Chocstock

29/06/2024

25/06/2024

Huge congratulations to the winners of the ULTIMATE BROWNIE BAKE OFF – sponsored by  🎉

Some of Wellington's finest bakers entered the competition, which was judged by Chocstock ambassador  together with Kalliana Kong  and 

First place went to  Executive Chef, Antoine Collet (using  58% couverture) 👏

Second place was awarded to Shuchi Bhardwaj of  (using  Pacific Dark Chocolate) 🍫

Third place was a tie between  and .and.sevens.deli 🥂

Huge thanks to everyone who entered the competition and special thanks to  for providing chocolate prizes for the winners.

So great to see such exceptional treats made with Pacific Islands craft chocolate! 🙌

24/06/2024

WOW! Chocstock 2024 blew our minds! 🤯

Thank you so much to the almost-2000 of you who joined us to celebrate craft chocolate, ethical cacao, and the amazing new chocolate culture that we're all growing together. 🙌

Thanks to our wonderful exhibitors, who work so hard to create beautiful, meaningful, and delicious products that don't just taste good, they do good! 💞

Thanks to the farmers, chocolate makers, and industry innovators who came all the way form the Pacific Islands and Australia to share our celebration.

Thanks to our Festival Ambassador and Ultimate Brownie Bake Off Head Judge Peter Gordon. Also fellow judges Kalliana Kong Wellingnoms and Jackie Lee Morrison, and all the amazing bakers who entered the competition!

Thanks to Grant Vinning, Elle Coco, Oonagh Browne & crew for presenting amazing free talks. And thanks to Brendan Jones for running our tasting sessions with Coffee Supreme NZ and Double Vision Brewing.

Thanks to our wonderful sponsors, who believed in this project from day one... Wellington International Airport Cuisine Magazine touchprint, QT Wellington, Moore Wilson's, The Chocolate Bar

Thanks to our team of volunteers, who gave up their weekend to help us run the show. We couldn't do it without you! 🙏

Thanks to the team at Harbourside Function Centre and AV Media, who were incredibly helpful and a joy to work with.

And thanks to Carla and the team at Lightning Events for helping so much with the planning and running of the event – your knowledge and expertise was invaluable!

We've got lots more to share about the festival in the coming weeks, but for now we're just so grateful to everyone who made it happen. Thank you! 🩷

20/06/2024

Thanks so much to AM Show for popping into Wellington Chocolate Factory this morning for a little Chocstock preview! 🤩

Presenter James Fluery tasted a few exclusive treats, including a Baron Hasselhoff's CHEESE BROWNIE, the WCF Pacific Coconut & Ginger Bar made in collaboration with Peter Gordon and our official festival beer - Chocolate Oat Milk Stout! - made by Double Vision Brewing.

Grab your Chocstock tickets now... https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

18/06/2024

Thanks so much Emile Donovan and the RNZ Nights team for interviewing our Co-founder Luke Owen Smith last night.

Luke talked about Chocstock (obviously), Pacific Islands cacao and chocolate, the state of NZ's craft chocolate industry, OCHO going into liquidation, whether white chocolate is real chocolate, pairing beer with chocolate, and more.

Listen here...
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018943263/heaven-for-chocolate-lovers-in-wellington-this-weekend

17/06/2024

Chocstock launches THIS FRIDAY!!!! 🎉

Chocstock is a celebration of world-class chocolate made from scratch in the South Pacific. A lot of the chocolate sold in NZ is made in Europe with cacao beans from West Africa or other faraway places. We think that's crazy, when we have such incredible chocolate makes right here in Aotearoa, and amazing cacao grown by our neighbours in the Pacific Islands! 🤝

Join us for the largest ever gathering of bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Oceania, and become part of an exciting movement towards chocolate that is more local, ethical, interesting and delicious! 🙌

Grab your tickets before they're all eaten up! Link in bio. 🎟️

www.chocstock.nz

12/06/2024

Chocstock is happening NEXT WEEK! 🤯

Join 25+ of the best craft chocolate makers from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands to celebrate delicious and ethical bean-to-bar chocolate. This is a chocolate festival for grown ups! 😎

📆 21-23 June (4 sessions across three days)
📍 Harbourside Function Centre, 4 Taranaki St, Wellington

Chocstock is a gathering of New Zealand’s craft chocolate industry and an opportunity to meet its award-winning makers, all of whom champion fine flavour and rare cacao beans. Prepare to delight your senses in a world of chocolatey goodness and exceptional treats – all made by hand with the finest ingredients. 🍫

Alongside our amazing exhibitors, Chocstock’s ambassador and special guest Peter Gordon will be judging the Ultimate Brownie Bake Off – sponsored by Wellington International Airport – featuring 7 of Wellington’s finest bakers!

