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Entrepreneur of the Year

I was honoured last week to receive the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Orillia District Chamber of Commerce. The Business Achievement Awards are held every year to recognize and celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of the local business community. In my acceptance speech I mentioned that the journey of an entrepreneur is often lonely and there are many frustrations. However, I show up every day and continue moving forward. I am happy to have received this award because I have worked hard to create DWN Chocolate and will continue to work hard to keep DWN growing in Simcoe County with more sweet treats. Thank you to everyone who voted for me and to the Orillia District Chamber of Commerce.

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2nd annual Easter colouring contest

DWN Craft Chocolatier is launching its first ever Easter Egg Colouring Contest. This is your chance to see your own design recreated as a chocolate egg. Two winners will be chosen and will be given two replicas of their design in the form of a chocolate Easter egg – one egg to enjoy themselves and another to spread the chocolate love. From March 16 to April 2, 2022, everyone is encouraged to submit their egg design. Download the colouring sheet or pick one up in store at 11 Mississaga St E, Orillia. Submissions can be returned to the store or emailed to hello@dwnchocolate.com. The DWN retail store is open Wednesday to Saturday from 11am to 5pm. This contest is open to all ages...

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how to categorize the DWN fruit bars

The last blog post addressed the topic of white chocolate and it was determined that white chocolate is 'real' chocolate when it contains cocoa butter because it is a bi-product of the cocoa bean.The math: white chocolate = cocoa butter + sugar + milk powder  The creation of fruit-based chocolate requires similar math, but often the milk powder can be omitted to create dairy-free chocolate. I love making fruit bars because the fruit powder does the majority of the heavy lifting in the flavour and colour of the chocolate bar. fruit chocolate = cocoa butter + sugar + freeze-dried fruit powder I live in Canada so the access to freshly grown fruit is limited to the warmer months. To ensure that we have...

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DWN on CTV News

DWN is starting the new year on a high following last week's CTV Barrie News interview with Kraig Krause — Orillia Chocolatier Takes on the World⁠ Watch the full segment: https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2593173&jwsource=cl

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2022 by the numbers and a huge thanks

When I started this company, my approach was not to create a better version of chocolate that was already being sold but to create chocolate based on my favourite recipes, unique ingredients, and interesting flavour combinations. I believe that DWN produces original chocolate flavours, and by simply trying to create these flavours and constantly setting out to improve our chocolate, I end up creating chocolate no one else had made. I understand that in today’s world, you have many options for treats and I am thrilled that you chose DWN. We put an immense amount of passion into each of our products, but you are the heart and soul of this business. Thank you for your loyal and ongoing support! 2022 by the numbers1 retail store +...

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