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A Fair-Trade Valentine
A look at companies that are making chocolate and doing good
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Why It's Trending: In what could be a boon to confectioners, a new medical study of 20,000 German subjects found that people who ate more chocolate were actually likely to live longer.
Recent Articles about Chocolate
A Chocolate Maker is Buffeted By Global Forces Beyond His Control
How long can he stay profitable? Read more
Sweet Dreams
In time for Valentine's Day: eight entrepreneurs in the thrall of fine chocolate. Read more
The Copycat: The Next Starbucks
Not only is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, but it may also be the easiest way to make a buck. Read more
Canfield's Revenge
Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum soda is introduced after chocolate soda attempt flops. Read more
The Thomas Kron Affair
Chocolatier Kron makes a sweet chocolate-covered cherry but is learning the hard way just how fast a franchise deal can sour. Read more
The Inc. Life: Things I Can't Live Without: Alison Nelson
Alison Nelson, Founder and owner of Chocolate Bar • New York City Read more
Without You I'm Nothing
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 more
A Federal Case For The Cookie Monster
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 more
Like Cookie, Like Company
With baking cookies as an analogy, financials made more sense to employees of a furniture-making company. Read more
Dairy Fresh Candies: Boston, Mass.
Inc Reporter Kate O'Sullivan's pick for best hometown business is an irresistible candy shop in Boston's North End. Read more
Chamber Awards Small Firms
Entrepreneurs recognized for outstanding financial performance, customer services and planning. Read more
Reward Frequent Buyers
Businesses as diverse as coffee shops, dry cleaners, and bookstores have all adapted the airlines' frequent-flyer conceptto their operations, offering cus... Read more
For Specialty Retailers, Love Is in the Air
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 more
Chips Ahoy
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 more
Valentine's Purchases Expected to Remain Steady
Consumers won't be cheap about gifts for their sweetheart. Read more
The Chocolate-Covered Potato Chip
New business dips potato chips in chocolate. Read more
Chips Ahoy;
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 more
The Problem with Direct E-Mail
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 more
The Sweet Smell Of Success
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 more
Update: When Prices on Raw Materials Rise
Faced with a spike in wholesale chocolate prices, gourmet chocolate company Choco-Logo raised prices and reexamined its entire cost structure Read more
Should You Be a Copycat?
The Next Starbucks . That's part of the bold title of a feature story in th... Read more
Case Study: How Timing Is Everything
These chocolatiers get a dream order they can't ignore—or can they? Read more
Toeing the Line
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 more
Sour Notes
Famous piano manufacturer, Santi Falcone, sells his company and starts a confection business. Read more
A Name the Press Could Love
A new bakery proves that a killer name can be the best marketing strategy. Read more
Too Hot To Handle
A sizzling product is everything you've dreamed about and more-and the "more" could put you out of business. Read more
The Music Man
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 more
How I Did It: Chip Davis
The music business didn't particularly want him. The feeling was mutual. Read more
Retailers Boost Valentine's Day Promos
After a slow holiday season, many small-business owners are hoping romance is in the air this February. Read more
A Tale Of Two Companies
There's more than one way to bake a cookie -- and build a business. Read more
How Visicalc Works
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 more
A Non-Profit Links Small Businesses with Investors
Fifty small business owners from inner-city neighborhoods pitch their companies to potential investors. Read more
Promotion;
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 more
Thumb Shopping
If you own a BlackBerry (or if a BlackBerry owns you) and you wish you had time for more impulse purchases, there's a new program you might like. Digby, a... Read more
Inc. 500 Countdown: Vosges Haut-Chocolat
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 more
The Great Giveaway
Randi and Debbi Fields, of Mrs. Fields Cookies, have given $5 million to fund cystic fibrosis research. Read more
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