The Chocolate Pizza Company has been in business in Marcellus, New York, since 1988 when its founder, Bonnie Hanyak, opened what she thought would be a gift basket business.  Looking to add to her offerings, Bonnie soon began to make chocolate.  In 1992, she created the company’s now famous "chocolate pizza" by blending premium chocolate with a delicious English toffee from a 1919 Marcellus candy recipe and pouring it into round “pizza” shapes.  She topped the "pizzas" with almonds, pecans, walnuts and a white chocolate drizzle and served them in a genuine pizza box.  The "chocolate pizza" was an instant success and drew fans from all across the country. 

Over the years, Bonnie expanded her chocolate line-up; introducing a white chocolate pizza with cranberries and almond slices, a rich, dark chocolate pizza and of course her famous “wings.”  The wings became the obvious companion to the chocolate pizzas and are made from fresh, locally produced potato chips, covered in peanut butter and dipped in chocolate.  “Pizza and wings” became The Chocolate Pizza Company’s top selling treats and attracted national attention when Food Network’s hit show, Unwrapped, came to Marcellus to do a feature on the company.

Today, The Chocolate Pizza Company still produces irresistible chocolate from its hometown facility in Marcellus.  New owner, Ryan Novak, took over in July 2010 when Bonnie retired but he is no stranger to the business, having started working at The Chocolate Pizza Company when he was 15.  Now 21, he is finishing a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management.  A Marcellus native and graduate, he is building on the very successful foundation the company has laid down the past 20 years. 

Ryan’s plans include growing the business with a commitment to serving organizations looking to give their employees, clients or vendors a unique and delicious appreciation gift and to expanded individual sales by introducing more people to the company’s confectionary line-up.  One taste and you are a fan for life!  Chocolate Pizza and Wings (or any of our delicious chocolates) make the perfect gift for someone special (including yourself)!