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Stephen's Gourmet is an American gourmet food brand owned by Indulgent Foods, based in
In the 1980s, Stephen Story experimented with different types of hot chocolate and gave them to his neighbors as Christmas gifts. In 1990, Story founded the company, originally called Stephen's Gourmet Kitchens. By 2000, Stephen's Gourmet composed 40% of the Utah market and sold in 48 states. In 2002, Indulgent Foods acquired the trademark for Stephen's Gourmet.
In 2007 Stephen's introduced Stephen's Gourmet Candycane Cocoa, which contains crushed peppermint candy cane that melts in hot water.
In early 2010, the company launched Stephen's Gourmet
Farmington, Utah
Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. The population was 24,531 at the 2020 census. The Lagoon Amusement Park and Station Park transit-oriented retail center (which includes a FrontRunner train station) are located in Far ...
. Stephen's Gourmet is also the brand name
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of the company's hot cocoa
Hot chocolate, also known as hot cocoa or drinking chocolate, is a heated drink consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and usually a sweetener like whipped cream or marshmallows. Hot chocolat ...
powder it manufactures and sells in the United States
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. It is a marketed as a premium-quality hot cocoa. The principal flavor is milk chocolate
Milk chocolate is a solid chocolate confectionery containing cocoa, sugar and milk. Chocolate was originally sold and consumed as a beverage in pre-Columbian times, and upon its introduction to Western Europe. Major milk chocolate producers incl ...
, but Stephen's Gourmet markets the powder in a variety of flavors. The company's "core flavors" are milk chocolate
Milk chocolate is a solid chocolate confectionery containing cocoa, sugar and milk. Chocolate was originally sold and consumed as a beverage in pre-Columbian times, and upon its introduction to Western Europe. Major milk chocolate producers incl ...
, mint truffle, French vanilla
Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus ''Vanilla (genus), Vanilla'', primarily obtained from pods of the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla (''Vanilla planifolia, V. planifolia'').
Pollination is required to make the p ...
, and chocolate raspberry.
History
In the 1980s, Stephen Story experimented with different types of hot chocolate and gave them to his neighbors as Christmas gifts. In 1990, Story founded the company, originally called Stephen's Gourmet Kitchens. By 2000, Stephen's Gourmet composed 40% of the Utah market and sold in 48 states. In 2002, Indulgent Foods acquired the trademark for Stephen's Gourmet.
In 2007 Stephen's introduced Stephen's Gourmet Candycane Cocoa, which contains crushed peppermint candy cane that melts in hot water.
In early 2010, the company launched Stephen's Gourmet Fry Sauce
Fry sauce is a condiment often served with French fries or tostones (twice-fried plantain slices) in many places in the world. It is usually a combination of one part tomato ketchup and two parts mayonnaise. Historically, the Argentinian salsa g ...
.
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* 1990 establishments in Utah Chocolate drinks Companies based in Davis County, Utah Farmington, Utah {{Food-product-stub