frenchman etienne guittard strikes gold in san francisco, usa

FRENCHMAN ETIENNE GUITTARD STRIKES GOLD IN SAN FRANCISCO, USA
In the 1850's, Etienne Guittard embarked on an arduous journey from France to America
during the California Gold Rush. In just a few short years, while still in his 20’s, this
adventuresome Frenchman struck gold on the rough streets of early San Francisco.
An experienced chocolate maker, Etienne had brought delicious French chocolate to
trade for mining supplies, but soon discovered that wealthy miners were willing to pay
premium prices for this elegant treat. Etienne sailed back to Tournus, France, where he
worked in his uncle's chocolate factory until he could afford to buy his own chocolate
making equipment. In 1868, he returned to San Francisco and opened Guittard
Chocolate on Sansome Street.
In no time, San Francisco became one of the great chocolate manufacturing centers in America, where
ships from exotic regions of the world brought their cacao beans to market. Of the original family-owned
companies that brought commerce & culture to the streets of early San Francisco, CA, Guittard Chocolate
Company is the only one that remains family-owned.
HORACE A. GUITTARD RELOCATES FACTORY IN BURLINGAME, CA
Horace's son, Horace A. Guittard, became President of the company in
1950 and relocated the factory to Burlingame in 1955. It soon became and
still remains one of the foremost suppliers of fine chocolate to acclaimed
professionals in pastry, confectionery and ice cream trades. Though
Horace A. was instrumental in bringing the company into the era of
automation, he continued to operate in the old-world tradition, producing
small, carefully tended batches of chocolate and working closely with
customers, tailoring products according to their needs. This visionary
approach placed the Guittard Chocolate Company at the forefront of
Guittard Factory, Burlingame, CA (1955) innovation for several American food trends.
INNOVATIVE EDGE EMERGES EARLY ON IN COMPANY HISTORY
One of Guittard's earliest and most important innovations was their proprietary
Guittard Sweet Ground Chocolate which may have been the forerunner of
today's trendy cafe mochas. Guittard milk chocolate chips, white chips and
super-sized chips were other notable innovations as was the idea of truffles,
which Guittard passed along to some of their confectionary customers.
GUITTARD REMAINS FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED
As the oldest family owned and operated chocolate company in the US, a new generation now
continues to grow the company with the same indomitable spirit that has made the Guittard
Chocolate Company one of the world's most respected purveyors of premium chocolate.
GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Tel: +1 206 462 4889 | Fax: +1 206 624 8826 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.guittard.com
TOP 25 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT SKUS
Foodservice, confectionery, manufacturer, and industrial
ingredient products
Milk, Semisweet, & Bittersweet Chocolate Blocks
0311C50 – Old Dutch Milk 30% Cacao (4.5kg / 10 pound block)
0411C50 – French Vanilla 54% Cacao (4.5kg / 10 pound block)
0502C50 – Gourmet Bittersweet 63% Cacao (4.5kg / 10 pound block)
White and Bittersweet Chocolate Wafers
9270C25 – Mystic White 30% Cacao (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
0601C25 – Oban Wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
Cocoa Products
0042B50 – Hi Fat Natural Cocoa Powder (22.6kg / 50 pound drum)
0013B50 – Jersey Cocoa Powder (22.6kg / 50 pound drum)
Cookie Drops, Chips & Chunks
0165C25 – Semisweet Cookie Chunks – 600 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
0138C25 – Semisweet Chocolate Cookie Drops – 1,000 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
0142C25 – Semisweet Chocolate Cookie Drops – 4,000 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
0148C25 – 63% Bittersweet Chocolate Cookie Drops – 900 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
9703C25 – Creamy White Cookie Drops – 4,000 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
9706C25 – White Cookie Drops – 900 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
9818C25 – Butterscotch Chips – 1,000 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
9737C25 – Cappuccino Chips – 1,000 count (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
Compounds / Confectioners’ Coatings
9710C50 – White Pastel Coating – vanilla flavor (22.6kg / 50 pound box)
