How a High-End Chocolate Factory Has Supplied Restaurants for Over 150 Years - Vendors

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  • Опубліковано 20 чер 2023
  • Guittard Chocolate was founded during the California Gold Rush, and since then has been making high-end chocolate for restaurants and consumers all around the country, using some equipment that is over 60 years old. Using different types of cocoa powder, they produce chocolate for everyday baking, eating, drinking, as well as for professionals.
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    Producer: Carla Francescutti
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    Editor: Charlotte Carpenter
    Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
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    Audience Development: Terri Ciccone, Frances Dumlao, Avery Dalal
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  • @hardcoreromeo2111
    @hardcoreromeo2111 11 місяців тому +807

    You gotta love an owner who is probably rich but is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about every part of the process

    • @doge0069
      @doge0069 11 місяців тому

      get that illegal working as a lab tech out of this country

    • @Rainbow7Ss
      @Rainbow7Ss 11 місяців тому +23

      his belongs in the community called i like to hear myself talk

    • @jont2576
      @jont2576 10 місяців тому

      ​​@@Rainbow7Sst's alright if the person's interesting.....hearing people who are talented at what they do talk about the process is fascinating.
      Better than listening to twats like Andrew tate or grant cordone or trump talk about nothing except nonsense and their money.
      It's like u could sit down and listen to warren buffet and Ray dalio talk about investing and economics all day,or Marco Pierre white talk about cooking.

    • @mikesixx7655
      @mikesixx7655 10 місяців тому

      @@Rainbow7Ss cry harder that you could never run a place liek this that employs people. Your worthlessness is why you cant help but comment, its pathetic

    • @ItsMe-yv9jd
      @ItsMe-yv9jd 10 місяців тому +32

      ?? Probably rich... the guy pays struggling farmers overseas 20 cents for a pound of cocoa beans, and then sells that pound of chocolate to American lux hotels for 200 dollars. (So yeah, his family has been exploiting poor farmers for centuries and living like royalty as a result.)

  • @oliverratcliffe3569
    @oliverratcliffe3569 11 місяців тому +288

    I think the vendors series is so so interesting, it makes guests to restaurants understand why a certain dish may be $14 but in another restaurant its $24 - product is key

    • @nurlagrande
      @nurlagrande 10 місяців тому +17

      Yeah no, loads of price tags come out of pure gluttony. That dikhead that sprinkles salt on gold steaks is a prtty good example.

    • @polygonalfortress
      @polygonalfortress 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@nurlagrandeone could easily pay for less expensive multi course Michelin star dishes, how that guy even has a business of overly embellished and overpriced golden laden steaks is beyond me.

    • @nurlagrande
      @nurlagrande 10 місяців тому +3

      @@polygonalfortress you get my point completely!

    • @Skatejock21
      @Skatejock21 9 місяців тому +2

      @@nurlagrande not always. It comes down to food waste. The more expensive the ingredient plus food waste. The quality will always raise the price.

    • @bensmith7536
      @bensmith7536 4 місяці тому

      some of the best food ive ever had came from cheap hole in the wall places...... stop equating price with value / worth, otherwise youre a sucker for stupidly priced places with a lot of glitter and no gold.

  • @BadYossa
    @BadYossa 11 місяців тому +45

    British Chef here. Reading a lot of uninformed crap on here dissing this fine marque for no other reason than they're an American business - a long established one at that. Most of you making these comments haven't a clue about products at this end of the scale. Get over yourselves.
    Their rep is highly renowned and recognised for producing next level chocolate and all manners of derivatives in-between.

    • @AlphaVisionPro
      @AlphaVisionPro 11 місяців тому +2

      You are not a British chef. 😂

    • @BadYossa
      @BadYossa 11 місяців тому

      @@AlphaVisionProWow. What a strange little person you are...

  • @dwzcollege
    @dwzcollege 10 місяців тому +83

    I grew up in Burlingame, where the factory is, and in the morning with the wind blowing in the right direction the smell would permeate downtown. It was incredible but growing up there you take for granted the Willy Wonka smells. Awesome video

  • @ChocolateTherapistTV
    @ChocolateTherapistTV 10 місяців тому +122

    We use Guittard chocolate to make all of our products in our chocolate shop, The Chocolate Therapist, and it's absolutely the best-tasting chocolate on the planet! I've traveled all over the world to find great chocolate, and luckily for us the best is right here in the US. We also love their products because they're soy-free, which is hard to find. Thanks for making great chocolate, Guittard!!

