Unique chocolate gifts are something many people search for because it takes your thoughtfulness to another level. Chocolate is universally loved with over $100 billion in sales worldwide. Switzerland is the country with the highest per capita chocolate consumption with an average Swiss citizen consuming 8.8 kg of chocolate per year. The United States ranks fifth in the world for chocolate consumption with 5.5 kg of chocolate per person per year. Western Europe consumes approximately one third of the worlds chocolate and has produced some of the world’s finest chocolatiers.
Cocoa has been considered among history’s unique chocolate gifts for over 3,000 years. Its origins date back to Mexico and Central America when Aztecs turned the seed of the tropical Theobroma cocoa tree (also called cocao tree) into a beverage normally reserved for royalty called, Nahuati, or “bitter water.” The cocoa tree only grows within 20 degrees of latitude from the equator so most of the world’s cocoa production today comes from African countries like Ivory Coast, Ghana and from Indonesia and Central America. The advent of the Industrial Revolution brought mechanical mills and techniques to extract cocoa butter which created a more stable, durable chocolate that the world recognizes today.
Finding and giving unique chocolate gifts is a tradition in many families. Chocolate is easily shared among family members so it makes it a very social gift. Fine quality chocolate is also a distinctive gift that carries a very special connotation that adds to the perceived value of the gesture. It may be surprising to discover that one of the most unique chocolate gifts anywhere comes in a pizza box. Yes, a pizza box.
That’s because Chocolate Pizza Company has taken delicious, gourmet chocolate and added an element of fun. Located in Marcellus, New York, a small, one-stop-light town in the Finger Lakes region of the northeast, Chocolate Pizza Company has grown into the largest chocolate maker in Central New York and an emerging brand nationwide. Featured on Food Network, CNBC, NBC and in Forbes, People and Entrepreneur magazines, the company is owned by 29-year-old entrepreneur, Ryan Novak, whose vision was to turn a fun and delicious product into one of the most unique chocolate gifts anywhere.
America’s premier purveyor of Chocolate Pizza, the company’s claim to this unique confection is so distinct that it owns a federally registered trademark on the product. Using the highest quality Swiss-style chocolate available, it creates an extensive line of Chocolate Pizzas by blending in homemade English toffee from a local recipe dating to 1919. The mixture is poured into actual pizza pans, topped with a variety of candies and nuts and served in a pizza box. The contrast between something so special as gourmet chocolate arriving in something so ordinary as a pizza box creates a fun twist on unique chocolate gifts that people love. The company’s website, ChocolatePizza.com, has received orders from chocolate lovers on 6 continents and has been enjoyed by A-list celebrities, hall of fame athletes, rock and roll legends, and top political and business leaders.
Perfect for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, thank you gifts, Chocolate Pizza has also become a favorite for all major holidays. Chocolatiers at the company also create custom Chocolate Pizzas that make unique chocolate gifts for corporations and businesses of all sizes.
