The Golden Bean award for our Hispaniola chocolate bar.

Awards

To date we’ve won over 140 international chocolate awards, including being named the “best chocolate in the world” in 2016 by the Academy of Chocolate, with their grand prize, the Golden Bean.

The Golden Bean
The UK-based Academy of Chocolate is a celebration of good chocolate and a forum that encourages ethical craft. Its annual competition draws in some of the best artisans from Europe and around the globe and we’re really elated that the Hummingbird team can be counted among such great company.

We’re very proud that Hispaniola 70% received the top honour at the 2016 Academy of Chocolate Awards Gala – the 2016 Golden Bean. Great cacao beans are the root of great chocolate and the farmers and team at OKO Caribe in northern Dominican Republic use care and craft to grow some of the very best. Thank you small, but mighty, Hummingbird team – you guys rock!

Thank you Academy of Chocolate for shining a light on fine chocolate (we’ve always wanted to thank the Academy).

7 of the best bean-to-bar chocolate makers to 'buy Canadian' - National Post

7 of the best bean-to-bar chocolate makers to 'buy Canadian' - National Post

These internationally award-winning chocolate makers make some of the most Canadian chocolate you can find.

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Rosey and the chocolate factory - CTV Morning Live

Rosey and the chocolate factory - CTV Morning Live

One of only a few bean to bar, craft chocolate makers in Canada, Hummingbird Chocolate makes everything in house. Rosey went to go see how it’s done.

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The rising costs of cocoa and its impact on your next sweet treat in Lanark County - Inside Ottawa Valley

The rising costs of cocoa and its impact on your next sweet treat in Lanark County - Inside Ottawa Valley

Chocolate may be sweet, but rising cocoa prices are proving to be a bitter pill to swallow for some Lanark County businesses. 

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Meet Hummingbird Chocolate—Canada’s most awarded chocolate maker - Chocolatour

Meet Hummingbird Chocolate—Canada’s most awarded chocolate maker - Chocolatour

I often get asked by readers and friends as to what chocolate I recommend or “is the best.” To help you with your chocolate shopping, and in honour of the great chocolate being handcrafted in Canada, I dedicate this post to one of my favourite chocolate makers, Hummingbird Chocolate based in Almonte, Ontario, featuring one of Canada’s dedicated #WomenInChocolate.

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Meet Erica Gilmour, co-founder of Hummingbird Chocolate, an ethical and sustainable bean-to-bar brand - Women of Influence

Meet Erica Gilmour, co-founder of Hummingbird Chocolate, an ethical and sustainable bean-to-bar brand - Women of Influence

Erica Gilmour is the co-founder and President of Hummingbird Chocolate, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in the small town of Almonte, Ontario. 

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Expansion a sweet experience for award-winning Almonte chocolate maker - Inside Ottawa Valley

Expansion a sweet experience for award-winning Almonte chocolate maker - Inside Ottawa Valley

Hummingbird Chocolate Maker celebrates grand opening of 10,000-square-foot production facility, retail shop and café July 9.

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Bite Sized: 5 Minutes with Erica Gilmour of Hummingbird Chocolate - Bean to Barstool

Bite Sized: 5 Minutes with Erica Gilmour of Hummingbird Chocolate - Bean to Barstool

In this episode of Bean to Barstool Bite Sized, host David Nilsen spends five minutes with Erica Gilmour of Hummingbird Chocolate.

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Chocolate equals happiness at Hummingbird Chocolate Café - Ottawa Life

Chocolate equals happiness at Hummingbird Chocolate Café - Ottawa Life

They say that money can't buy happiness. However, it can definitely buy chocolate, which will put a smile on your face! I recently visited the new Hummingbird Chocolate Café in Almonte, Ontario.

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