    • @tylermoulton7294
      @tylermoulton7294 10 місяців тому +1

      Littleton? Or where are ya

    • @tylermoulton7294
      @tylermoulton7294 10 місяців тому +1

      Cause I’m obsessed and got my mom stuff for mothers day

    • @ericpmoss
      @ericpmoss 7 місяців тому

      Way back when (tm), I found their Gourmet Bittersweet in 10lb tablets, and fell in love. It tastes the way baking brownies smell, and is great in mousse with a bit of bourbon, or just as chunks to eat.

    • @xSCHEF
      @xSCHEF 3 місяці тому +1

      I’m European live on the Belgium border and Guittard is seriously legit high quality chocolate. It’s top 5 at least for me as a chef with the best European chocolate at my disposal, and that’s a praise for American chocolate for real! It’s so good just very expensive over here.

  • @pj7342
    @pj7342 11 місяців тому +159

    Big props to Guittard for using sunflower lecithin instead of soy as an emulsifier!

  • @insiderexpensive
    @insiderexpensive 8 місяців тому +6

    In the world of chocolate, product is key, and this factory truly understands that.

  • @cltransler
    @cltransler 10 місяців тому +12

    I toured their factory back in the early 2000's when I was in culinary school. Amazing place.

  • @Flynnmaster
    @Flynnmaster 10 місяців тому +18

    I had never stopped to think the browning of chocolate also comes from a Maillard reaction. Pretty cool stuff

  • @Astrohhh
    @Astrohhh 11 місяців тому +42

    Those machines were so cool. It's amazing to think of what kind of specialized equipment people are capable of creating.

    • @barbrn
      @barbrn 2 місяці тому +1

      I always wonder how they clean the machines.

  • @angelar6748
    @angelar6748 10 місяців тому +43

    I've used Guittard chocolate chips for baking for decades now - always fabulous to support a great local family owned company. So fun to see how the delicious magic is made!

    • @ericpmoss
      @ericpmoss 7 місяців тому +1

      Agreed. Their "Gourmet Bittersweet" that comes in 10lb blocks is also really great for making mousse or just eating alone. To me, it tastes the way baking brownies smell.

    • @johnalex6309
      @johnalex6309 4 місяці тому

      @@ericpmoss The number is 502. Try 411 French Vanilla; it hits the nose remarkably.

  • @richlevenson6605
    @richlevenson6605 8 місяців тому +5

    I worked for Schrafft's Chocolates in Boston, MA for two summers in a row as a food chemist. I literally saw every aspect of the operation from inspection of the
    cocoa beans to the finished product. Yum Yum. What a delightful experience. I certainly appreciated this video of Guittard Chocolate. Brought back some amazing memories working in such a demanding operation. Never got tired of sampling the product. The factory used to produce up to 14,000 lbs. of chocolate mints during a busy production week. Schrafft's no longer exists, but the old building sign with its pink letters has become an historical landmark.

  • @colleenuchiyama4916
    @colleenuchiyama4916 10 місяців тому +18

    I found Guittard by accident after I returned to the US from pastry school in Europe. Been using their products since 1991.

  • @bevnarayan5126
    @bevnarayan5126 8 місяців тому +3

    This is THE BEST chocolate ever, and always. Guittard rules over any of the fancy French chocolates, any of the newer artisan chocolates, over any chocolate, anywhere. Guittard's cocoa, wafers, chips, all of it, is fantastic.

  • @figmo397
    @figmo397 10 місяців тому +10

    When I saw the phrase "High-End Chocolate Factory," I was hoping it'd be Guittard. I'm very familiar with their products and love them.

  • @vitasbutkoon
    @vitasbutkoon 11 місяців тому +7

    Thank you for buying our Cocoa 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

  • @richdiddens4059
    @richdiddens4059 10 місяців тому +7

    I grew up in the next town over and remember Guittard used to make a consumer candy called Flicks which came in a cardboard tube. My favorite chocolate. They disappeared for a few decades before coming back but by a different manufacturer. They were never as good and went away again.

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 11 місяців тому +127

    Eater never disappoints with their content. Their videos are always top notch.

