One of Toronto’s top chefs is opening a 16,000-square-foot chocolate factory
Here is an excerpt from the Toronto Life article:
Brandon Olsen wants to keep chocolate Canadian.
Brandon Olsen knows Canadians have a thing for chocolate. Canada ranks among the world’s top consumers of the sweet stuff, and with his new company, As We Do Chocolate Co., he plans to wean us off American and European supplies.
A chef who has spent his career cooking at some of Toronto’s top restaurants, including Bar Isabel and La Banane, Olsen has led a double life as a chocolatier. “I’m a serial entrepreneur,” he says. “This will actually be my third chocolate company—I had one way before CXBO.”
“I’ve got a 16,000-square-foot chocolate palace in the Design District,” says Olsen. “We’re going to have 14,000 square feet of production. The other 2,000 square feet will be divided between boardrooms, offices, testing labs, kitchens and a retail outlet. You can come in, buy all the chocolate you want and watch it being made. You can smell, see it and taste it.”
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