News


 

We’ve got a million and one things to talk about, and it’s nice to keep a bit of a record. Here you’ll find news, recipes, announcements, and little tidbits about us!

We’re always looking for ways to make a better tasting world.

If you’d like to talk to us about a media opportunity, fire an email through to media@wcf.co.nz .

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NEW KAREN WALKER BAR

Raspberry lamingtons are a cult favourite amongst Kiwis … Read more

NEW HERO RANGE

A better tasting word… Read more

NEW BLUEBERRY BAR

Three years in the making… Read more

 

SPREADING FESTIVE JOY!

Gifting this festive season has … Read more

NZ ARTISAN AWARDS ANNOUNCED!

We have scooped a number of awards this year … Read more

KAREN WALKER & WCF RELEASE GARDEN INSPIRED BAR

Karen Walker and the Wellington Chocolate Factory have teamed up again… Read more

 

CRUISING ON THE INTERISLANDER

Celebrate 60 years of Interislander… Read more

CHOCOLATE TASTES BEST WHEN IT IS FAIR

As part of Fairtrade Fortnight we want to encourage people… Read more

OAT MILK BAR SET TO TICKLE VEGAN TASTEBUDS

Released to mark World Chocolate Day, the new Oat Milk Bar… Read more

 

KAWAKAWA BAR CELEBRATES MATARIKI

Nine Stars of Matariki Celebrated in Limited-Edition WCF Chocolate Bar… Read more

WELLINGTON CHOCOLATE FACTORY WINS AT VEGAN AWARDS!

The Wellington Chocolate Factory has won two categories in the inaugural NZ Vegan Chocolate Awards… Read more

ESPRESSO MARTINI BAR SET TO DELIGHT THIS MOTHER’S DAY

It’s an espresso martini but not as we know it… Read more

 

HONOURING THE SPIRIT OF ANZAC

We sat down with Gabe Davidson, our founder, to talk about the creation of our ANZAC bar, one of our most popular flavours… Read more

AMBROSIA INSPIRES WCF EASTER COLLAB WITH DUCK ISLAND

The Kiwi classic dessert Ambrosia is making the leap from sought-after ice cream to… Read more

VALENTINES DOUBLE CHOC RASPBERRY BROWNIES

Introducing the most mouth watering brownies, just in time for Christmas… Read more

 

NEW SINGLE ORIGIN FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA

We have partnered with Fairtrade to launch a new, limited edition chocolate bar featuring beans sourced exclusively from Papua New Guinea… Read more

PALLISER ESTATE WINERY x WCF

Martinborough's Palliser Estate Winery has partnered with Wellington Chocolate Factory to make a limited-edition chocolate bar to pair with the winery's highly sought-after sparkling wine… Read more

CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE

This Chocolate Lava Cake was made by Tiffany at @sugarandtempt using our Original Milk Chocolate BarRead more

KAREN WALKER COLLABORATION

Following their hugely popular 2020 collaboration, Wellington Chocolate Factory and Karen Walker have again pooled their talents to create two delicious new chocolate bars… Read more

 

NEW VANUATU SINGLE ORIGIN BAR

Wellington Chocolate Factory (WCF) is ushering in a new era of ethical chocolate for New Zealand, launching its brand-new Vanuatu Dark Chocolate bar made… Read more

NEW HANDCRAFTED WCF DRINKING CHOCOLATE TUMBLERS

Each of the WCF Tumblers are wheel-thrown and left to dry for a day or so before being trimmed and decorated with ceramic slip. They’re then… Read more

SCAPEGRACE GIN x WCF LIMITED EDITION GIN BAR

Scapegrace Gin and Wellington Chocolate Factory have combined New Zealand's finest gin and dark chocolate to create… Read more

MEET MADDI, OUR NEW HEAD OF INNOVATION AND PRODUCTION

From Tip Top to Wellington Chocolate Factory, meet Maddi, WCF’s new Head of Innovation and Product… Read more