  • @otrep
    @otrep 9 місяців тому +2

    Worked in one of the biggest chocolate factory in canada and my job looked very similar. Only been there for a few months but it's nice to see how it is at a different place! We made 600 tons daily

  • @socar-pl
    @socar-pl 10 місяців тому +4

    02:28 fact that this is done as RANDOM process (fermentation in uncontrolled temperature and humidity zone without a controlled bacteria/yeast process) is MIND BOGGLING

  • @juvedeef2301
    @juvedeef2301 10 місяців тому +8

    Really nice to see this. I have worked for more then 7 years in a cocoa factory. A lot of similarities.

  • @ThePratikraval
    @ThePratikraval 9 місяців тому +1

    The president of this company is so knowledgeable and passionate about his daily bread and butter!!

  • @doraima29
    @doraima29 10 місяців тому +7

    Not only fine dining restaurants use these products but also upper scale chocolatiers like Fran's chocolates in Seattle, Washington and See's Candies in South San Francisco and Los Angeles use them.

  • @Sunriru
    @Sunriru 10 місяців тому +7

    i knew the beans were fermented so we get all that flavor, but had no clue how big the process truly was. i hate sugar so i eat dark chocolate and bakers nibs. one of my favorite snacks

  • @lalah9481
    @lalah9481 5 місяців тому +1

    I used to work in the shipping department for guittard, great company and awesome chocolate perks!

  • @KittyNinjas
    @KittyNinjas Місяць тому +1

    Omg! Whoever is chosen to be his student will be very lucky. These kinds of knowledge cannot be taught.

  • @nizarmurar
    @nizarmurar 11 місяців тому +3

    The greatest episode ever .thank you
    Nizar

  • @amaru858
    @amaru858 10 місяців тому +10

    The perfect family to be running the finest chocolate manufacturer on indigenous soil. Love it

  • @PeterKNoone
    @PeterKNoone 10 місяців тому +4

    I love a nerd who cares about their business. Great video!

  • @GregCurtin45
    @GregCurtin45 11 місяців тому +7

    Thank you #Eater and # Guittard for sharing your processes and educating us.

  • @kailafagan
    @kailafagan 10 місяців тому +5

    guittard is my favorite chocolate chip!

  • @HarekaTysiri
    @HarekaTysiri 10 місяців тому +3

    I heard about guittard from brad leone's video. It was so fun to watch tbb

  • @douglasfurtek7637
    @douglasfurtek7637 11 місяців тому +10

    Wonderful video for anyone interested in high-end chocolates. I am impressed by Mr. Guittard's knowledge and passion for chocolate. "...there's lots of different kinds of genetics going on. It's not just one genetic." Hidden in this comment on beans by Mr. Guittard is the secret to rapidly creating trees bearing "all natural" designer beans unlike any others on earth today. The Malaysian Cocoa Board calls them Renaissance cocoa beans.

  • @shadowfilm7980
    @shadowfilm7980 10 місяців тому +2

    Interesting. So much work to make good chocolate. I love chocolate. Especially dark chocolate.

  • @ayo3850
    @ayo3850 10 місяців тому +4

    lookin at all that chocolate suddenly makes me crave chocolate

  • @johnwilliams8261
    @johnwilliams8261 10 місяців тому +2

    Great doco, thank you.

  • @edward9
    @edward9 10 місяців тому +1

    Fascinating!

  • @theclimbingchef
    @theclimbingchef 4 місяці тому +2

    We had an Etienne guittard sponsorship at the culinary school I went to in Canada....omg, I ate so much chocolate it was absolutely ridiculous.....like full on I love Lucy ridiculousness

  • @dharmaputra319
    @dharmaputra319 10 місяців тому +1

    the factory like this must be run 24/7

  • @Anonymous-nj2ow
    @Anonymous-nj2ow 8 місяців тому +1

    i bet that bean room smells absolutely incredible

    • @johnalex6309
      @johnalex6309 4 місяці тому

      Not the Bean Room... 2 steps later... the Roasters!!!!!

  • @Matityahu755
    @Matityahu755 10 місяців тому +6

    If I could have one of those large slabs of chocolate, I think it just might last an evening. :)

  • @aromachocolates
    @aromachocolates 11 місяців тому +2

    Very informative. Excellent video. Everyone should watch this.

  • @MurderBong
    @MurderBong 10 місяців тому +1

    RIGHT AT THE END… THAT REFLECTION!! IYKYK

  • @sheilagibson982
    @sheilagibson982 7 місяців тому

    My favorite baking chocolate.

  • @philliplopez8745
    @philliplopez8745 9 місяців тому +1

    It is a beautiful thing !

