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FRENCH BROAD, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Nestled in the mountains of Asheville, NC, French Broad Chocolates has been crafting artisan chocolate straight from the source since 2012. Partners Jael and Dan Rattigan started the venture in 2006 after living in a cacao-growing region in Costa Rica for two years. Today, French Broad Chocolates delivers a beautiful farm-to-factory and bean-to-bar product with tasting notes ranging from fruity to deeply earthy; all wrapped up in beautiful blue boxes and envelopes evoking vintage hardcover books.
About French Broad
- Owners Dan Rattigan and Jael Skeffington are big on things like sustainability and community, so much so that one might expect their chocolate bars to look and taste like they were belched out of a composter and doused in patchouli oil. They don’t...!
- Packaging is both whimsical and elegant, with designs that recall the look and feel of vintage, hardbound books.
- Upon tasting, it is quickly apparent that French Broad is a company born of love and driven by love.
- The company name comes from the French Broad River that runs through Ashville, where the factory is based.
- French Broad Chocolate celebrates terroir, both in terms of harnessing the flavour of cacao, and representing the business’ local community.
- B Corp Certified business.
French Broad is available on special-order basis: lead-time is 10 days maximum following the last day of every month.
Lead-times: More info > Ordering, shipping and payment conditions: More info >
Product types and lead time
We work with a tiered lead-time structure and the lead-time depends on the type of product. We distinguish three types of products in our range;
| Stock products | Zotter backorder products (e.g. Hand-Scooped, Squaring the Circle) | Special Order products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brands / products | Amedei, Cacaosuyo, Chocolate Tree, Dick Taylor, Fjåk, Fruition, Krak, Menakao, Taza, To'ak and Zotter. | All Zotter hand-scooped bars, all squaring the circle and all product from the Zotter range that are not available online but only via the price & ordersheet. | Amano, Cuna de Piedra, French Broad, Letterpress, Luisa Abram, Mañoa, Mirzam, Ritual and Solstice. |
| Procedure | These we supply from stock | These we do not stock and supply on customer order only. | These we do not stock, we collect all orders from our customers during the month and we order it in from the US on the first day of the new month, lead-time is then before the 10th of that month. For example: - if you order on Sept 2nd, you will get the product before Oct 10. - if you order on Sept. 30th, you will also get it before Oct. 10th. - this repeats every month. |
| Lead-time | 1-3 working days | 1-2 weeks | 10 days to 40 days |
On the Product page ('product data' tab) as well as on the Quick Order Form the type of product and the respective lead-time is indicated.
Orderring Stock products and Special Order Products
It is not possible to combine stock products and special order products in one order. You have to place separate orders. In case you place two orders and want them shipped together we charge the shipping fee only one time (if the total is under the free shipping order value).
It will remain possible to combine orders for stock products and Zotter's hand-scooped.
Ordering
- We have no minimum order for EU customers.
- Minimum order for non-EU customers is €500,-
- Ordering goes by case quantity. If there's less stock than the case quantity the system won't allow you to add it to the cart. We can add this for you to your order manually. Just leave a note in the comments or contact us otherwise.
- You can order via the normal product or brand pages in the webshop or via the Quick Order Form.
- In My Quick Order you will find items you have previously ordered - even more convenient for repeat purchases!
- Both the Recommended Retail Price (excl. VAT) as well the wholesale price (excl. VAT) is indicated for each product.
Shipping
We ship by DHL or PostNL. These usually deliver within 24 hours (within Holland and Belgium). For other countries the lead-time is about 2-3 days. After your order is processed and ready to ship you will receive a notification by email, detailing the scheduled delivery date and a Track & Trace code.
Shipping cost per country
We charge a fixed fee for shipping (figures exclude VAT):
| Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 | Zone 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Belgium Germany the Netherlands | Denmark France Luxembourg Poland | Austria Czech Republic Estonia Finland Hungary Latvia Lithuania Monaco Romania Slovakia Slovenia Sweden | Cyprus Bulgaria Greece Ireland Italy Malta Portugal Spain | Croatia | Rest of the world |
| Shipping costs | €7,50 | €15,00 | €20,00 | €25,00 | €30,00 | Actual cost |
| Free order (free shipping) | €150,- | €300,- | €400,- | €500,- | €600,- | none |
| Minimum order | - | - | - | - | - | €500,- |
We can arrange transportation for orders to customers outside the EU and will provide an estimate of the shipping cost. Alternatively, you can arrange shipping & collection yourself.