9720C50 – White Satin Pastel Coating – vanilla favor (22.6kg / 50 pound box)
9756C25 – Vanilla A’peels – wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
9757C25 – Milk Chocolate A’peels – wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
9760C25 – Dark Chocolate A’peels – wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
0153C25 – Chocolate Decoratifs – sprinkles (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
E. Guittard Wafers (super-premium)
3310C25 – E Guittard 31% Cacao Crème Francaise – wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
3380C25 – E Guittard 38% Cacao Soleil d’Or – wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
3550C25 – E Guittard 55% Cacao La Nuit Noir – wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
3640C25 – E Guittard 64% Cacao L’Etoile du Nord – wafers (11.3kg / 25 pound box)
GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Tel: +1 206 462 4889 | Fax: +1 206 624 8826 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.guittard.com
RETAIL PRODUCT RANGE
E. Guittard Super Premium Retail & Consumer Chocolates
E. Guittard Blended Chocolate Bars –
(56.7 g / 2 ounce bar)
7143C3 – Nocturne 91% Cacao
7133C3 – Quetzalcoatl 72% Cacao
7123C3 – Tsaratana 61% Cacao
7113C3 – Orinoco 38%Cacao
E. Guittard Single Origin Chocolate Bars –
(56.7 g / 2 ounce bar)
7043C3 – Ambanja (Madagascar) 65% Cacao
7023C3 – Quevedo (Ecuador) 65% Cacao
7033C3 – Chucuri (Colombia) 65% Cacao
7013C3 – Sur del Lago (Venezuela) 65%Cacao
Chocolate & Flavored Chips
0204C8 – Super Cookie Chocolate Chips (283g / 10 ounce bag)
0210C9 – Semisweet Chocolate Chips (340g / 12 ounce bag)
0230C9 – Choc-Au-Lait Chips (340g / 12 ounce bag)
0235C9 – Green Mint Chips (340g / 12 ounce bag)
0240C9 – Butterscotch Chips (340g / 12 ounce bag)
0248C9 – Extra Dark 63% Chocolate Chips (340g / 12 ounce bag)
0295C9 – Milk Chocolate Maxi Chips (326g / 11.5 ounce bag)
E. Guittard Wafers –
(454 g / 1 pound box)
7314C8 – 31% Cacao White Chocolate
7384C8 – 38% Cacao Milk Chocolate
7614C8 – 61% Cacao Semisweet Chocolate
7724C8 – 72% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate
E. Guittard Cocoa Products
7500C3 – Cocoa Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
(227g / 8 ounce can)
7530C4 – Grand Cacao Drinking Chocolate
(284g / 10 ounce can)
Syrups / Sauces – (411g / 14.5 ounce bottles)
7080C6 – Dark Chocolate Flavored Syrup
7083C6 – Milk Chocolate Flavored Syrup
7085C6 – White Chocolate Syrup
7088C6 – Rich & Creamy Caramel Syrup
GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Tel: +1 206 462 4889 | Fax: +1 206 624 8826 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.guittard.com
CACAO GROWING REGIONS
For production of blended and single origin chocolates
ANILLO DEL FUEGO
“Strung around the world along the Equator (between 20ºN to 20ºS parallels of latitude), cacao growing regions lie in a
ring of fire (anillo del fuego in Spanish). We search this region to find the best cacao beans. Then we painstakingly
combine them to craft the ultimate blended chocolate flavors – E. Guittard Anillo del Fuego Blended Chocolates.” –
Gary Guittard
Cacao is grown in 34 countries around the world in Latin America, Africa and Asia principally in areas that
fall within 20ºN and 20ºS of the Equator. Each is highlighted in our map below. Other countries, such as
Honduras produce only very small amounts of cacao, much of which grows wild in the jungle.
Guittard Anillo del Fuego Blended Chocolates are made from the best hand-selected cacao beans we can
find from roughly 20 different cacao producing countries around the world.
SINGLE ORIGIN CHOCOLATES
Guittard carefully selects Trinitario type cacao beans
from this region. Long, slow, deep chocolate flavors are
accented by pleasant hints of peppery spice.
Cacao beans from Venezuela’s Sur del Lago region are
harvested from trees of Criollo and Trinitario heritage. In
this chocolate, complex, well-rounded chocolate flavors
are accented by subtle hints of red berry fruit.
Guittard Quevedo chocolate offers up trademark Nacional
chocolate taste – powerful yet flowery chocolate with accents of
green forest, tea and subtle nut and a lingering banana and
pound cake finish.
These rarified beans are carefully handled
and crafted into Guittard chocolate. Delicious,
it mingles tart and fruity essences with deep,
rich chocolate flavor.
GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Tel: +1 206 462 4889 | Fax: +1 206 624 8826 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.guittard.com