Chocolate Shop Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a chocolate shop, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Chocolate Shop name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a chocolate shop is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a chocolate shop usually falls under NAICS 311351: Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shelling, roasting, and grinding cacao beans and making chocolate cacao products and chocolate confectioneries.
Businesses classified here include
- Baking chocolate made from cacao beans
- Candy bars, chocolate (including chocolate covered), made from cacao beans
- Candy, chocolate, made from cacao beans
- Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans
- Chocolate bars made from cocoa beans
- Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans
- Coatings, chocolate, made from cacao beans
- Cocoa (e.g., instant, mix, mixed with other ingredients, powder drink, powdered) made from cacao beans
- Cocoa butter made from cocoa beans
- Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans
- Cooking chocolate made from cacao beans
- Drink powdered mixes, cocoa, made from cacao
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 311351), U.S. Census Bureau.
Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most chocolate and confectionery manufacturing from cacao beans locations
- California 44 locations
- Pennsylvania 19 locations
- Illinois 15 locations
- Massachusetts 15 locations
- New Jersey 14 locations
- New York 14 locations
- Florida 12 locations
- Wisconsin 12 locations
- Oregon 11 locations
- Utah 10 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.