Chomp! chocolate, Salem’s vegan chocolate company, has shut down production at its factory due to a 300% increase in the cost of cocoa beans, owner Ben Bailey announced in a video on social media.
“I’m still processing what that means for me and the last four and a half years,” said Bailey who opened Chomp! chocolate in October 2021.
He said he spent two months breaking down the factory and it is no longer in production…