The Secret Chocolatier has won six TasteTV awards. It took home a Gold, Silver and Bronze in the “Best White Chocolate Award” category for its Cardamom Crunch Bark. It took home three Bronze Awards in the “Top Artisan Toffee Award” category for its Sea Salt Butter and White Chocolate Honey Toffees.

The following is the breakdown of The Secret Chocolatier’s winning categories:

Best White Chocolate Award:

Cardamom Crunch Bark Entered

Gold for Best Ingredient Combination

Silver for Most Unique

Bronze for Best White Chocolate

Top Artisan Toffee Award:

Sea Salt Butter Toffee & White Chocolate Honey Toffees Entered

Bronze for Best Ingredient Combination, Sea Salt Toffee

Bronze for Best Taste, Sea Salt Toffee

Bronze for Best Texture, Honey Toffee

“We’re thrilled with these honors and to have our products judged on the national stage,” said Andy Ciordia, co-owner of The Secret Chocolatier. “We take pride in being creative, getting great ideas from our fans, and blending unique and fresh ingredients to what we make. Earning this level of recognition and being able to offer more award-winning confections to our customers is very satisfying.”

About the Chocolate Awards

The TasteTV Annual Chocolate Awards is an annual international juried awards and ratings of artisan chocolates and confections based on product categories or related themes. Juried "Best of Salon" Awards Competitions are for the top artisan, gourmet and premium chocolates & confections that are judged by regional and national panels of food and media experts. More information is available at: http://tastetv.com/sfchocolatesalon_next.html.

About The Secret Chocolatier

The Secret Chocolatier began operations in 2008, selling hand-made confections at regional farmers markets, sourced from natural ingredients. The family-owned company opened its retail shop in 2011, at the corner of Sharon Amity and Providence Road in Charlotte, and expanded to Ballantyne in Fall 2013. The Secret Chocolatier offers wholesale programs, which allows shoppers to get their chocolate fix at area Harris-Teeter and other specialty grocery stores, wine and coffee shops, gift shops and boutiques. For more information, visit www.thesecretchocolatier.com.