Tell us about Centre & Main Chocolate.
I’m Angela Roest, the owner and chocolatier at Centre & Main Chocolate, a multiple award-winning chocolate studio in the heart of Warkworth, Ontario.
All chocolate is made in small batches and our bars are a celebration of local food.
I collaborate with local farmers, foragers and food producers to create a range of flavours that reflects a ‘taste of place’.
This approach sets my creations apart and has earned international recognition for excellence and innovation.
How does Centre & Main Chocolate help your customers?
Chocolate is a comfort food. People naturally gravitate to chocolate to celebrate as well as soothe. And, because our chocolate is as beautiful as it is delicious, it makes gifting easy (and it’s fun to choose the flavours).
I’ve also found that people are increasingly looking for high quality gifts (for themselves or for others) that lead to memorable experiences, and chocolate is an indulgence you can count on.
When did you start using ShipTime?
For years, I’d been shipping all of my wholesale chocolate orders with a courier service, but it had become very expensive.
I looked into a few different options and found ShipTime. I thought that there might be a steep learning curve but not at all, it’s a very user-friendly platform.
With very little effort, the process was made both easier and less expensive, especially for members of CFIB.
And it has made shipping so much more efficient – I absolutely love having a “Box Library”!