Theo Chocolate Founding and Product Insights: Flavors, Factory, and National Distribution Strategy
- University of Washington: Business English (Socializing/Meetings/Planning/Negotiations/Presentations) Tip:It takes [4:08] to read this article.
Listening Content Display
Tip: This site supports text-selection search. Just highlight any word.At our Seattle Factory Store, we offer many wonderful seasonal items loved by the community. Nationally, our most popular chocolate flavor is the Dark Salted Almond Classic Bar because of its perfect balance of sweet and salty. My personal favorite is the Dark Salted Almond Cups, similar to peanut butter cups but made with almond butter, which is delicious. Theo experiments with many flavors; some succeed, some fail. For instance, I once tried a caramel with cheese that was a little funky—specifically Roquefort—which did not work. On the other hand, our Walla Walla onion caramel is surprisingly good; its savory taste is appealing once you try it.
Our factory is located in an old trolley barn, a large brick building in Fremont, Seattle. We chose this location to conduct tours and welcome the community to our Factory Store to enjoy chocolate and learn about its origins. Fremont was ideal due to its walkability and summer tourist traffic, allowing us to reach more people and educate them about chocolate.
We aim to make Theo the All-American Chocolate Bar. The most impactful way to support the farmers we source from with the fairest trade of organic cocoa is by achieving national distribution. We have expanded into grocery retailers, though we haven't opened additional small confection shops yet, which remains a future possibility. We serve local coffee shops, bakeries, gift stores, and provide chocolates for weddings and events. We also work with national distribution chains and natural grocery distributors to bring our products to stores. Online sales occur through the Theo Web Shop, though shipping chocolate can be costly in summer due to melting concerns, requiring ice packs or overnight shipping to hot locations. Additionally, we sell merchandise on our web shop.
- organic
noun
1. a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
Synonym: organic fertilizerorganic fertiliser
- trolley
noun
1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
Synonym: streetcartramtramcartrolley car
- development
noun
1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
e.g. he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
they funded research and development2. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
e.g. the development of Alaskan resources
the exploitation of copper depositsSynonym: exploitation
3. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
4. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
e.g. recent developments in Iraq
what a revolting development!5. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
e.g. such land is practical for small park developments
6. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
e.g. the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
Synonym: developing
7. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
e.g. the development of his ideas took many years
the evolution of Greek civilization
the slow development of her skill as a writerSynonym: evolution
8. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex levele.g. he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Synonym: growthgrowingmaturationontogenyontogenesis
9. a state in which things are improving
the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)e.g. after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter
in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen - distribution
noun
1. the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
2. the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
3. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
e.g. worldwide in distribution
the distribution of nerve fibers
in complementary distributionSynonym: dispersion
4. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Synonym: statistical distribution
- funky
adj
1. in a state of cowardly fright
2. stylish and modern in an unconventional way
e.g. she likes funky clothes
we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style3. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
Synonym: low-down
4. offensively malodorous
e.g. a foul odor
the kitchen smelled really funkySynonym: fetidfoetidfoulfoul-smellingnoisomesmellystinkingill-scented
- Other Information
- Popular Listening
- Other Listening
- Edgewater Hotel's Holly Reynolds on Meeting & Event Management and Unique Waterfront Experience English Listening
- Techniques and Methods for Describing and Comparing Different Services English Listening
- English Listening Course: Ideas and Writing Techniques for Meeting Proposals English Listening
- English Listening Practice: Team Discussion on New Store Location Strategy English Listening
- Analysis of Formality in English Writing: How to Choose the Appropriate Tone Based on Your Reader English Listening
- Workplace English: How to Exchange Business Cards and Build Connections in Professional Settings English Listening
- Workplace English: How to Describe Your Job Responsibilities and Daily Tasks in Detail English Listening
- Dan Poston from University of Washington Foster School of Business on Strategies and Experiences in International Business Negotiation English Listening
- Professional Practices for Improving Meeting Efficiency and Cross-Cultural Differences English Listening
- Workplace English: How to Introduce Your Job and Position in English English Listening