News and Views

ExpoAmazonica 2018 Ucayali, Peru

by Glen Davies August 23, 2018

Glen recently returned from a week-long adventure in Peru. Equally exhilarated and exhausted from the whirlwind trip, Glen recapped his fact-findi...

From Funky Pod to Chocolate – A Delicious Journey!

by Tracy Connery August 16, 2018

It was two hundred years ago that the Swedish founder of modern botany, Carolus Linnaeus, provided the scientific name to the cacao tree, Theobrom...

The Amazing Cocoa Butter – 6 Reasons to Make It Part of Your Health & Beauty Regimen!

by Tracy Connery August 08, 2018

Cocoa butter (sometimes called theobroma oil) is a natural, meltable oil extracted the cocoa bean. It’s the vital fat used to make chocolate – inc...

Relationships are Vital to Our Success. So Very Grateful!

by Tracy Connery August 02, 2018

I think we're all familiar with the old saying, "It's not what you know, but who you know." This couldn't be more true for us as we build our busin...

Peruvian Cacao: A Long History of Delicious Chocolate

by Tracy Connery July 25, 2018

When You're Looking for Superior Chocolate, Look to Peru!

Peru has a long and esteemed history of producing some of the most superior cacao in the world.

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Cacao Nibs. What the Heck To Do With Them?!

by Tracy Connery July 16, 2018

If you've been to see us at the markets, you've probably seen our bags of cacao nibs – little bits of delicious chocolate byproduct, or rather, nat...

10 Benefits of Cocoa. Make Chocolate Your Go To Superfood!

by Tracy Connery July 10, 2018

It's never a surprise when we hear chocolate listed among most people's favourite foods. It's certainly at the top of our list! It's smooth, crea...

Wild Mountain Chocolate Stories. Glen Davies: The Man Behind the Chocolate!

by Tracy Connery July 03, 2018

Launched only last year at the first Invermere farmers’ market of the 2017 season, our superior quality, ethical production, and innovative streamlining, is making a pretty big ol' ooey gooey chocolate mark – and quickly! – on the region and the rapidly emerging bean to bar methodology of chocolate making.

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New Product Launch: Caffe Mocha Bar!

by Tracy Connery June 26, 2018

If you were at the most recent Invermere Farmer's Market chances are you've already seen – or tasted!! – this delectable new introduction to our ro...

Posted in bean to bar, chocolate, chocolate bar, craft chocolate

Wild Mountain Chocolate goes to Ecuador

by Glen Davies May 04, 2017

We took a trip to Ecuador this fall to visit farms, and select a supplier for our beans. The group was organized by FCIA, the Fine Chocolate Indust...

Let’s Talk Chocolate - Featuring Clay Gordon

by Glen Davies May 02, 2017

Clay Gordon has travelled to Invermere all the way from West Chester County, New York to meet our head chocolate maker Glen Davies, and share his wealth of passion and knowledge. The two spent the entire week experimenting with chocolate, talking shop and planning for a great future.

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