Our Chocolate
Premium chocolate, handcrafted with care
How It All Started
In 2012, Rita started making chocolate favors for her family's celebrations. What began as a labor of love for baby showers and baptisms quickly grew as friends and family kept coming back, asking for more. Word spread through the community, and before long, Rita was creating custom chocolates for weddings, engagements, and events across San Diego.
Why She Does It
Rita saw a gap in the market. The chocolate favors available online and in stores were mass-produced, made with cheap compound chocolate that looked pretty in photos but disappointed on the plate. She knew she could do better. Every piece she creates is handcrafted with genuine care, using chocolate that people actually want to eat — not just look at.
Sourced from Lebanon
Rita's chocolate is sourced from Lebanon, where the tradition of fine confectionery stretches back over a century. The difference between real chocolate and compound chocolate is something you taste immediately. Real chocolate — made with cocoa butter, premium milk, and quality ingredients — melts on your tongue and has depth of flavor. The mass-produced kind uses vegetable oil instead of cocoa butter. It's waxy, thin, and forgettable.
From Lebanon to San Diego
Every chocolate Rita uses comes from a source she personally trusts — a family-run confectionery in Lebanon with over a century of expertise. This isn't generic bulk chocolate from a catalog. It's the real thing: rich, smooth, and made with ingredients you can taste. When you order from Rita, you're getting a piece of that tradition, handcrafted right here in San Diego.
Real Chocolate vs. The Other Kind
Rita's Chocolate
- Real cocoa butter
- Premium milk and dark varieties
- Rich, complex flavor
- Smooth, melt-in-your-mouth texture
- Sourced from Lebanon
- Handcrafted in San Diego
Mass-Produced Favors
- Vegetable oil instead of cocoa butter
- Compound chocolate (not real chocolate)
- Flat, waxy taste
- Doesn't melt properly
- Unknown sourcing
- Machine-stamped, not handcrafted
Taste the Difference
Once you try real chocolate, you'll never go back to the mass-produced kind.