Coblentz Chocolate Company

What Coblentz Chocolate Company does

Coblentz Chocolate Company is a privately held, family-operated artisan chocolate manufacturer and retailer founded in 1987 and based in Walnut Creek, Ohio, in the state's Amish Country region. The company produces handmade gourmet chocolates in its own factory, including signature assortments, sugar-free options, seasonal items, and novelty shapes, while sourcing a portion of its candy lineup from external suppliers. Its product portfolio spans the Deluxe Assortment gift boxes (sized 0.5 lb to 5 lb), Create Your Own Box configurator, the Jason & Mary's sub-brand of oversized individual treats, and themed gift collections for birthdays, corporate gifting, thank-you occasions, and major holidays (Valentine's Day, Easter, Father's Day, Christmas).

The company operates three primary revenue channels: a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site (coblentzchocolates.com) with nationwide US shipping, a single physical retail storefront at 4917 Walnut Street, Walnut Creek, OH, and a B2B wholesale program serving retail resellers and corporate gifting customers. Pricing is unit-based, with individual items ranging from $4.29 to $16.95 and gift boxes/assortments from $9.95 to $124.95; a $5 summer shipping fee supports specialized warm-weather handling with ice packs and coolers. The customer base consists primarily of individual gift buyers and SMB customers, supplemented by corporate clients purchasing custom logo chocolates and wholesale resellers, with no disclosed enterprise anchor accounts. No external funding, M&A activity, or public-market exposure has been identified.

Name

Coblentz Chocolate Company

Legal name

Coblentz Chocolate Company

Website

https://coblentzchocolates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coblentz Chocolate Company is a privately held, family-operated artisan chocolate manufacturer and retailer founded in 1987 in Walnut Creek, Ohio, producing handmade gourmet chocolates for individual gift buyers, corporate clients, and wholesale resellers through DTC e-commerce, a single retail storefront, and a B2B wholesale program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Confectionery

NAICS

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing (31135), Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529), Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers (42445)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Confectionery Manufacturing (Chocolate, Candy, Gum) (AFAKAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chocolate & Chocolate Confectionery (CRADABAA)

Keywords

• Artisan chocolate confections
• Handcrafted gourmet chocolates
• Corporate chocolate gifts
• Sugar-free chocolates
• Chocolate gift boxes

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Direct Consumer E-commerce: Online sales through their website selling chocolates and candies directly to consumers with shipping across the US.
2. Retail Store Sales: Physical storefront at 4917 Walnut Street, Walnut Creek, OH 44687 where customers can purchase in-store.
3. Wholesale: B2B sales to wholesale customers through dedicated catalogs for retail resellers.
4. Corporate Gifting: Special corporate gift boxes and custom logo chocolate programs for business customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coblentz Chocolate Company is a handcrafted gourmet chocolate manufacturer based in Walnut Creek, Ohio, operating in Ohio's Amish Country. The company produces artisan chocolates, sugar-free assortments, deluxe assortments, customizable gift boxes, and oversized treats sold under its Jason & Mary's sub-brand. It distributes through a physical retail store, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site with nationwide shipping, a wholesale program, and a corporate gifting program that supports custom-logo branding.

Product overview

Coblentz Chocolate Company is a handmade gourmet chocolate manufacturer and retailer based in Walnut Creek, Ohio, operating both a physical store and e-commerce platform. Their product portfolio centers on handcrafted chocolates including their signature Deluxe Assortment gift boxes (available in sizes from 0.5 lb to 5 lb), customizable Create Your Own Box options, and specialty items. They offer chocolate-covered fruits, nuts, pretzels, and candies under their main brand, plus a sub-brand Jason & Mary's for oversized treats. The company provides themed gift collections for occasions (birthday, corporate, thank you, holidays), seasonal items (Easter bunnies, Valentine's Day, Christmas), and sugar-free options. They manufacture the vast majority of products in their own factory while purchasing some external candies. Their e-commerce platform supports online ordering with shipping temperature controls for warm weather delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jason & Mary's: Oversized chocolate treats including Pecan Snappers, Peanut Butter Cups, Sea Salt Caramels, and Cashew Snappers. A sub-brand for larger individual chocolate pieces.

Products and services

• Signature Chocolates
• Sugar-Free Chocolates
• Deluxe Assortment
• Create Your Own Box
• Gift Boxes
• Corporate Gifts
• Jason & Mary's Oversized Treats
• Wholesale Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Orders ship in 1-5 business days with tracking provided
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• See's Candies: Iconic American boxed chocolate and candy manufacturer/retailer with a similar premium, gift-oriented product portfolio and multi-channel (DTC, retail, seasonal) go-to-market. Closely matches Coblentz's handmade boxed assortments and gifting positioning.
• Ethel M Chocolates: Premium boxed chocolate maker with a destination retail store and DTC e-commerce presence, similar in scale and positioning to Coblentz. Direct overlap on gift-boxed artisan chocolates and in-person retail experience.
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: Specialty chocolate retailer/franchise with an extensive store footprint and a chocolate-confection product line very similar to Coblentz's assortment. Comparable business model combining in-house manufacturing with a strong retail/wholesale channel focus.
• Vosges Haut-Chocolat: Premium artisan chocolate brand known for exotic, handcrafted chocolate collections, corporate gifting, and DTC e-commerce. Closely aligned with Coblentz's premium gifting and signature-chocolate assortment strategy.
• Lake Champlain Chocolates: Artisan premium chocolate manufacturer in the U.S. with a similar emphasis on handcrafted boxed chocolates, gift assortments, and DTC e-commerce. Directly comparable on product category, target customer (gift buyers), and artisanal brand positioning.
• Sugarfina: Premium candy and confection brand with a focus on upscale, adult-oriented gift assortments sold via DTC and retail. Closely comparable to Coblentz's positioning around artisanal, giftable confections and corporate gifting.

Broad incumbents

• Godiva Chocolatier: Global premium chocolate brand with extensive retail and DTC operations. Overlaps with Coblentz on premium boxed chocolates and corporate gifting but at a much larger scale with broader geographic and channel reach.
• Ghirardelli Chocolate Company: Established premium chocolate brand with a broad product portfolio spanning bars, baking chocolate, and gift assortments. Larger, more diversified incumbent that overlaps with Coblentz on the chocolate gift-box category but at substantially greater scale.
• Lindt & Sprüngli: Global premium chocolate manufacturer with a wide assortment of boxed chocolates, truffles, and seasonal gift lines. Overlaps with Coblentz on premium chocolate gifting and seasonal products as a broad incumbent competitor.

Regional players

• Fannie May: Midwestern U.S. premium boxed chocolate maker with a strong regional (Chicago-area) presence and gift-oriented product line. Comparable in product mix and gifting focus, though it serves a different core geography than Coblentz.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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