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Chicagoist loves chocolate. We mean, we really love it. Which is why we are a little confused by a feud between two Chicago chocolate companies. The Cocoa Room and its competitor, Translucent Chocolates, both make candy-coated, chocolate-dipped nuts and seeds. They seem to think that’s a problem, but we don’t see it. Too much chocolate? Is there such a thing?
Apparently, there is. The Cocoa Room – which received the holy grail of product endorsement when its candy was featured on “The O List” (as in Oprah) last July – is suing Translucent Chocolates because the new company’s products are “confusingly similar” to its own.
And that may or may not have anything to do with the fact that Translucent Chocolates was started by Annastacia Hubbard, a former owner of The Cocoa Room. Suzanne Weaver, owner of The Cocoa Room, seems to think that is the case. Oddly enough, The Cocoa Room’s slogan is “Cool Chocolate, No Drama.” Uh huh, it seems totally drama-free.
Just looking at the companies' products on their Web sites, they do seem to be very similar. They’re both super cute and, we’re guessing, yummy.
We hope they can work things out and be BFF again soon. In the mean time, we will attempt to determine which is the most choco-tastic. You know, for research.
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live near 35th stop of the red line ... they were handing out free CTA cards ...
I agree with Chicagoist that there is no such thing as too much chocolate. Chicago is known as the chocolate capitol of the county (Chicagoans eat more chocolate per capita than anywhere else in the U.S.) and the more the merrier. In addition to these two there is also the M&M/Mars plant on West Armitage/Oak Park, ethel's chocolate, Vosges, Palmer (ick) and a dozen or so others. So these two cranky chocolatiers can cool it. there is room for everyone.
PS - they both have HORRIBLE websites, so they are equally bad in that aspect.
don't forget blommer's! i don't know what they did exactly to cut down on their 'emissions'... i'm just glad i can still smell them wafting on the breeze on occasion as i disembark from the train. mm.