Two entrepreneurs Stephanie Fohn and Jennie Leavell started Chocoholic.com in 1996, when the Internet was little more than the latest craze amongst computer savvy techies. Believing the Internet was the wave of the future Stephanie and Jennie set out to develop a web site for ardent chocoholics and recruited a number of forward thinking artisanal chocolatiers to their site.

With aspirations, pencils, spreadsheets and FAX machines the dynamic entrepreneurs set forth to start a business. Unfortunately they were 3-4 years ahead of their time. After a hectic year that included setting up a web-site, recruiting chocolatiers, setting up order and fulfillment procedures and then running the labor intensive processes to operate the site, the intrepid duo faced exhaustion. But, rather than quit, they decided to pass on the baton.

Along came two high techies who shared Stephanie's and Jennie's original vision: Corinne Moore with Unisys in California and Pete Smith with Digital Equipment Corp in New Hampshire. After kicking the tires and trying the chocolate the two decided to take over from where Stephanie and Jennie left off.

Corinne and Pete with full-time jobs started burning the mid-night oil to fully automate the site and hired staff to handle customer service. As did the founders, the new owners decided to focus on offering the best in artisanal chocolates and outstanding customer service.

During the early Internet days leading up to 2001/2002 many others decided to jump into internet chocolate sales, seeking quick wealth. Fortunately (or unfortunately for them) most of these companies were swept away by the infamous "dot.com bust".

Chocoholic.com which emphasized great products, outstanding service and self sustaining growth, survived and continues to thrive by sticking to the basics. In 2006 Chocoholic.com celebrated it's 10th Anniversary, a notable achievement in the nascent world of Internet commerce.

With a wide selection of artisanal chocolatiers and experienced customer service staff on the east and west coast, Chocoholic.com offers you fast and efficient service. So when you're looking for the best in chocolate, remember: