Name

Hummingbird Chocolate Maker Inc.

Legal name

Hummingbird Chocolate Maker Inc.

Website

https://hummingbirdchocolate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Chocolate

NAICS

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans (311351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Chocolate & Chocolate Confectionery (CRADABAA)

Keywords

• Craft chocolate bars
• Bean-to-bar chocolate
• Single origin chocolate
• Artisan confections
• Premium dark chocolate

Headquarters

HQ city

Almonte

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of chocolate bars, confections, and gifts through e-commerce website and company-owned factory store and café in Almonte, Ontario. Includes single origin bars, flavored bars, peanut butter cups, salted caramels, and merchandise.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale distribution of chocolate products to retailers across Canada. Sales team manages wholesale accounts and partners with grocery stores, gourmet shops, and specialty retailers.
3. Factory Tours: Paid factory tours and tasting experiences offered on Saturdays and Sundays. Tours are approximately 60 minutes and include guided chocolate tasting and education about ethically sourced cacao.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hummingbird Chocolate Maker is a Canadian craft chocolate maker that produces bean-to-bar chocolate bars, confections, drinking chocolate, and baking ingredients from cacao sourced directly from farmers worldwide. Operations run from a 10,000-square-foot production facility, retail shop and café in Almonte, Ontario, where products are made using a proprietary ten-step process taking over a month from bean to finished bar.

Product overview

Hummingbird Chocolate Maker Inc. is a Canadian bean-to-bar craft chocolate company offering a diverse portfolio of chocolate products. Their core offerings include single origin dark chocolate bars (Tumaco 70%, Hispaniola 70%, Zorzal 70%, Cap-Haïtien 70%, Hispaniola 85%) and flavoured/inclusion bars (Dark Milk, London Fog, Fleur de Sel, PB & Joy, Maya, Orange Milk, Mocha Milk, Maple, Honey Lavender). They produce confections including peanut butter cups, salted caramels, Vodkow caramels, chocolate-covered blueberries, cherries, and almonds. The company also offers merchandise (toques, t-shirts, caps, tote bags), baking ingredients (baking chocolate, cacao nibs), gift bundles, and experiential offerings through their factory tours and café. Their manufacturing process takes over a month through ten steps from cacao bean to finished bar, using traditional 18th century techniques modernized with their own innovations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hispaniola 70% Dark Chocolate Bar Award-winning 70% dark chocolate bar made with ethically sourced cacao from OKO Caribe in the Dominican Republic, featuring fruit-forward character with berry notes. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Tumaco 70% Dark Chocolate Bar Gold Award-winning 70% dark chocolate from the Colombian Pacific coastal region, with rich, smooth flavor featuring whisky, plum and subtle earthiness notes. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Zorzal 70% Dark Chocolate Bar Conservation-focused 70% dark chocolate from Reserva Zorzal sanctuary in the Dominican Republic, with bright fruity notes featuring apricot and honey. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Maya 68% Spiced Dark Chocolate Bar Spiced dark chocolate inspired by traditional Maya chocolate drinks, with a warming blend of chili, cinnamon, and nutmeg spices. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Orange Milk 60% Chocolate Bar Milk chocolate bar infused with pure orange essence, combining creamy milk chocolate with bright citrus notes. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Mocha Milk 60% Chocolate Bar Milk chocolate bar infused with locally roasted coffee from Equator Coffee Roasters, combining craft chocolate with craft coffee. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Maple 65% Dark Chocolate Bar Uniquely Canadian chocolate bar sweetened with maple sugar from Fulton's Pancake House & Sugar Bush, featuring cacao from the Dominican Republic. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Honey Lavender Limited Release Chocolate Limited release micro batch chocolate featuring 70% Zorzal chocolate infused with lavender oil and filled with caramelized Ottawa Valley honey. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Dark Peanut Butter Cups Two rich dark chocolate cups filled with scratch-made peanut butter filling, made with 70% bean-to-bar dark chocolate. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• https://hummingbirdchocolate.com/cdn/shop/files/MilkPeanutButterCupDigital2024_ff017a62-75f2-42c8-8f66-3248c1ba3078_2000x2000.jpg?v=1733513115 Two rich dark-milk chocolate cups filled with scratch-made peanut butter filling. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Salted Caramels Handcrafted buttery caramels enrobed in single-origin 70% dark chocolate and topped with Vancouver Island sea salt; Gold award winner at Chocolate Alliance 2022. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Vodkow Caramels Caramels made with 60% dark milk chocolate and Dairy Distillery's Vodkow milk vodka, with soft creamy caramel and a hint of vodka. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Milk Chocolate Covered Blueberries Plump dried blueberries coated in milk chocolate with a balance of tart and sweet flavor. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries Tart whole cherries covered in rich 70% dark chocolate, sweet, tangy and bursting with flavor. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds Roasted almonds covered in a thick layer of 60% dark milk chocolate made with award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate. Sold to individual consumers and wholesale retailers.
• Untempered Baking Chocolate - 70% Untempered baking chocolate brick at 70% (bittersweet), 300g wrapped in butcher paper and string, for bakers and chefs. Sold to individual consumers.
• Cacao Nibs Roasted cacao nibs sold for baking and cooking applications. Sold to individual consumers.
• Best Sellers Bar Bundle Curated bundle of best-selling chocolate bars offered at a bundle discount for individual consumers.
• Hummingbird Toque Canadian-made midweight toque available in Navy, Oat, and Olive colors with embroidered Hummingbird label. Sold to individual consumers.
• Baseball Cap Premium 100% cotton twill baseball cap with embroidered Hummingbird logo, available in Gold and Navy colors. Sold to individual consumers.
• Factory Tour & Tasting Experience 60-minute guided factory tours offered on Saturdays at 11:00 and 1:00 and Sundays at 1:00, including chocolate tasting and education about the bean-to-bar process and ethically sourced cacao. Sold to individual consumers and tourists.
• Hummingbird Chocolate Factory, Store & Café Company-owned factory, retail shop and café in Almonte, Ontario, offering the full range of chocolate products and beverages for walk-in consumers and tourists.

