Marcellus Retail Store Moves 2 Doors Down!

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With sales up more than 30% in 2011, Chocolate Pizza Company needed to expand its kitchen. The answer was to lease the entire first floor of the McClurg Building in Marcellus and move the retail shop to a beautiful new space at the end of the building. Read more by clicking the link above.

Chocolate Pizza Company Owner Speaks at Syracuse University

Ryan Novak spoke recently at a forum on entrepreneurship at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management attended by more than 300 students. Ryan's experience translating his SU education into leadership of one of the region's most successful small businesses helped to connect students with the real-world applications of their curriculum. Ryan has spoken several times at University events and welcomes opportunities to share his story and insights.

Chocolate Pizza Goes Well With Orange!

The Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse University is known for excitement and good times. Look for Chocolate Pizza Company's delicious confections at sporting and special events throughout the year.  As a recent graduate of SU's Whitman School of Management, we are proud to back with the Orange!  

You May Have Seen Us In New Places

Chocolate Pizza Company is a growing regional and national brand. We are proud to have our products offered by a select group of fine retail establishments including gift shops, wineries, florists, gourmet markets, spas, boutiques and more. From New York City to Boston to Buffalo and Binghamton, Chocolate Pizza is being enjoyed by countless new customers.  Click the Wholesale link on our homepage to see a list of businesses that carry some of our best-selling specialties.  

More great locations are on the way!  If you would like to offer Chocolate Pizza Company products, contact us.

Remembering John Hanyak

The Chocolate Pizza Company family and staff mourn the passing of John Hanyak on May 31st. John is the spouse of company founder, Bonnie Hanyak. He was a loving family man, talented real estate professional and was admired by so many in our community. He was a friend and such a big supporter of Bonnie's decision to sell Chocolate Pizza Company last summer to Ryan. He will be missed greatly. Our heartfelt condolences to Bonnie and their entire family.

John, Ryan and Bonnie (July 9, 2010) after transfering ownership of the Chocolate Pizza Company.

Bus Tours Roll In

Chocolate Pizza Company welcomed hundreds of out-of-town visitors in April and May as Onondaga Tours made the Marcellus store a stop for groups from Minnesota and Wisconsin.  Travelers were treated to scoops of Chocolate Pizza Company's famous Italian-style Gelato and shopped the main retail store.  Feedback from the travelers and the coach line has been fantastic and more bus tours are being scheduled for the summer.

Ryan Novak and Chocolate Pizza Company featured on ABC News

The cameras of ABC News followed Ryan Novak, owner of the Chocolate Pizza Company, for more than a week to capture what it was like for the young entrepreneur balancing a full time schedule at Syracuse University with the demands of owning a thriving chocolate business.  The result was a feature piece titled, "From Student to CEO," that first aired nationally on December 10th.  Marlei Martinez produced the piece for ABC News.

Click on photo above to view the ABC News feature

Chocolate Pizza Company Goes South for Holiday Around the Ranch Event

Tim Novak shares the Chocolate Pizza story with holiday shoppers

Ryan Novak is taking Chocolate Pizza Company south to Florida - or at least for an evening!  The Chocolate Pizza Company will be one of the prime vendors at the Holiday Around the Ranch event in Bradenton, Florida on December 10th from 6-9 PM.  This is a huge annual event that attracts more than 5,000 people as the kick-off to the Christmas season for families in the Sarasota-Bradenton area.  Chocolate Pizza Company will feature a bountiful display of its best-selling chocolates from under a large white tent on Lakewood Ranch's Main Street Shopping Plaza.  The Chocolate Pizza team will also have brochures, information and our Food Network clip playing so the word gets out about our great products!  Spreading the holiday cheer through chocolate even as far south as Florida - exciting stuff!

Chocolate Pizza Company at Syracuse Wine & Chocolate Festival

It is the 5th Annual Syracuse Wine & Chocolate Festival and Ryan Novak, owner of the Chocolate Pizza Company, is pleased to announce that his team will be there!  This marks the first appearance of Chocolate Pizza Company at this area event but there is a lot of excitement over being part of it.  The event is held at the Fair Grounds on Saturday, November 27th from 3 to 9 PM.  Our team will be sampling and offering for sale many of our chocolate favorites including our famous chocolate pizza and wings.

Author Julie Pech, founder Bonnie Hanyak and owner Ryan Novak enjoy a moment after Pech's visit to The Chocolate Pizza Company.

"Chocolate Therapist" Visits Chocolate Pizza Company

Sept. 25, 2010, Marcellus, NY

Julie Pech, author of "The Chocolate Therapist" and a national speaker visited with patrons at the Chocolate Pizza Company in Marcellus, NY recently.  She shared stories and insights on the health benefits of chocolate from her newly released updated version of "The Chocolate Therapist" and took questions from a very interested audience.  Pech, who makes her home in Denver, Colorado, enjoyed chocolate specialties from the Chocolate Pizza Company (peanut butter wings were her favorite!).  Her new book is available at the company's Marcellus store and their new location in Manlius. 

Seeing double: Marcellus chocolate company to open second store in Manlius

Ned Campbell 09/22/10, Eagle Observer

Ryan Novak, 21, came on as owner of the Chocolate Pizza Company in July, after working under Bonnie Hanyak, the store's founder, since age 15.  Novak, a student at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management, had ambitious plans for the company from day one.  He plans to open a second chocolate shop in Manlius by the end of the month, with a grand opening scheduled for October 1.

Continue reading at: http://www.cnylink.com/news/view_news.php?news_id=1285164780 

The candy man can: SU senior turns lifelong hobby into sweet profession

Aaron Gould 09/09/10, Syracuse University's Daily Orange

Few things have remained constant in Ryan Novak's life.  Chocolate happens to be one of them.

Continue reading at:  http://www.dailyorange.com/feature/the-candy-man-can-su-senior-turns-lifelong-hobby-into-sweet-profession-1.1574309?pagereq=2 

A kid in a candy store: Ryan Novak, 21, purchases innovative chocolate company

Ned Campbell 07/20/10, Eagle Observer

Six years ago when Ryan Novak told Bonnie Hanyak, founder of The Chocolate Pizza Company in Marcellus, that he would one day own her store, he was only half kidding.

He was 15 at the time, and first starting as an employee. Now, as a 21-year-old with one semester left at Syracuse University, he’s the bona fide owner of the unique chocolate shop once featured on Food Network's hit show “Unwrapped.”

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