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9:17 A.M..
>>
THE 8TH ANNUAL CHOCOLATE
SALON IS GETTING READY TO
TAKE PLACE IN SAN
FRANCISCO'S FORT MASON.
AND JOINING US THIS MORNING
ARE TWO CHOCOLATIERS.
>> DANIEL GAVIN AND BRAD VAN
DAM. GOOD MORNING.
>> WE SPECIALIZE IN OF
TRUFFLES.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE FLAVORS THAT YOU
HAVE.
>> THIS IS A NORTH AFRICAN
SPIES. WE GRIND THESE
SPICES. WE GRIND THEM
TOGETHER. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
LOT OF THESE. WE ALSO DO
EASTER BUNNIES AND HARD
BOXES. YOU CAN BUY THEM FOR
YOUR SPECIAL PERSON. YOU CAN
FILL IT WITH FLAVORS.
>> THIS IS WONDERFUL. I DO
TAYS DESPISES. HOW DO YOU
GET THE RIGHT CONNECTION?
>> IT TOOK US ABOUT FIVE
YEARS TO PERFECT THIS. I
HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THESE
OFF FLAVORS. HOW LONG HAVE
YOU BEEN IN THE CHOCOLATE
BUSINESS?
>> I HAVE BEEN DOING THESE
FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. WE HAVE
BEEN GOING TO UP RETAIL
STORES AND SHOWS. THE
CHOCOLATE BUSINESS HAS
EVOLVED.
>> YES, IT HAS. THEY HAVE
BEEN EDUCATED BY PEOPLE LIKE
US. I HAVE REALLY COME TO
APPRECIATE CHOCOLATE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE?
>> WE HAVE A VARIETY OF
PRODUCTS. WE HAVE COFFEE
AND, MOST. TELL US ABOUT THE
OTHER ONES.
>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR
UNUSUAL PRODUCTS. WE HAVE
ROASTED CASHEWS. THE COLOR
IS ACTUALLY A NATURAL.
>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR
BUSINESS.
>> WE ARE LOCATED IN THE
CENTRAL COAST. WE HAD ABOUT
10 MILLION T THAT WERE
SHIPPED.
>> 10 MILLION SOUNDS LIKE AN
AWFUL LOT.
>> IN A RELATIVELY SINCE
WE'RE STILL IS SMALL
COMPANIES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THIS IS STILL--
>> TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS.
>> THIS IS AN AMAZING EVENT.
THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD YEAR.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST
SUCCESSFUL EVENTS. ALTHOUGH
WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR
30 YEARS WE'RE STILL AN
EMERGING BRANDS.
>> THE SON OFALON, OVER 5000
PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME
BY. WE ARE BRINGING ABOUT A
QUARTER TON OF CHOCOLATE.
>> IT IS REALLY INTERESTING
CAREER CONSUMERS WILL BE
ABLE TO TRIED MANY THINGS
>> THIS IS A REALLY FUNNY
THAT.
>> I BET YOU OPEN UP A LOT
EYES OF PEOPLE, MEN.
>> HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THE
BUSINESS EVOLVES.
>> IT HAS GROWN TO THE POINT
WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE BECOME
MORE INTERESTED IN THE
EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE WILLING
TO STEP ON OF THEIR COMFORT
ZONE.
>> THEY HAVE BECAME MORE
SOPHISTICATED. I WILL HAVE
TO TRY SOMETHING. WHAT DO
YOU SUGGEST?
>> TRY THIS ONE.
>> THIS IS VERY GOOD. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
IF YOU WILL LIKE TO LEARN
MORE, YOU CAN GO ON THE
WEBSITE. YOU WILL GET A
CHANCE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING