Cocoa Mountain

Cocoa Mountain is a small gourmet chocolate enterprise situated in Durness in the North West Highlands of Scotland.

History

The company was founded in 2006 by James Findlay and his civil partner Paul Maden.[1] Maden reportedly tested around 100 truffle recipes before a final 25 were launched.[2][3] The company were awarded a `Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Award` for food tourism in 2009. They appeared on the Dragons' Den TV programme in 2015, where they failed to attract investment.[1]

By 2019, they had two cafes in Sutherland- one in Balnakeil, Durness and the other in Dornoch.[4]

Cocoa Mountain uses exotic truffle flavours in its chocolates and produces its own hot chocolate served on the premises in the Cocoa Mountain Chocolate Bar.[5] Where possible, the company stated that they use local and ethically sourced ingredients.[6]

The company turned down a prospective large order from Prince Charles, due to a condition that the company add preservatives to a truffle recipe. A US Senator and Middle Eastern tycoons had reportedly been customers.[2][3]

References
  1. McKenzie, Steven. "Dragons' Den 'humiliation' boosted chocolate firm's orders". BBC News 8 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. "Rich and famous flock to chocolate mountain". Herald Scotland. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "Cocoa Mountain to open factory in Brora 'within weeks'". Northern Times. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. Craven, Shona (5 April 2019). "Made in Scotland: The chocolatiers behind Cocoa Mountain". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. Channel 4 Food - Food shows, recipes, tips and top chefs - Channel4 - 4Food
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2010-09-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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