  • @markuss3735
    @markuss3735 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow. Just wow.

  • @John-ir4id
    @John-ir4id 10 місяців тому +13

    One thing I always wondered - having heard that the fruit, the white pulp surrounding the seeds, is delicious - why don't they make candy utilizing the fruit pulp and the seeds together? Like a filled chocolate bar? That would be worth trying.

    • @westybestie
      @westybestie 10 місяців тому +3

      I don't know if it's still there, but I bought some cocoa fruit/pulp fruit leather at Sprouts a month ago. Tastes like a standard fruit leather (the no sugar added kind), kinda tart, with the occasional cocoa aftertaste. It's great but kind of expensive.

  • @yourpathmatters
    @yourpathmatters 10 місяців тому +3

    This is so amazing and tasty!

  • @SueK2001
    @SueK2001 3 місяці тому +1

    I wonder how often the machinery is cleaned?

  • @videshjairam2804
    @videshjairam2804 11 місяців тому +9

    🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹. Thank you for show casing what we offer to the world 🔥

  • @bluecollarscholarmelrosepa5673
    @bluecollarscholarmelrosepa5673 11 місяців тому +2

    Hello and good day to you ladies and gentlemen watching this video....saying hello from Melrose Park Illinois 🇺🇸 USA

  • @Eric-qo8vv
    @Eric-qo8vv 7 місяців тому

    Very passionate

  • @thedeeprot
    @thedeeprot 11 місяців тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @mayonnaiseeee
    @mayonnaiseeee 11 місяців тому +3

    starts with a hopper into an item elevator, i approve

  • @harrylloyd6955
    @harrylloyd6955 11 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @mikefagan6840
    @mikefagan6840 5 місяців тому

    Wilburs, from Lilitz PA. does same and is VERY VERY GOOD!

  • @oddno.1fantasy
    @oddno.1fantasy 5 місяців тому

    Brillant factory

  • @SlimaneGeometre-ig4pn
    @SlimaneGeometre-ig4pn 9 місяців тому

    شوكولاطة لذيذة

  • @biobossx99
    @biobossx99 11 місяців тому

    Love the techno classical muaoc

  • @brianmoody2549
    @brianmoody2549 6 місяців тому

    It’s important that people understand what it takes too make Chocolate’s,

  • @tpop3723
    @tpop3723 11 місяців тому +2

    I wonder if or how the taste has changed over time and why.

  • @KirifMalika-qo7or
    @KirifMalika-qo7or 6 місяців тому

    A nice reportage

  • @HFC786
    @HFC786 11 місяців тому +3

    Fascinating, is the chocolate available for public to buy globally

    • @victoriarotramel2274
      @victoriarotramel2274 10 місяців тому +3

      Yes! Guittard sells different kinds of baking chocolate chips, cocoa powders, and hot chocolate mix in most grocery stores in the US

  • @deepthoughtswithjessica
    @deepthoughtswithjessica 10 місяців тому

    Impressive!

  • @Theloss52
    @Theloss52 4 місяці тому

    Where does the cadmium and led come from?

  • @MrSkosig
    @MrSkosig 10 місяців тому

    Ooo it looks soo good 😋

  • @OwnedGamer96
    @OwnedGamer96 9 місяців тому

    The cocoa is the key: obviously, buying extremely cheap from poor countries, slavery etc... So beautiful 😍😍

    • @666crippled666
      @666crippled666 2 місяці тому

      We ended slavery. Whats stopping them?

  • @SirDizarm
    @SirDizarm 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks, was wondering how they did this now days

  • @bunjijumper5345
    @bunjijumper5345 4 місяці тому +1

    Am I the only one who has a strong preference for white chocolate?

  • @petervanlaethem
    @petervanlaethem 9 місяців тому

    I love it how is made clear that Gary is the upper bean .. I mean CEO by the beans on his clothing.😁

    • @johnalex6309
      @johnalex6309 4 місяці тому

      Each pod counts for 5 years with the Company.

  • @shmericreyna
    @shmericreyna 10 місяців тому +4

    this was cool to watch.
    if y'all haven't seen Brad Leone "do chocolate", the It's Alive team also did a tour of the Guittard factory and goes into other detail on how chocolates fermentation effects the flavor ua-cam.com/video/DMT7EnJ_Kp8/v-deo.html

  • @MRSketch09
    @MRSketch09 10 місяців тому

    Cool vid!