 

MEET ROCHELLE, CO-FOUNDER OF WELLINGTON CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Why Did You Get Into The Chocolate Business? After being a chef for 17 years I started to fall in love… Read more

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BEST UGLY BAGELS & WCF LAUNCH LIMITED EDITION EASTER BAR

Wellington Chocolate Factory and Best Ugly Bagels are releasing their first collaboration, Cinnamon & Raisin Milk Chocolate Bar… Read more

HELP US CREATE a BETTER TASTING WORLD

Consumer has taken a deep dive into the chocolate industry to find out how easy it is to buy ethical chocolate… Read more

MOJO x WCF CREATE ETHICALLY SOURCED, LUXURY HOT CHOCOLATE

Hot chocolate is even better when it’s ethically sourced, organic, and vegan… Read more

 
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'BRUNSIL' SWISS CHRISTMAS BISCUITS

Chocolate almond biscuits typically made for Christmas in Switzerland …Read more

ORANGE MUSTACHIO, WINNER OF CHOCOLATE DREAMS

Orange Mustachio, the chocolate flavour dreamed up by 11-year-old Sophia Evans, hits shelves today… Read more

WCF UNVEILS NEW MILK RANGE & NEW PACKAGING

Wellington Chocolate Factory is expanding its range, adding three new milk chocolate flavours just in time for Christmas… Read more

DUCK ISLAND x WCF

Incredibly luxurious, creamy, and intense WCF new Peru Chocolate Chip Icecream - made with our friends at Duck Island - has arrived just in time to delight your taste buds this summer…. Read more

 

CHOCOLATE ALMOND COCONUT BALLS

Looking to grow your treat recipe stack coming into the Christmas season? Well have we got the recipe for you! Made by our friend @sarahschocolatestash with our Coconut Milk Chocolate…. Read more

FASHION MEETS ART

New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker and ethical New Zealand chocolate company, Wellington Chocolate Factory,,,.Read more

A ‘VELVET HAMMER’ OF COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE

Combining the best coffee and chocolate Wellington has to offer in our new Coffee Milk Bar…Read more

WELLY ON A PLATE

We’re putting on an epic WCF Chocolate Masterclass for budding chocolate makers … Read more

 

OUR BRAND NEW DRINKING CHOCOLATE

A product years in the making, with fewer ingredients (only 3!) for a bigger flavour … Read more

CELEBRATING ORANGE MUSTACHIO

We are so thrilled to announce the winner of the Chocolate Dreams competition … Read more

WHY ETHICAL BUSINESS MATTERS

Chocolate tastes better when it’s made fairly, and your spending has a big impact … Read more

CATCHING UP WITH OUR TOP 5

We catch up for a few questions with our top five contestants … Read more

 

SKINCARE SO GOOD YOU COULD EAT IT

Our husks feature in our first-ever skincare collaboration with Glow Lab… Read more

CHOCOLATE DREAMS RUN WILD

A little retrospective as we sort through an enormous amount of entries… Read more

PACIFIC ISLANDS LIMITED RELEASE

A beautiful blend of Pacific Islands cacao brings us a very unusual limited release… Read more

CHOCOLATE DREAMS DO COME TRUE

We’ve got an amazing opportunity for Kiwi kids to imagine their very own chocolate bar… Read more

 

MOTHER’S DAY LIMITED RELEASE

We released an extra-special limited release just in time for Mother’s Day. A special blended Pacific origin milk chocolate… Read more

ECUADOR LIMITED RELEASE

As we close in on leaving COVID-19 Alert Level 4, we put together an extra special bar from an intriguing origin… Read more

CREATE OUR FAMOUS HOT CHOCOLATE AT HOME

You can treat yourself to our Eva St hot chocolate at home with this easy recipe… Read more

2020 NZ CHOCOLATE AWARDS

We were delighted to be able to celebrate (remotely!) our triple success in the 2020 NZ Chocolate Awards announced over the weekend… Read more