Quantifiable outcome

• 140+ international chocolate awards including Golden Bean (2016)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Equator Coffee RoasterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Almonte coffee roaster providing North Star Espresso beans for the Mocha Milk 60% chocolate bar. Partnership created through shared community in Almonte, Ontario. Hummingbird is located in the original home of Equator Coffee.
• Dairy DistillerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal neighbors producing Vodkow milk vodka. Partnership for Vodkow Caramels - craft chocolate filled with caramel blended with Vodkow. Also used in hot chocolate and pairing with chocolate.
• Fulton's Pancake House & Sugar BushminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal maple syrup producer in Lanark County (Maple Syrup Capital of Canada). Supplies pure maple sugar for the Maple 65% chocolate bar - a uniquely Canadian craft chocolate using local sweetener.
• OKO CaribecoreOthersFarming association in northern Dominican Republic producing exceptional cacao beans. Quality-obsessed and committed to sustainable farming, they earn more than fair trade income. Source of beans for award-winning Hispaniola 70% chocolate.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Mast Brothers Chocolate: Brooklyn-based bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker known for single-origin bars and direct trade sourcing. Comparable as an established North American craft chocolate brand with similar direct-trade philosophy and bean-to-bar production.
• Soma Chocolatemaker: Toronto-based craft chocolate maker and one of Canada's most established bean-to-bar producers. Directly comparable as another Canadian small-batch bean-to-bar chocolate maker with a café/retail experience, competing in the same Canadian craft chocolate market.
• Qantu Chocolate: Canadian-Peruvian bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker founded by a husband-wife team. Comparable as another small Canadian craft chocolate maker with single-origin bean-to-bar production and international award recognition.
• Ritual Chocolate: US-based bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker producing small-batch single-origin bars. Comparable as a craft chocolate competitor in the North American premium segment with similar bean-to-bar production and award-winning products.
• Askinosie Chocolate: Springfield, Missouri-based bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker with direct trade sourcing from single farmers. Comparable as a craft chocolate maker with similar direct-trade supply chain model and bean-to-bar production.
• Dandelion Chocolate: San Francisco-based bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker with factory tours, café, and wholesale distribution. Directly comparable as a craft chocolate maker operating experiential retail (factory tours and cafés) with single-origin bean-to-bar production.
• Letterpress Chocolate: Los Angeles-based bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker focused on small-batch single-origin production. Comparable as a craft bean-to-bar chocolate competitor in the North American premium chocolate segment with similar artisanal production approach.
• ChocoSol Traders: Canadian bean-to-bar chocolate maker focused on direct trade and stone-ground cacao from Oaxaca, Mexico. Comparable as a Canadian craft chocolate maker with similar direct-trade sourcing philosophy and small-batch artisanal production.

Broad incumbents

• Lindt & Sprüngli: Swiss premium chocolate manufacturer with strong Canadian retail presence through Lindt Excellence and Lindor lines. Comparable as a premium chocolate competitor in the Canadian retail channel where Hummingbird also competes for shelf space and gift purchases.
• Vosges Haut-Chocolat: Chicago-based premium chocolate company offering exotic-flavored chocolate bars, truffles, and confections. Comparable as a premium chocolate brand targeting similar gift and connoisseur consumer segments, though operating at a larger scale with broader retail distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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