This holiday season is about spreading joy and happiness. Nothing is better than giving the coolest, yummiest, or most creative gift.
And it is easy here as Rhode Island is known for its tremendous artisans, chefs, and brewmasters.
It's been a really hot last couple of weeks - some days hit 100F at the factory! Thankfully, our A/C stayed strong and we didn't lose power - for once! Now that the heatwave is over, we're finally shipping again, which means we can finally send out this newsletter and announce our
Launched as a fun concept for a Machel Monday concert, Machel Montano chocolates are now set to find a place in the international market when the new Montanos Chocolate Company factory is completed.
The factory, says Elizabeth Montano, the matriarch of the Montano clan, will allow the company to build capacity as they focus on exports.
“We have been involved with ExportTT going to missions to push our product. We went to Germany, South Korea and Colombia and we were supposed to go to more countries but the pandemic came so we met with Panama, Chile and Atlanta virtually. Right now we are exporting to Canada and I have built a really good relationship with Latin American companies and we have signed up with a distributor who is trying to get us into Argentina,” she told Loop News.