Corporate Giving
For the Love of Chocolate Scholarship Foundation depends on its generous sponsors and donors who make the finest pasty education possible for students of The French Pastry School, the future pastry chefs of Chicago and the nation.
Find out how to become a sponsor of For the Love of Chocolate Foundation, and help provide scholarships to aspiring students of the pastry arts.
Thank you to our past and ongoing sponsors of the foundation!
Treasure Island Foods
Today, Treasure Island Foods remains a hands-on family business with 7 stores in densely populated areas of Chicago and the North Shore suburb of Wilmette. Our product assortments include whatever ingredients your recipes require including a large selection of organic and natural items. Our buyers travel the USA & Europe each year to find the “new things” and the best quality items available.
Brioche Sponsorship
Treasure Island Foods
Today, Treasure Island Foods remains a hands-on family business with 7 stores in densely populated areas of Chicago and the North Shore suburb of Wilmette. Our product assortments include whatever ingredients your recipes require including a large selection of organic and natural items. Our buyers travel the USA & Europe each year to find the “new things” and the best quality items available.
Nielsen Massey Vanillas
How do we stake such a claim? It starts with a family dedicated to pure vanilla products since 1907. Add the finest vanilla beans available - hand-picked for perfection, and the process has begun. Next, an exclusive cold extraction process slowly and gently draws the delicate and distinctive flavor from the vanilla beans. The result is the finest pure vanilla in the world -- perfect for the home cook or the discriminating chef.
Whether it is pure vanilla extract, vanilla powder, vanilla paste, organic vanilla or whole vanilla beans you're looking for, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas has the expertise to provide the highest quality products to fit your need.
Nielsen Massey Foundation
Our mission as a charitable foundation is to assist disadvantaged children and adults with education and leadership development, especially in the field of culinary arts. We also consider requests for assistance in the development of sustainable environmental practices or for programs benefiting people in countries of need. .
Founded in 2009, our foundation's board of directors consists of siblings Craig, Beth and Matt Nielsen—third-generation owners of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas–and their mother Camilla Nielsen. Our goal is to continue the company's long-standing charitable tradition, and to help achieve that objective, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas will donate ten percent of its profits to The Nielsen Massey Foundation.
Plugrá European-Style Butter
The secret to Plugrá European-Style Butter is a slow-churned process that creates less moisture content and a creamier texture when compared to average table butters.This secret becomes yours for higher, fluffier cakes, flakier pastries, unbelievably creamy sauces, rich enviable risottos, sizzling sautés, and extraordinary flavored butters.
American Almond
From around the corner to around the world, providing ingredients that inspire culinary professionals is what we do. Time and time again, bakers, chefs, chocolatiers and ice cream specialists choose the premium quality products of American Almond Products Company.
Founded in 1924, the American Almond Products Company manufactures a wide assortment of premium quality natural nut butters, sweetened nut pastes, finely milled nuts flours and related specialty ingredients.
Cacao Barry
CACAO BARRY is renowned for its vision of the chocolate-maker’s craft as an art form. Producing and selling the finest-grade chocolate in the world, Cacao Barry has a wide product range that’s a real favourite among the leading chocolate professionals.
Callebaut
We believe that when talents come together, something beautiful will grow out of it. Throughout our history, we have been inspired by the perfectionism of Belgian chocolate makers, to develop the premium chocolates they can rely on. In turn, our chocolates inspire them to new heights of creativity.
Jelly Belly
Today, Jelly Belly is the world's #1 gourmet jelly bean, the bean of choice for all those with the most discerning taste, and made in 50 official flavors and a dizzying array of new flavors, special collections and wacky flavors. Check out the menu to see all the flavors.
American Airlines
Ready for a travel experience unlike any other? We're bringing you a new level of comfort, connectivity and convenience
Chef Magazine
Chef Magazine strives to assist foodservice professionals make the right decisions for their businesses by delivering ideas, information and inspiration for success. Chef Magazineintegrates the art of food preparation from back-of-house techniques to the front-of-house dining experience.
Baguette Sponsorship
Bluedog Design LLC
We don’t just keep our eyes on the future, we get our hands on it. Equal parts innovators, strategist and designers, we uncover what your business can become. And then we make it happen.We peddle potential. Deal in the doable. Revel in what’s real, and what’s next.
StrategicFIT
We provide the highest quality recruiting solutions with uncompromising integrity.
Nearing a decade of service, our company has earned a reputation for timely, targeted recruiting served up with honesty and trust. Our clients and candidates attest to our genuine, straight-shooting style.
We hold ourselves to the standards of ethics established by both the Better Business Bureau and the National Association of Personnel Services. In fact, we are the only hospitality-specific agency with BBB accreditation.