Chocolate tasting is thirsty work, so we’ll also have limited edition chocolate beer and cocktails at the bar, as well as beer and chocolate pairing sessions with our brewery partner Double Vision Brewing and coffee and chocolate pairing sessions with Coffee Supreme NZ ☕

Grab your tickets before they're all eaten up! https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

11/06/2024

If you're looking for a particularly boujee Chocstock experience, head over to the festival bar for an exclusive cocktail! 🍸

On the menu we'll have a VERY limited edition CACAO-INFUSED NEGRONI and some ridiculously tasty CHOCOLATE MARTINIS. Perfect for pairing with world-class craft chocolate! 😘

Chocstock is next week! Grab your tickets here... https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

10/06/2024

For the official Chocstock beer, our friends at Double Vision Brewing have created ‘Milow and Oatis’, a comforting 4.5% chocolate oatmilk stout made with Vanuatu cacao, sourced from Baron Hasselhoff's 🙌

This beer will be exclusively launched at Chocstock and available throughout the festival. 🍻

There is something super satisfying about a milk stout that we feel nods to the comfort of a childhood chocolate milk. The only thing that is tough about that style is the accessibility for those who are vegan or lactose intolerant. In an effort for total inclusion and a progressive approach, the team at Double Vision have created a beer that can tick all of the boxes and be the perfect pairing with some of the world's finest chocolates presented for Chocstock 2024! 🍫

Less than two weeks until Chocstock! Grab your tickets here... https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

08/06/2024

📢 ATTENTION CHOCOHOLICS 📢

🍫 .nz is only 2 weeks away and we can't wait to see you all there. 👀

We're one of 25 🤯 producers attending from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands to celebrate and show case the beauty that is bean-to bar chocolate. 🎉

🥇 We're going to be showing off our award winning (and sold out) "Tonka" & "Blonde" Bars, so you're not going to want to miss out.

🎟️ If you haven't already, grab yourself some tickets through the link in .nz bio and I'll see you there on the 21st-23rd of June! 📅

06/06/2024

06/06/2024

We have some amazing free talks happening at Chocstock! 🎤

Oonagh Browne aka The Cacao Ambassador is collaborating with a group of women farmers from the Solomon Islands to share the experience of farming cacao in the South Pacific. 🌱

We've also got industry legend Grant Vinning presenting 'Cocoa in the Pacific: Countries, Characters, Comments'. 🌏

Last but not least, get some fascinating chocolate insights from international chocolate judge and chocolatier Elle Coco in 'Beyond the Bar'. 🍫

Don't miss out on these fascinating talks! Grab your Chocstock tickets today... https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

Please note: only The Cacao Ambassador talk will happen during the Sunday 23rd Chocstock session, as we will then be judging and presenting the Ultimate Brownie Bake Off awards with Peter Gordon

04/06/2024

Launching at Chocstock!

Available to buy as an add-on with tickets... https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

Who’s keen for a trip to the Pacific? We can take you there in one bite🌴

Introducing our brand-new flavour… Coconut, ginger, and vanilla 52% coconut milk chocolate sprinkled with smoked cocoa nibs and sea salt🍫

Launching at .nz 2024 - we bring you the Pacific Coconut & Ginger Chocolate Bar, created in collaboration with festival ambassador , with the most beautiful wrapper artwork from ☀️

So, where are we headed on our Pacific travels?

🇫🇯Coconut and ginger
🇹🇴Vanilla
🇻🇺 Cocoa Beans
🇼🇸 For the smoky cocoa husks for our smoked nibs

Available to buy exclusively at Chocstock, from 21 – 23 June, and then online and instore at WCF and selected retailers.

The countdown to Chocstock (and getting your hands on this bar) is ON!

Grab your Chocstock tickets here - https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

03/06/2024

02/06/2024

Thanks to everyone who came along to the in-store tasting at today! So great to chat chocolate with so many Wellington foodies! 💞

30/05/2024

Who's excited for Coffee & Chocolate Pairing with Coffee Supreme NZ 🙌

These one hour tasting sessions are a celebration and exploration of Wellington's two favourite beans: coffee and cacao. Join the Coffee Supreme and Chocstock crew to taste some of New Zealand’s finest coffee and chocolate, learn about the bean-to-bar movement, and experience the joys of ‘single origin’. You’ll be amazed by how much coffee and chocolate have in common!

Tickets to these tastings are available as an add-on to the 12-3pm Chocstock sessions on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June.

Grab your tickets here... https://ticketing.humanitix.com/tours/chocstock

29/05/2024

We had a lot of fun 'helping' to brew the official Chocstock beer at Double Vision Brewing yesterday! 🍻

Thanks to Clayton Baron Hasselhoff's for getting involved. 🙌

The DVB crew has created something very special indeed. All will be revealed soon! 😎

28/05/2024

We're on the hunt for more volunteers to help us run Chocstock! 🙌

We particularly need people for Friday 21st June and Sunday 23rd June.

Volunteers get a free ticket to another session, plus a bunch of Chocstock goodies. 🍫

Head to https://www.chocstock.nz/volunteer to sign up!