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title: Chocolate For A Better Future | 8 Degrees Chocolate
description: Learn how we go beyond fair trade to provide some of the world's best chocolate while supporting the farmers and environments that produce it.
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# Made in the Northwest. Reliable Everywhere.
We're proud to support bean-to-bar chocolate makers, chocolatiers, and food companies, not just in our corner of the US, but nationwide and globally.
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## The 8 Degrees Story
How can we make the chocolate industry work better for the farmers, artisans, and business people who sustain it?
Brendan, our founder and Director of Operations, asked just that question in 2019 when he launched 8 Degrees. Having managed a B2B chocolate business in Portland, OR, he knew that small-to-medium size bean-to-bar makers, chocolatiers, and food manufacturers had limited bulk chocolate options: MOQs for custom-made chocolate were just too high. They needed accessible bespoke products made with ethically-sourced ingredients.
*8 Degrees, a business designed to strike a balance, had found its niche: large enough to deliver consistent volume, but intimate enough to design custom recipes catered to smaller clients.*
## The Many Moods of Bellingham, Burlington, And Places In Between
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