Caldera Cacao is a true bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Montana. That means every bar begins with raw cacao beans - we roast the beans, crack and winnow them to remove the husk, grind them into chocolate, and temper each batch by hand in Bozeman. The entire process takes place at our little chocolate factory in Bozeman, Montana.

Bean-to-bar chocolate starts with raw cacao beans rather than pre-made chocolate. Each step — roasting, winnowing, grinding, conching, and tempering — is done by us at our little chocolate factory in Bozeman.

Absolutely, many customers send Caldera Cacao chocolate as a thoughtful Montana-made gift. We ship each year from September through May, and take the summer off from shipping when the weather is too warm to ship chocolate. Check out our gifting page to learn more.