Lake Champlain Chocolates Welcomes Spring with Two New Chocolate Creations

Burlington, VT (March 2026) – Family-owned company Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), known for its award-winning chocolate confections and commitment to Fair Trade ingredients, is excited to announce two new products: The Crispy Milk Chocolate Bar and the Spring Assorted Coins Gift Bag.

The Crispy Milk Chocolate Bar is the newest year-round flavor to join the best-selling line of LCC’s Signature Chocolate Bars. Packed with crunchy pops of toasted puffed quinoa, this bar is crafted with just two sustainably sourced ingredients. Inspired by a well-known classic, it features high-quality 38% organic chocolate and better-for-you organic quinoa.

“Specialty and natural consumers tell us they love their dark chocolate, yet their behavior suggests they secretly enjoy classic sweet milk chocolate too,” says Allyson Myers, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at LCC. “The Crispy Milk Chocolate Bar delivers on that nostalgic taste with clean, simple ingredients.”

Consumers are increasingly seeking texture in their snacks and treats, and the pairing of creamy milk chocolate with crispy quinoa satisfies that craving. One percent of sales from the Signature Bar line are donated to LCC’s innovative Fair Trade Microgrants Program and fund social and environmental sustainability programs for cocoa, coffee, sugar, and vanilla farmers.

The Spring Assorted Coins Gift Bag features organic 38% milk chocolate and organic 57% dark chocolate and builds on the success of LCC’s assorted coin gift bags for other holidays.

“We identified an opportunity to offer a spring gift bag, knowing that chocolates are a part of many joyous spring celebrations like weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and graduations,” says Myers. “Our customers love variety, and we already know this format sells well for the traditional chocolate holidays.”

The milk and dark organic chocolate coins are wrapped in beautiful pink and purple embossed Italian foils and hand packaged in a cello bag with a spring flowers label and a yellow ribbon, making this a festive and delicious gift for any spring or summer occasion. LCC anticipates this will quickly become a seasonal top seller.

The Crispy Milk Chocolate Bar, MSRP $6.30, and the Spring Assorted Coins Gift Bag, MSRP $19, can be found at specialty and natural food stores, LCC’s four Vermont retail stores in Burlington, Waterbury Center, and Stowe Village, and at LakeChamplainChocolates.com.

About Lake Champlain Chocolates

Born from a dare to do better, Lake Champlain Chocolates is driven by a passion to change the world one delicious chocolate at a time. As a multi-generational, family-owned Vermont business, LCC is dedicated to the values of passion, integrity, and care. Their premium chocolates are crafted with 100% fair trade certified chocolate and the highest quality ingredients in Vermont, like fresh cream, honey, and pure maple syrup. They never use preservatives, additives, or extenders and seek out organic and fair trade certified ingredients whenever possible. A certified B Corporation®, LCC uses business as a force for good and makes a positive impact locally and globally on people, planet, and profit.

Lake Champlain Chocolates are available at their four company-owned stores in Vermont, nationwide at specialty stores and grocers, and online at Amazon and LCC's website.