About Us

In June of 1995, Ernie and Mary Schenone purchased a small chocolate company in Eureka, CA. With a strong desire to combine their advanced degrees and work experience with Ernie’s family farm background, the Schenones moved their newly acquired company to Stockton, CA. With the dream of becoming a company renowned for its ultra-premium chocolate, impeccable customer service, and innovative cutting-edge products, the Schenones took their first step into the gourmet food business with Chocoholics Divine Desserts.

By 1998, Chocoholics Divine Desserts’ small product line was ready to expand. The Schenones took their already successful premium dessert toppings, and added a new product. They simply changed their existing label from “Dessert Topping” to “Body Frosting.”.The product created quite a buzz that reached much farther than the already tapped gourmet food industry. The product has attracted attention across the nation, including magazines such as In Style, Bon Appetite, RedBook, Vogue, Yahoo!, and Playboy.

In the summer of 2001, Chocoholics acquired and moved the Fantastic World of Gourmet Chocolate out of Hallstead, KS to Stockton, CA. The Schenones re-evaluated the small company’s product line and integrated select items to the existing Chocoholics product line, producing a winning combination. Chocoholics Divine Desserts’ incredible performance earned the Schenones number 469 in the 2001 edition of Inc Magazine’s 500 fastest growing privately owned companies in America.

Continuing to grow at over 354% from 2000-2003, Chocoholics earned another spot in the Inc 500’s Fastest Growing private companies list. With over 300 products, from truffles to chocolate Voodoo Dolls, Chocoholics made the big leap and announced plans for their new manufacturing facility and retail store in Clements, CA. In March of 2004 the Schenones moved into their new manufacturing facility. It was a year later that Chocoholics Divine Desserts Retail Shop opened. The New Retail Shop features gourmet chocolates, specialty coffee drinks, super-premium ice cream, and sundaes topped with their own branded Chocoholics decadent dessert toppings.

If coming and trying our products wasn't enough, you can now book a tour of our chocolate factory and learn about the history of chocolate and the history of Chocoholics Divine Desserts. Chocoholics Divine Desserts is now offering a variety of tours and birthday parties for all ages. . For wine/chocolate enthusiasts, wine and chocolate pairing events are held exclusively involving California’s local wineries.

Chocoholics Divine Desserts recently introduced three new products designed to add fun and take some of the guilt away from eating chocolate. Now available are the Chocoholics Diet Plan, with instructions, a revised food pyramid, and rationalizations for why you are not loosing weight; Strip Chocolate Checkers; and a Chocoholics Chocolate Patch, guaranteed to stop chocolate cravings for up to five minutes.

Chocoholics plans to extend their current wholesale success to the retail market and offer educational seminars and chocolate-making classes where guests of all ages can make their own chocolate treats while sharing in the fun of chocolate making.

By surrounding themselves with a dedicated chocolate-loving staff, Chocoholics Divine Desserts continues to grow and provide an ever-increasing selection of the finest gourmet chocolate products that will always be produced and delivered to all their customers with care.