We consider honesty the cornerstone of our practice. Solving your recruiting challenges is how we earn our living. Doing it with integrity is how we live our lives.
This is what we stand for. This is who we are. Our goal is not to be just the agency you use, but to be the agency you trust.
Turano
For nearly half a century, the Turano family has followed European traditions to bake the freshest, highest quality artisan-style breads such as Ciabatta, Focaccia, Hearth-baked Peasant breads, and a variety of rolls. Sharing a favorite family recipe from past generations, we use authentic time honored techniques to ensure exceptional old world flavor in each and every bite. Our extensive line of specialty breads and rolls are delivered fresh daily throughout the Chicagoland area. In addition, Turano Breads can be found across the United States on a frozen basis through food distributors and your favorite national restaurant chains. The Turano family invites you to explore our virtual home and share in our passion for quality breads and the celebration of family.
Albert Uster Imports
For over a celebrated forty years Albert Uster Imports has been setting the standards of culinary excellence. Our dedication to the highest quality products and services has made us the leader in pastry and chocolate products for the professional chef. On our team we've enlisted culinary masters, expert sales specialists, and highly trained service professionals. Together we can help your company rise above the ordinary into the extraordinary world of culinary perfection.
Demarle at Home
We promote a vision of the American dream that combines the best of traditional family rituals with the best of new knowledge about our food, our health and our environment.
Our aim is to help families achieve this dream and build a lifestyle based on nutritious home-cooked food, simple living, family dinners and strong communities..
Irinox USA
Irinox is the leading manufacturer of Blast Chillers and Shock Freezers. Present in more than 50 countries worldwide, Irinox is an innovator and a specialist that focuses on providing customer solutions and continuous technology advancement. Blast Chilling cooked food with Irinox triples the shelf life of cooked food while Shock Freezing allows products to be stored for months while preserving the original freshness, texture, flavor and aroma.
Labriola
Labriola Baking Company is Chicagoland’s premier artisan baking company servicing many of the area’s top restaurants and grocery stores.
Eating authentic artisan bread can be a lusty delight. Tear it open, feel the crackle of the crust and resistance of the interior. It will have a large open crumb, and an aroma that only hints at what lies within. The taste is at once earthy and immensely flavorful. It looks and tastes honest.
Like the artisan bread from Labriola Baking Company.
Nestlé Waters
Nestlé Waters is a human Company providing a response to individual human needs throughout the world with speciic concern for the well-being of both its consumers and its employees. This is relected in our attitude and our sense of responsibility towards people. We aim to increase sales and proits but, at the same time, to raise the standard of living everywhere we are active and the quality of life for everyone.
Compass Group
We are the world's leading provider of food and support services.
Millions of people around the world rely on us every day to provide their breakfasts, lunches and dinners and make their lattes and cappuccinos. We serve their sandwiches, vend their drinks and provide their hospitality services. Increasingly, our clients also count on us to run their reception and office services, clean their desks and their routine maintenance.
Heritage
Since 1987, Heritage has become the largest Supplier of Replacement Parts for commercial cooking, kitchen, and refrigeration equipment in the food service industry.
Fleur de lis
At Fleur de lis Florist we share a desire for refined design, culture, modern aesthetic and most importantly, quality and service. Connie Rigas and Danielle Wisdom have joined have joined forces to shape Fleur de lis Florist's perfect team. Our team prides itself on keeping up with today's latest floral design and color trends.
Éclair Sponsorship
American Chartered Bank
At American Chartered Bank, we understand that success results from hard work and big ideas. Like many of our customers, we are privately owned and operated and have experienced many of the same challenges. We have the financial strength to meet your banking needs and provide flexible, cost effective products designed to help growing businesses such as yours.
www.americanchartered.com • 630.515.3703
Paasche®
Paasche® provides the largest selection of airbrush models, industrial sprayers and support equipment worldwide. Using only the highest quality materials in combination with the tightest quality control, Paasche products are unequalled by any other airbrush manufacturer in the world. Each unit is carefully assembled, individually inspected and finally tested in actual use by highly skilled craftsmen to meet Paasche's high standard of excellent performance.
Fran's Chocolates
For the lucky few who have met Fran Bigelow, you'll find that underneath her warm and engaging exterior lies both a great artist and a master chocolatier. Her love of chocolate is intense, and her pursuit of the extraordinary is evident. A feast for all your senses, her chocolates are sublime and the hand packaging of her confections is almost as delicious.
Rivers Casino
At Rivers Casino, step into the excitement of nearly 1,050 slots and nearly 50 table games. Find all of your favorites and so much more on our entirely non-smoking 43,000 square foot gaming floor.
