Chocolate


The Thomas Kron Affair

By Andrea Fooner |  Jul 1, 1982

Chocolatier Kron makes a sweet chocolate-covered cherry but is learning the hard way just how fast a franchise deal can sour.  Read story

Canfield's Revenge

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 1988

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum soda is introduced after chocolate soda attempt flops.  Read story

The Copycat: The Next Starbucks

By Edward O. Welles |  Jan 1, 2001

Not only is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, but it may also be the easiest way to make a buck.  Read story

Sweet Dreams

By Max Chafkin and Amy Keyishian |  Feb 1, 2006

In time for Valentine's Day: eight entrepreneurs in the thrall of fine chocolate.  Read story

A Chocolate Maker is Buffeted By Global Forces Beyond His Control

By Alex Salkever |  Apr 1, 2008

How long can he stay profitable?  Read story

The Inc. Life: Things I Can't Live Without: Alison Nelson

By Aviva Yael |  Aug 1, 2008

Alison Nelson, Founder and owner of Chocolate Bar • New York City  Read story

Without You I'm Nothing

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Nov 1, 1998

Tom King, CEO of Jo's Candies, sells almost exclusively to huge companies like Starbucks and Borders. He offers four rules for doing business with giants who...  Read story

Nuts

By Joshua Hyatt |  Apr 1, 1988

You can relax about Alan Canfield. There appears to be little danger that he will have to repeat the nightmare he went through in 1985, when shipments of...  Read story

A Federal Case For The Cookie Monster

Oct 1, 1982

The New York law firm of Skadden, Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, the 11Ilth largest in the country is famous for its work in the feverish world of corpora...  Read story

Like Cookie, Like Company

By Michael P. Cronin |  May 1, 1994

With baking cookies as an analogy, financials made more sense to employees of a furniture-making company.  Read story

Dairy Fresh Candies: Boston, Mass.

By Kate O'Sullivan |  Jun 12, 2002

Inc Reporter Kate O'Sullivan's pick for best hometown business is an irresistible candy shop in Boston's North End.  Read story

Chamber Awards Small Firms

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Feb 25, 2008

Entrepreneurs recognized for outstanding financial performance, customer services and planning.  Read story

Reward Frequent Buyers

Jan 1, 1995

Businesses as diverse as coffee shops, dry cleaners, and bookstores have all adapted the airlines' frequent-flyer conceptto their operations, offering cus...  Read story

Chips Ahoy

By Nell Margolis |  Jul 1, 1984

Americans spend an estimated $2.5 billion a year on cookies, mostly on packaged supermarket varieties. About 10 years ago, Wally "Famous" Amos opened a s...  Read story

For Specialty Retailers, Love Is in the Air

By Angus Loten |  Jan 22, 2007

Americans now spend more than $13 billion on Valentine's Day. That's good news for companies that make teddy bears, chocolates, and other romantic gifts.  Read story

The Chocolate-Covered Potato Chip

By Leslie Brokaw |  Aug 1, 1988

New business dips potato chips in chocolate.  Read story

Valentine's Purchases Expected to Remain Steady

By Kelly Faircloth |  Feb 13, 2009

Consumers won't be cheap about gifts for their sweetheart.  Read story

Chips Ahoy;

Mar 1, 1987

For about two years there, you would have had more luck going public as a maker of chocolate chips than as a maker of silicon chips. But last May, two se...  Read story

The Problem with Direct E-Mail

By Emily Barker |  Sep 1, 2000

Cheap, fast, and with a response rate that puts direct mail to shame, e-mail is a terrific way to reach customers. But only if they're already your custom...  Read story

The Sweet Smell Of Success

By V.I. |  Oct 1, 1984

Next time you want to sweeten a deal, you might think about throwing in some of Victor Syrmis's products. After all, what could be sweeter than your custo...  Read story

Update: When Prices on Raw Materials Rise

By Jason Del Rey |  Jun 1, 2009

Faced with a spike in wholesale chocolate prices, gourmet chocolate company Choco-Logo raised prices and reexamined its entire cost structure  Read story

Should You Be a Copycat?

Dec 19, 2000

The Next Starbucks . That's part of the bold title of a feature story in th...  Read story

Sour Notes

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jan 1, 1990

Famous piano manufacturer, Santi Falcone, sells his company and starts a confection business.  Read story

Toeing the Line

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 2007

What's the difference between a bribe and a gift? There's no clear standard, but prosecutors often take local culture into account. Here is a guide to cultur...  Read story

Too Hot To Handle

By Joshua Hyatt |  Mar 1, 1987

A sizzling product is everything you've dreamed about and more-and the "more" could put you out of business.  Read story

Bad Batch

By Dennis H. Goodhart |  Jan 1, 1988

My office is located in the City Hall area of lower Manhattan and (coincidentally and conventiently) within walking distance of two Mrs. Fields Cookies st...  Read story

How Visicalc Works

By Stewart Alsop II |  Nov 1, 1981

Here's an example of how VisiCalc, the best-selling financial-analysis program, works when you sit down to use it on a personal business computer. The ex...  Read story

The Music Man

By Darren Dahl |  May 9, 2007

With 34 million albums, five companies, and a Grammy under his belt, Chip Davis is still always on the lookout for new business opportunities.  Read story

A Tale Of Two Companies

By Tom Richman |  Jul 1, 1984

There's more than one way to bake a cookie -- and build a business.  Read story

How I Did It: Chip Davis

By Chip Davis |  Dec 1, 2004

The music business didn't particularly want him. The feeling was mutual.  Read story

Promotion;

By Reported by Sara Baer-Sinnott |  Jul 1, 1988

Chances are, your company could benefit from increased customer loyalty just as much as the airlines can. So why not borrow their most effective gimmick?...  Read story

Retailers Boost Valentine's Day Promos

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Jan 29, 2008

After a slow holiday season, many small-business owners are hoping romance is in the air this February.  Read story

Inc. 500 Countdown: Vosges Haut-Chocolat

Sep 27, 2005

Inc.com is counting down to the unveiling of Inc . magazine's Inc. 500 list with a profile a day of one of this year's honorees. Check back Monday th...  Read story

The Great Giveaway

By Elizabeth Conlin |  May 1, 1990

Randi and Debbi Fields, of Mrs. Fields Cookies, have given $5 million to fund cystic fibrosis research.  Read story

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