You work hard as a team to build a business and grow. There are many long days and nights but when the team is right the work is light. And while you don’t work for recognition, you won’t ignore it either. In fact, you welcome it because it validates everything you have done as a company. Chocolate Pizza Company had a very proud moment on April 6th when it was named Business of the Year for 2016 among companies with fewer than 50 employees. Business of the Year honors are most definitely worth celebrating.
Based in Syracuse, the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity is a twelve-county business leadership and economic development organization that held its annual Business of the Year award luncheon on April 6th at the Syracuse OnCenter with nearly 1,000 professionals in attendance. Chocolate Pizza Company attended as one of 3 finalists for Business of the Year honors in the category of companies with less than 50 employees. When the winner was announced, a very proud owner, Ryan Novak, walked on-stage to receive the award. The beautiful ceramic award is a stunning piece and will be proudly displayed in the company’s Marcellus facility.
The award criteria for Business of the Year focused on business growth, vision, community commitment and leadership. Chocolate Pizza Company is humbled by the recognition that it best represents those characteristics. There are many deserving small businesses in the huge geographic area that Centerstate CEO represents and that makes this award even more special. Congratulations to all the entrepreneurs in the Upstate New York area who are working hard every day to excel at their craft. The team at Chocolate Pizza Company is honored to be among that cadre of professionals.
Chocolate Pizza also wants to thank its legions of chocolate fans! Without you, there is no success. For nearly 30 years, you have made our gourmet chocolate a tradition for holidays, birthdays, weddings and special events. You have watched us grow from a small-town chocolate shop into Central New York’s largest gourmet chocolate manufacturer. You have shared word of our unique and delicious confections with your family, friends and colleagues and allowed us to send a taste of Central New York across the country and around the globe. Thank you for helping us earn such a prestigous award.
Chocolate Pizza Company’s signature products are Chocolate Pizza and Peanut Butter Wings. Its Chocolate Pizza blends gourmet chocolate with homemade English toffee, tops it with nuts or candies and serves it in a custom pizza box. Its famous Peanut Butter Wings are crisp, rippled potato chips covered in creamy peanut butter and dipped in chocolate. The company is known for its creative holiday sweets, gift baskets and corporate gifts. Located on NY Route 175 between Skaneateles and Marcellus, the company’s retail store is just 15 minutes from Syracuse.
