I started making cocoa butter-based lotions and lip balms for my daughter's sensitive skin and was wondering how to start a bean to bar chocolate company. Soon, I had complete strangers ask where they could buy my daughter's lotion and lip balm. It didn't take me long to figure out that I would start my chocolate company as small and as scrappy as possible by making these same lotions and lip balms in my kitchen.

Indi chocolate is made right in their factory in Pike Place Market on Western Ave. where everyone can watch the entire process from beans roasted to finished chocolate. Customers are delighted by the freshness and simple ingredients in the 'body care' products. As the business has grown, they have continued with the philosophy of only using the fewest and best ingredients. The sale of the 'body care' has freed up the capital to rent a commercial kitchen, buy the equipment and start making chocolate.

Indi chocolate is now located in Pike Place Market on Western Ave. where they have their entire chocolate factory behind glass, a cafe, retail store and class, and event space.