highland chocolates

The chocolate is fabulous. We did not know before the visit, but this chocolate factory is staffed by adults who have disabilities. The workers were fabulous. We took a tour conducted by one of the workers. This young lady was very knowledgeable about the operation, and was so proud of the workers. As we walked around, you could tell how much pride the workers took in their respective jobs. The candy was very good, but I am convinced that was due to the pride of the workers in the making of the various chocolate products. We did a lot of neat things during our Wellsboro visit, but the Highland Chocolates Factory was by far the neatest. We will visit Wellsboro again, and Highland Chocolates will be the first place we stop.

The chocolate is of high quality. We buy it for special dinner functions. The business is run very professional. I have taken tours of the facility in the past. They have open house different times of the year.

We read about Highland Chocolates with their great chocolate and wonderful mission, so stopped in for a tour and tasting. They weren't actively making candy that day, but you could see the machines used. They have a small shop staffed by adults with disabilities who lead short tours of the facilities (about 2 rooms), but you don't need to do the tour to sample their pretzel bark or purchase some chocolate. They use 10 pound blocks of imported Belgian chocolate for the base of their candies, including fudge, dipped cookies and pretzel sticks and pretzel bark in many varieties. We thought the prices were reasonable and everything we bought delicious: the bark (dark, milk, peppermint, peanut butter), fudge, dipped cookies, and coconut filled candies. Very glad we stopped by and will stop in again when in the area.