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where you can watch them being sorted, Kitchen, and the Molding Room. Visitors can
cooked, and turned into chocolates,” states Lor. watch all four kitchens in action through the
Even children have given ideas for flavors viewing windows in the store. There is also
such as pop rocks. “Sometimes the flavors don’t a 4,000 square foot gift shop where one can
work and sometimes they are magical and we purchase their award-winning chocolates, as
get awards for them,” says Lor. Last year Alaska well as jams, jellies, and items such as polar bear
Wild Berry won “Best New Piece” for their smooches which is a delightful blend of crunchy
line of ganaches at the Retail Confectioners peppermint and creamy white chocolate
International Convention in Wisconsin. drenched in velvety dark chocolate. While
Lor and her team meticulously packed 400 Lor says the by-product of having a chocolate
pieces of candy in their carry-on and flew to the factory is she doesn’t crave chocolate anymore,
competition. “It was incredibly nerve wracking her go-to favorite is the almond caramel turtles.
with each bump of turbulence,” says Lor. Even “Chocolate brings people together. I love seeing
after an inspection by TSA who wanted to the customers smile and their eyes light up
know what all the little pieces were in the when they bite into a piece of candy. It makes SCAN QR CODE
bag, the chocolates arrived unscathed to the the long hours worth it. I can’t imagine doing
competition, which was peer judged by candy- anything else.” TO SEE VIDEO
makers from all over the United States. Their
flavors included mango champaign, blackberry
cheesecake and a star flavor in the line-up, was To order chocolates and gift baskets visit:
a key lime pie, white chocolate ganache topped akwildberry.com
with a graham cracker crust. “It was the perfect
flavor of tartness and sweetness and was
like eating a bite of key lime pie but in a little SCAN QR CODE
chocolate,” says Lor. TO SHOP NOW
Alaska Wild Berry has four kitchens, including
the Jam and Jelly Kitchen, Hot Kitchen, Candy

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