People don’t disagree with Jacqueline Jacek when she says that she has one of the best jobs in the world as a ‘Cocoanista’- a chocolate designer.  The concept was created when she couldn’t decide whether to become a fashion designer or a chocolatier, so combined the two to create her dream job. Like fashion, JACEK launches seasonal collections to that are a treat to the eyes and the taste buds.  In addition to using fine chocolate from France, JACEK has recently launched the Fabric Collection which is their inaugural bean-to-bar collection.

JACEK Chocolate Couture was started as a one woman show in late in 2009 in a basement in Sherwood Park, and now includes a production facility, three retail boutiques (Sherwood Park, downtown Edmonton and Canmore), an online store and a talented team of dynamo’s!  In addition, JACEK has partnered with leading retailers who sell their line of chocolate bars and confections.

Although they are committed to innovation, artistry and sustainability, their quest is to spread joy through fine, fashionable chocolate.

Awards & Recognition

2011: Top 10 Chocolatiers in North America, Dessert Professional Magazine (New York), Don Neil Young Award for Entrepreneurship, Top 25 Things to Eat, Avenue Magazine

2014: Business of the Year Award, Sherwood Park Chamber of Commerce

2015: Business Leaders Award, Business in Edmonton Magazine, Global Woman of Vision, Global TV

2016: Best Chocolatier, Avenue Magazine Edmonton, Top 40 Under 40, Avenue Magazine Edmonton

2017: Best Chocolatier, Avenue Magazine Edmonton

2018: Silver Medal by the International Chocolate Awards for the Colombia 70% bar and the Costa Rica 70% bar, Bronze Medal for The Edmund and the Dominican Republic 90% bar & Bronze Medal by the Academy of Chocolate for the Dominican Republic 70% bar, the Dominican Republic 90% bar and The Edmund