified, and the company has dropped fair trade certification
100% of the cacao beans used to produce Dagoba Chocolate products are Rainforest Alliance Certified.

Chocolate bars

Dagoba's specialty is their line of 2.83 oz flavor-infused bars created by what the company calls "The Art of Chocolate Alchemy™". Here is a list of the current product line of Dagoba chocolate bars. Percentages indicate the cacao content.
Dagoba Chocolate also produces a line of Drinking Chocolates:
Dagoba Chocolate also produces
In October 2006, Dagoba was acquired by The Hershey Company. Hershey's CEO Richard H. Lenny stated in a press release "Organic chocolate products are experiencing dramatic growth as consumers continue to trade up for indulgent, high-quality products."