American Culinary Federation - Windy City Chefs
The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), a professional, organization for chefs and cooks, was founded in 1929 in New York city by three chefs' organizations: the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique, the Vatel Club and the Chefs de Cuisine Association of America. Since our inception, little has changed in our principal goals. We are an organization based on promoting the professional image of American chefs worldwide through education of culinarians at all levels.
Chef Rubber
Chef Rubber specializes in 2 part RTV silicone rubbers for mold making. Chef Rubber silicones where developed for the artisan chef to make molds they can use for production, competition, one time special events and other creative applications. Chef Rubber also supplies the tools necessary to complete the mold making process, as well as unique tools the artisan chef can use to create their works of edible art.
www.chefrubber.com • 702.614.9350>
Muller & Muller
Attention to your project, good management, on time, on budget results are all things you should expect and demand. Thoughtful and creative design is essential for any project to be successful, as is a staff of professionals who border on the obsessive to ensure that project objectives are met. At Muller + Muller we have over twenty years of experience providing all of all the above and more to a variety of demanding and driven clients. We take nothing for granted, as we are aware that we are only as good as our last best effort.
Pfeil and Holing
Building beautiful cakes takes the right supplies, tools and equipment. Everything you need to complete your dream cake is available from Pfeil & Holing. Choose from over 7,500 items - from our exclusive Masterpiece Blooms gumpaste flower collection, to tier separators, bakeware, fondant, cookie faces and every tool and supply you'll need - shipped complete, on time and priced right. We'll impress you!
www.cakedeco.com • 800.247.7955
Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC
Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC is a full-service firm that provides legal services in all areas of corporate transactions, as well as in litigation involving mergers and acquisitions, securities, technology law, licensing, intellectual property, commercial real estate, healthcare, commercial litigation, professional liability, product liability, transportation, rail and aviation law, insurance and reinsurance disputes.
www.rmczlaw.com • 312.251.9600
Schweppe Inc.
Schweppe, Inc. sells everything you need in a professional kitchen. From pizza ovens and commercial refrigerators to pots and pans, glassware and dishes, paper goods and food staples - it's all available by calling Schweppe or visiting their 800,000 cubic foot store in Lombard, Illinois. The company also designs and installs commercial kitchens for corporate headquarters and restaurants in the Chicago area.
The Company was founded in 1932 by August and Emma Schweppe to provide taverns with snack foods. It was originally called DuPage Supply and operated from Schweppe's basement.
Sunstarr® Apparel
Sunstarr® Apparel is your dependable source for uniforms and apparel for a wide range of work environments. We stock a basic line of restaurant and kitchen uniforms including chef coats, chef pants, shirts and aprons that work well in front of the house or back. Our standard work uniforms include lab coats, coveralls, work jackets, pants, butcher coats and frocks that provide great coverage in tough work environments.
Hobart
Now there is one destination for your commercial kitchen and grocery store equipment. Complementing our full line of food equipment—from flight-type warewashers to countertop food processors—Hobart also brings you premier refrigeration systems from Traulsen and proven bakery equipment from Baxter. All backed by the only manufacturer's service organization in the industry—nearly 1,700 factory-trained technicians across the country. Never before has so much support been so easy to find.
ISU - The Machon Agency
Our commitment to each client is demonstrated by our integrity, service and value. We provide customized, comprehensive insurance solutions and an unsurpassed level of service and selection. We provide unique insights based on decades of insurance experience.
Machon Insurance is an independent insurance agency that provides business and personal insurance coverage to clients throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and the rest of the country. Because of our unique affiliation with ISU Insurance Services, we have access to over 300 insurance companies, the expertise of insurance professionals in over 100 ISU offices coast-to-coast, and the resources of ISU for placement of your insurance policies.
The Chicago Fine Chocolate Show
The Chicago Fine Chocolate Show, a unique fine chocolate & culinary event open to the general, chocolate-loving public features fine artisanal chocolate creations from around the world. The event showcases world class chocolatiers while presenting the versatility of chocolate as an exceptional ingredient amongst a variety of cuisines and culinary techniques. Over 100 vendors will offer samples for you to taste and enjoy as well as specialty items for purchase.
Sweet Flavor of Florida
Sweet Flavor of Florida was formed in 2004 with the purpose to import the finest syrups from France. We soon discovered our passion was to import the finest European disposable tableware and catering supplies. We believe that we have introduced the entire catering, hotel and restaurant industry to the concept of disposable Amuse Bouche which is very popular in Europe.
Since we started very small out of a 15 square foot warehouse, we understand how important our customer is. Even though we occupy more the 10000 square feet now we still take pride in customer service and answer every telephone call. We have made a commitment to win on customer service and believe we do an excellent job.
Our mission at Sweet Flavor of Florida is to offer the finest quality disposable culinary tableware and we do our best to achieve this.