Description

Anne’s chocolates certainly make an impression! It’s easy to see why her truffles instantly captivate potential customers.

Anne Reist lives in Holladay, UT and sells hand-painted chocolates with her confection business, The Chocolate Palette.

Anne built her business from her home kitchen using Utah’s cottage food law (not their food freedom law), and recently expanded by building a commercial kitchen into her home.

Through mostly word-of-mouth marketing and a very strong brand, she has grown a following of loyal customers fairly quickly!

What You’ll Learn

• What types of chocolate to use for high-quality truffles
• The difference between the cottage food and food freedom laws in Utah
• Whether you should have labels printed professionally, or print your own
• What equipment you need to start a chocolate business like Anne’s
• The process for making hand-painted chocolates
• How much Anne prices her truffles at, and how many she can produce in a week
• Her most popular truffle flavors
• How to make a seasonal candy business sustainable year-round
• Packaging considerations for chocolates
• How to ship chocolate year-round
• Where to get colored cocoa butter
• How Anne’s business grew through the pandemic
• Whether to rent a commercial kitchen or build one in your home
• How to build a commercial kitchen in your home

Resources

The Chocolate Palette Website (Facebook | Instagram)

Ecole Chocolate (online chocolate-making classes)

Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates (in-person classes — potentially discontinued)

Zebra Label Printer

Box & Wrap Packaging

Chef Rubber (colored cocoa butter)

Choco Transfer Sheets (colored cocoa butter)

Utah Cottage Food Law

Utah Food Freedom Law

Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/38