Central New York has many fine companies that offer gift baskets for business or personal occasions but none of the chocolate gift baskets in Syracuse feature the area’s largest gourmet chocolate maker, Chocolate Pizza Company. For these very special Syracuse chocolate gift baskets, you need to go to the source and that means a short 15-minute drive west of town on Old Seneca Turnpike. There on 6 acres, along New York Route 175 between Marcellus and Skaneateles, you will find the sprawling 10,000 square foot production and retail facility that is home to Chocolate Pizza Company.
The beautiful new space is the work of 28-year old owner, Ryan Novak, who built the structure in 2015 after his business outgrew the tiny Marcellus village location it had occupied for decades. Ryan started with the company at age 15 washing dishes and mopping floors. Six years later, in 2010 and while a senior at Syracuse University, he bought the company.
His vision was always to grow the business from a small-town chocolate shop into a national brand and he has done just that. Chocolate Pizza Company has been featured nationally on Food Network, NBC, ABC and internationally on Food Network Canada and Discovery Channel India. The company’s signature products – Chocolate Pizza® and Peanut Butter Wings® – are so unique they are trademarked. Ryan has taken the business from zero retailers in 2010 to hundreds of retailers nationwide that carry a taste of Syracuse’s most unique gourmet chocolate manufacturer.
The new facility has helped it handle single orders as large as 31,000 Chocolate Pizzas down to an individual birthday gift. Chocolate Pizza Company’s handcrafted specialties are trusted by prominent Syracuse area organizations and others across the country to treat VIPs including A-list celebrities, rock-and-roll legends, political dignitaries and hall of fame athletes. Chocolate lovers on 6 continents have ordered online at chocolatepizza.com including places as exotic as Mauritius, a tiny, volcanic island in the Indian Ocean of the coast of Madagascar. Local roots – global reach – that’s what makes this company so cool.
What draws them is the incredible chocolate experience. Ryan’s company is known for making some of the most creative and delicious chocolate specialties – dozens of one-of-a-kind sweets. It is this wide assortment of exceptional quality confections that make Chocolate Pizza Company a leader in Syracuse chocolate gift baskets for the holidays and for every day occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, get well, congratulations and more. When people think of Syracuse chocolate gift baskets they think of Chocolate Pizza Company.
And here’s why – the chocolate is to die for and the presentation is stunning. Alyson is the company’s director of retail and is responsible for creating the huge selection of gift baskets. She has an eye for detail that ensures that every gift basket delivers maximum “wow” factor from the different collections of chocolate specialties to the packaging down to the appropriate over-wrap and bows. Nothing escapes her attention. The results are amazing.
Inside those Syracuse chocolate gift baskets you can find such sweet treasures as caramel & nut drumsticks, Peanut Butter Sparklers, pecan or cashew clusters, Chocolate Pizza slices, caramel smores, chocolate dipped graham crackers or cookies, our special nut crunch, raspberry almond rush or even a Moompa. Our top-selling Peanut Butter Wings – crisp, rippled potato chips covered in creamy peanut butter and drenched in milk or dark chocolate – are often included and are a customer favorite.
During major holidays, the gift basket confections take on the colors and theme of that season. You can find Snow Buddies or Snowflake slices or sugar decorated cookies during Christmas or heart-shaped Valentine chocolates or hand-swirled Easter eggs – there is so much that makes every Syracuse chocolate basket from Chocolate Pizza Company special.
Gift baskets make ideal gifts for the holidays, especially for offices, teams or departments. The variety means that there is something for everyone to enjoy. Gift baskets make an impression. The packaging speaks to the occasion and adds a sense of excitement to the gift. A well done gift basket lights up the room – it’s a gift people remember and appreciate. So the next time you want to send a Syracuse chocolate gift basket, look no further than the area’s largest gourmet chocolate manufacturer – Chocolate Pizza Company. Just like their chocolate, every gift basket they make is unique, delicious and impressive!