In case you wish to book your own transport, you can indicate this at checkout. In which case we do not charge shipping- or order costs.
Payment
- iDeal
- Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express)
- Bancontact / Mister Cash (Belgium)
- Invoice - settlement terms 21 days d.o.i.
For new international customers we ask for payment in advance, before the dispatch of the goods. After 3 succesful orders we can switch to payment by invoice (settlement terms 21 days d.o.i.).
The French Broad range
Single origin bars
An exceptional collection of single origin dark chocolate bars that offer a range of well balanced flavour profiles. Some cacao is sourced directly from small estates, such as the Costa Rican beans, which come from Daniel South - an ex-employee of French Broad!
Inclusion bars
A mixture of classic inclusions bars such as chilli (Scorpion Pepper) and sea salt, along with more modern American flavours such as Brown Butter and Malted Milk. The Massala Chai milk chocolate is a big favourite with our customers.
Sample kit
Curious if French Broad would be suitable for your store? Order the sample kit for a perfect introduction to the brand! The kit includes several items of different categories.
Order nowLogin for wholesale pricing and purchasing.
Tip: click on SKU, visual or product name for a Quick View.| SKU | Image | Brand | Name | Type of chocolate | nett weight | pricing (ex VAT) | case qty | Leadtime | Stock | Buy | hf:categories | hf:tax:yith_product_brand | hf:att:pa_soort | hf:att:pa_cacao-gehalte | hf:att:pa_product-eigenschappen | hf:att:pa_soort-chocolade | hf:att:pa_herkomst-cacao |
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| FRB-21250 |  | French Broad | Chai Masala (45% milk) | Milk (inclusions/ flavored) | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 45-en | dairy-free direct-trade-en vegan-en | milk-inclusions-flavored-en | india-en | |
| FRB-11350 |  | French Broad | India (71% dark) | Dark | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 11,88 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 71-en | dairy-free direct-trade-en vegan-en | dark | india-en | |
| FRB-21200 |  | French Broad | Scorpion Pepper (72% dark) | Dark | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 72-en | direct-trade-en | dark | ||
| FRB-31200 |  | French Broad | Brown Butter (45% milk) | Milk | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 43-en | direct-trade-en | milk | ||
| FRB-31100 |  | French Broad | Dark Milk (53% dark milk) | Milk | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | 9 in stock (can be backordered) | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 53-en | direct-trade-en | milk | brasil-en | |
| FRB-21400 |  | French Broad | Malted Milk (44% milk) | Milk (inclusions/ flavored) | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 44-en | direct-trade-en | milk-inclusions-flavored-en | ||
| FRB-21100 |  | French Broad | Sea Salt (75% dark) | Dark (inclusions/ flavored) | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 75-en | dairy-free direct-trade-en vegan-en | dark-inclusions-flavored-en | ||
| FRB-11500 |  | French Broad | Nicaragua (68% dark) | Dark | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 68-en | dairy-free direct-trade-en vegan-en | dark | nicaragua-en | |
| FRB-11400 |  | French Broad | Peru (70% dark) | Dark | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 70-en | dairy-free direct-trade-en vegan-en | dark | peru-en | |
| FRB-11300 |  | French Broad | Guatemala (73% dark) | Dark | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 73-en | dairy-free direct-trade-en | dark | guatemala-en | |
| FRB-11200 |  | French Broad | Costa Rica (80% dark) | Dark | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 80-en | direct-trade-en | dark | costa-rica-en | |
| FRB-11100 |  | French Broad | 100% Cacao (100% dark) | Dark | 60 gram | Suggested Retail: € 12,49 | 10 | 06-10-2023 (special order product) | Available on backorder | chocolate-bars retail-en | french-broad-en | pre-order-product | 100-en | direct-trade-en | dark | ||
| SKU | Image | Brand | Name | Type of chocolate | nett weight | pricing (ex VAT) | case qty | Leadtime | Stock | Buy | hf:categories | hf:tax:yith_product_brand | hf:att:pa_soort | hf:att:pa_cacao-gehalte | hf:att:pa_product-eigenschappen | hf:att:pa_soort-chocolade | hf:att:pa_herkomst-cacao |