# Charles Chocolates

> Charles Chocolates is a California artisan chocolatier founded by Chuck Siegel in 2004. It makes fresh, small-batch confections, bars and edible chocolate boxes, selling through its website, wholesale accounts, corporate gifting and a subscription club.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, United States
- **Founders:** Chuck Siegel (Founder and chief chocolatier)
- **Products:** Signature boxes, Edible chocolate boxes, Chocolate bars and covered treats, Corporate gifting, Wholesale
- **Notable:** Good Food Award winner., Recognized in Sunset Magazine’s Best of the West., Named Best Chocolatier in the Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine.

## Products & services

- **Signature boxes** — Assortments of handmade bonbons, caramels, pralines and pavés.
- **Edible chocolate boxes** — Decorated chocolate containers filled with confections; the box itself can be eaten.
- **Chocolate bars and covered treats** — Bars, panned nuts, candied citrus peel and Peanut Butterflies.
- **Corporate gifting** — Online multi-recipient ordering and concierge help for larger gift lists.
- **Wholesale** — Packaged and bulk chocolates for specialty retailers, food service and hospitality.
- **The Chocolate Club** — Rotating boxes from Charles Chocolates and John Kelly Chocolates, sold on monthly, every-two-month or every-three-month schedules.

## Achievements

- Good Food Award winner.
- Recognized in Sunset Magazine’s Best of the West.
- Named Best Chocolatier in the Bay Area by San Francisco Magazine.
- Before the 2011 closure, sold through roughly 400 retail accounts nationwide, including Whole Foods Market.

## Latest updates

- **2013-03** — Charles Chocolates reopened its San Francisco kitchen, retail store and café after the 2011 closure.
- **2026-09** — The company website lists a Chocolate Club with John Kelly Chocolates and online corporate gifting options.

## Links

- Website: https://www.charleschocolates.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/charles-chocolates
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/charleschoco
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlesChocolatesSF

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Last updated: 2026-09-30