Awards

Chocolate & Business Awards

As of Summer 2023, we have won 128 national and international fine food product awards, of which 77 are Great Taste Awards. We won our first Great Taste awards back in 2003 just a few months after setting up Chococo and we can still remember how excited we were!
We believe in entering Great Taste, Academy of Chocolate & International Chocolate Awards to benchmark ourselves, to check that our chocolates and other creations taste as good as we think they do and to also learn from judges with fine palates so that we can constantly improve.
By the way, we only enter awards which are judged blind - which is why you will only see one reference to a Taste of the West award back in 2004 - we refused to enter them again once we realised our category was being judged by a single person and in packaging, which is clearly far from objective!

2023

2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Oat M!lk chocolate gelato
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 47% Colombia single origin milk chocolate bar
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 72% Ecuador single estate dark chocolate bar
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Black Forest Gateau chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Tawny Port & Fig chocolate

2022

Silver Academy of Chocolate Award for 72% Ecuador Dark hot chocolate flakes
Silver World Drinking Chocolate Award for 72% Ecuador Dark - Hacienda Zoilita
Bronze World Drinking Chocolate Award for 70% Madagascar Dark - Sambirano
Bronze World Drinking Chocolate Award for 80% Uganda Dark - Bundibugyo
Bronze World Drinking Chocolate Award for 100% Ecuador Dark - Hacienda Zoilita
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Molasses & Brown Butter Caramel
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Speculaas Caramel
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 80% Uganda origin hot chocolate flakes
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Espresso Gelato
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Tangerine Dream
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Cherry Bakewell
Gold International Chocolate Award (British) for Molasses & Brown Butter Caramel
2 Special Recipe International Chocolate Awards (for local ingredients & interpretation of a classic) for Molasses & Brown Butter Caramel
Silver International Chocolate Award (British) for Mango & Passionfruit
Bronze International Chocolate Award (British) for Tangerine Dream
Bronze International Chocolate Award (British) for Rhubarb & Vanilla

2021

2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Dorset Sea Salt Caramel Gelato
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Gingerbread Caramel chocolate
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 70% single-origin Madagascar Chocolate Flakes
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 45% Venezuela Milk Chocolate Gelato
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Dorset Sea Salt Caramel Brownie
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 100% single-origin Los Rios Ecuador Chocolate Flakes
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Peach Bellini chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Out of Africa Truffle
Bronze Academy of Chocolate Award for Chilli Tickle Caramel

2020

Silver International Chocolate Award (British) for Spiced Rum
Special Recipe Award for local ingredients International Chocolate Award for Spiced Rum
2 Star Great Taste Award for Wild Thing cherry chocolate
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Dorset Sea Salt Caramel
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 70% Madagascar dark chocolate Gelato
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Orange Odyssey Gelato
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Squidgy Pecan Brownie

2019

Dorset Food Hero of the Year - Dorset Food & Drink Awards 2019
World Silver International Chocolate Awards for Gingerbread Caramel
Gold International Chocolate Awards British Chocolatier Competition for Tawny Port & Fig
Gold International Chocolate Awards British Chocolatier Compeition for Gingerbread Caramel
Silver International Chocolate Awards British Chocolatier Competition for Blackcurrant Beauty
Silver International Chocolate Awards British Chocolatier Competition for Cabin Pressure Gin & Rosemary
Special Award (recipe) International Chocolate Awards British Chocolatier Competition for Gingerbread Caramel
2 Star Great Taste Award for Cabin Pressure Gin & Rosemary
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Conker Gin & Lime Marmalade
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Cabin Pressure Gin & Rosemary
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Blackcurrant Beauty
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Totally Twisted Nose

2018

Academy of Chocolate Silver Award for Tawny Fig
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Dorset Oak Smoke Caramel
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Salcombe Sundowner
3 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Blackcurrant Beauty
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Purely Pistachio
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Salcombe Sundowner
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for 65% Milk Mini Bar
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Festive Chocolate Salami
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Conkered Coffee

2017

International Chocolate Awards British Silver for Purely Pistachio
International Chocolate Awards British Bronze for Salt Sweet Smoke
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Lemon Zing
Academy of Chocolate Award Bronze for Salt Sweet Smoke
Academy of Chocolate Award Bronze for Passionfruit Caramel

2016

'Investing in Dorset' Award winner - Dorset Business Awards
International Chocolate Awards World Silver for Tawny Fig
International Chocolate Awards World Silver for Gingerbread Caramel
International Chocolate Awards World Bronze for Arbequina & Sea Salt
International Chocolate Awards (British) Gold for Tawny Fig
International Chocolate Awards (British) Silver for Arbequina & Sea Salt
International Chocolate Awards (British) Silver for Lemon Zing
International Chocolate Awards (British) Bronze for Gingerbread Caramel
International Chocolate Awards (British) Bronze for Salt Sweet Smoke
Gold Academy of Chocolate Award for Gingerbread Caramel
Silver Academy of Chocolate Award for Arbequina & Sea Salt
Bronze Academy of Chocolate Award for Salt Sweet Smoke Caramel
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Tawny Fig
I Star Gold Great Taste Award for Salt Sweet Smoke

2015

Food Producer of the Year - Dorset Food & Drink Awards
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Salt Sweet Smoke Caramel
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Espresso
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Lemon Zing
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Perfect Passion
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Sakura Tea
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Outrageous Orange milk chocolate Slabs
Gold Academy of Chocolate Award for Totally Twisted Nose
Bronze Academy of Chocolate Award for Spirit of Saigon
Bronze Academy of Chocolate Award for Brilliant Black Cow

2014

2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Spirit of Saigon
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Kumquat Twist
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Mintylicious Sticks
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Nutty Nutmeg
International Chocolate Awards (Europeans) Bronze for Brilliant Black Cow

2013

1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Romantic Rose chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Blackcurrant Beauty chocolate

2012

International Chocolate Awards Finalist for Blackcurrant Beauty
2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Wild Thing cherry chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Mulled Wine chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Rhubarb & Vanilla chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Heavenly Honeycombe clusters

2011

1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Old Thumper beer chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Melting Milk vanilla truffle
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Crunchy Nuts chocolate
1 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Dotty Apricotty chocolate
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Tea Chaime

2010

3 star Gold Great Taste Award for Mellow Mint chocolate
1 star Gold Great Taste Award for Gorgeous Ginger chocolate
1 star Gold Great taste Award for Melting Milk Madagascan Vanilla Truffle
1 star Gold Great Taste Award for Heavenly Honeycombe milk chocolate bar

2009

Food Producer of the Year - Dorset Food & Drink Awards
3 star Gold Great Taste Award for Blackcurrant Beauty chocolate
2 star Gold Great Taste Award for Blackstrap Harry Molasses chocolate
1 star Gold Great taste Award for Berry White chocolate bar
Academy of Chocolate Gold award for Gorgeous Ginger chocolate

2008

2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for Ginger Marble Cake
1 star Gold Great Taste Award Wild Thing cherry chocolate
Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award for Wild Thing cherry chocolate

2007

2 Star Gold Great Taste Award for "Pure Kakawa" dark chocolate truffle
1 star Gold Great Taste Award for "Melting Milk" vanilla-infused milk chocolate truffle
1 star Gold Great Taste Award for "Purbeck Marble Cake"