The Silky Oak Chocolate Company
The Silky Oak Chocolate Company is a family business, which was founded in January 2000. The name of the business is derived from a Grevillea 'Silky Oak', which is situated behind the factory. It is listed as one of the notable trees of New Zealand.
Silky Oak Chocolates purchased the much respected 'Kramer's Chocolates', and have developed their own proud reputation for producing quality handmade couverture chocolates expanding on the Kramer's tradition. Since opening on our present site, two extensions have been added to the original factory to cope with increasing demand.
In January 2004, our cafe opened with a 'Sheer Indulgence' theme. We have taken our dedication to the 'food of the gods' one step further, by offering delectable chocolate delights such as extreme hot chocolate drinks, with or without chilli.
As if the temptations of handcrafted chocolates made with the best chocolate weren't enough, we have added yet another reason to visit The Silky Oak Chocolate Company by opening a museum devoted to that most seductive of foods. Opened in October 2004, The Silky Oak 'Chocolate Thru The Ages' Museum takes you through the history of chocolate back through the mists of time to its beginnings some 3000 years ago, and brings you through the centuries to the present.