  • @melrichardson2392
    @melrichardson2392 10 місяців тому

    Very good documentary one of the best ,very knowledgeable CEO owner nice to see hope he sends me a lifetime supply cof dark chocolate.

  • @CommissarIbramGaunt
    @CommissarIbramGaunt 9 місяців тому

    Is this a reupload? I feel like I have seen this before.

  • @nameinvalid69
    @nameinvalid69 10 місяців тому +2

    "expert taster"
    WHERE CAN I SIGN UP?!?!?! 🤣🤣😆😆😂😂🤣🤣😆😆

  • @susanfantozzi4415
    @susanfantozzi4415 10 місяців тому

    Yum!

  • @nickpoynton8918
    @nickpoynton8918 5 місяців тому

    Can you imagine how hard it is to clean all the machinery in the chocolate factory!

  • @musthafaiqbalaziz7407
    @musthafaiqbalaziz7407 Місяць тому

    Excuse me. Can i download video?

  • @ventr.dexter5937
    @ventr.dexter5937 10 місяців тому

    What’s the name of the song in the beginning of the video ?

  • @SoltaniFatimaZahra-ng9ff
    @SoltaniFatimaZahra-ng9ff 6 місяців тому

    شكلاطه لذيذة

  • @carrinho15gaming81
    @carrinho15gaming81 7 місяців тому

    trinidad is one of the best .

  • @DennisConors-hn1yt
    @DennisConors-hn1yt 4 місяці тому

    amaing!

  • @RavagHer
    @RavagHer 11 місяців тому +5

    man i hope Miguel has come clean shoes man.

  • @4799balaji
    @4799balaji 7 місяців тому

    Great business. One thing that I always wonder about these big industrial grade food manufacturing companies is that How do you do pest control? like rats, lizards , mosquitos, and such.
    What if a lizard or a rat falls into a large barrel of chocolate and no one saw it. How do you know? How would you recall the product?

  • @ger13nunyah56
    @ger13nunyah56 10 місяців тому

    This is the way

  • @MultiPetercool
    @MultiPetercool 10 місяців тому +1

    Ah! Guittard! I spent 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ghirardelli is for Tourists! Guittard is the REAL San Francisco chocolate.

  • @nonenoneonenonenone
    @nonenoneonenonenone 10 місяців тому

    Ambrosia Blue Ribbon is an excellent chocolatier in Milwaukee.

  • @cydkriletich6538
    @cydkriletich6538 10 місяців тому

    Oh, yes, Guittard is fine chocolate. I also like Ghirardelli and Scharffen Berger chocolate.

  • @richardnedbalek1968
    @richardnedbalek1968 10 місяців тому +1

    1:47 ⏰ Well, I know where I’LL be at 11 o’clock! 😋

  • @flyhigh00000
    @flyhigh00000 10 місяців тому

    👍
    From
    Calgary

  • @mofiaman83
    @mofiaman83 11 місяців тому +1

    Rumor has it gideons bakehouse gets their chocolate chips from the special line

  • @MTNmyMAG
    @MTNmyMAG 11 місяців тому +1

    What happened to the two guys in the deli that used to be in all these videos?

  • @FatimaGafour
    @FatimaGafour 6 місяців тому

    Great

  • @user-xi8ex5cl6c
    @user-xi8ex5cl6c 8 місяців тому +1

    All Stores Please Lower the price of all Military and Local for all Brands of Chocolate Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now 🙏🙏🙏

  • @leefrancis007
    @leefrancis007 10 місяців тому

    He sounds like Nelix from voyager

  • @Maximillian828
    @Maximillian828 10 місяців тому

    Can you do a Mise En Place on Pure & V in Nice please, i know a chef there

  • @michaeltoia9095
    @michaeltoia9095 10 місяців тому +1

    I used to work at a company called hooten chocolate location Newark New Jersey I've worked there for 6 years many years ago it does not exist there anymore it bring
    back memory The company was sold to another company ambrosia I believe located in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA what happened from there I don't know

  • @angelaziegler4746
    @angelaziegler4746 10 місяців тому +1

    Etienne came to the US looking for gold and promptly found it.

  • @MyNewYorkLife
    @MyNewYorkLife 10 місяців тому

    ~~~CHOCOLATE~~🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @Holyshitty
    @Holyshitty 11 місяців тому +7

    Where are the Oompa Loompa's?