Bridgewater Chocolate
| File:Bridgewater Chocolate Logo.jpg | |
| Private Company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded 📆 | 1995 in Brookfield, Connecticut |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Brookfield, Connecticut |
Number of locations | 16 |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | |
| Products 📟 | Chocolate, confectionery |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 450 |
| 🌐 Website | bridgewaterchocolate.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Bridgewater Chocolate is a Brookfield, Connecticut-based premium chocolate and confectionery company established in 1995. Bridgewater's products are hand-made.[1] Bridgewater Chocolate is the largest premium confectionery manufacturer and distributor in Connecticut,[2] and offers many retail locations in the United States and the Middle East, specializing in a variety of products by region.[3]
History[edit]
Bridgewater Chocolate was founded in 1995 by Erik Landergen, who emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1987.[1] He had previously, right after arriving in the United States, founded a seasonal Nordic cuisine restaurant known as Aquivit, which operated in New York City.[1][4] In 1999, Landergen was joined by Andrew Blauner as his business partner.[1]
In a 2009 book by Jane and Michael Stern, the company's truffles were considered to be "the nation's best".[5]
In 2010, Bridgewater Chocolate produced over 80,000 pounds of chocolate from their confectionery in Brookfield.[6] It is reported that twenty percent of all annual sales take place in February around Valentine's Day.[7]
In 2016, the company partnered with Alshaya and expanded its operations into Kuwait, being their first location in the Middle East.[8] The company subsequently opened retail stores in Bahrain and Qatar.[9]
Retail[edit]
The Brookfield, Connecticut facility has been described as a factory store, and a second Connecticut store was established in West Hartford before 2016.[1]
The chocolate is available variously in Connecticut, and at both Bridgewater stores. Known mail-order customers of the company include Celine Dion, Russell Crowe, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Upscale New York City grocery Dean & DeLuca are also purveyors.[10] In 2016, a branch opened at the Mall of Qatar.[11] In 2017, a branch opened at Doha Festival City.[12]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Parzych, Cynthia (2016). Connecticut Made: Homegrown Products by Local Craftsman, Artisans, and Purveyors. Rowman & Littlefield (Globe Pequot). p. 29. ISBN 9781493026968 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Bridgewater-Chocolates-opens-second-Brookfield-5894030.php Bridgewater Chocolate Connecticut Presence
- ↑ http://nbr.com/2014/02/07/bridgewater-chocolate-a-bright-idea/ NBR CNBC review
- ↑ Torsiello, John (November 29, 2011). "'Tis the season for world-class Bridgewater Chocolates". The Register Citizen. Torrington, Connecticutt: Hearst.
- ↑ Stern, Jane; Stern, Michael (2009). 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: And the Very Best Places to Eat Them. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 48. ISBN 9780547059075 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/nyregion/14dinect.html The Time-Honored Exaltation of Chocolate NYTimes
- ↑ https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgewater-Chocolate-gets-ready-for-sweet-holiday-1008058.php Bridgewater Chocolate gets ready for sweet holiday CTPost
- ↑ Bridgewater Chocolate Launches in Middle East at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-10-23)
- ↑ http://www.alshaya.com/en/brands/food/bridgewater-chocolate Middle East locations
- ↑ "Making sweet stops along the Connecticut Chocolate Trail - The Boston Globe".
- ↑ "Alshaya to open 32 brands at Mall Of Qatar". www.tradearabia.com.
- ↑ "20 new outlets launched at Doha Festival City". 7 May 2017.
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