> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Interview w/ Pashmina of Bar & Cocoa | #PodSaveChocolate - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/interview-w-pashmina-of-bar-and-cocoa-podsavechocolate/ - Published: 2024-05-13T20:49:17.000Z - Updated: 2024-05-15T18:03:32.000Z - Description: Episode 43 of #PodSaveChocolate features an interview with Pashmina De Shon, co-founder of specialty chocolate source Bar & Cocoa. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream **When and Where to Watch** 🗓️ This episode airs live, starting at 10:00 AM ****PDT**/****MST** (11:00 MDT, 12:00 CDT, 13:00 EDT), on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024\. You can click any of the links below to watch the archived episode. The archive on YouTube will include the comments from LinkedIn and FB in the live chat replay. [Interview w/ Pashmina of Bar & Cocoa | #PodSaveChocolateEpisode 43 OverviewIn this episode, I will be joined by Pashmina De Shon, co-founder of Bar & Cocoa (Denver, CO).Founded in 2015, Bar & Cocoa currently offer…![](https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/3725d26e/img/favicon_144x144.png)YouTube![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rpU99CSJJ1I/maxresdefault_live.jpg)](https://youtube.com/live/rpU99CSJJ1I?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to watch on YouTube in a new tab or window. Please subscribe (free!) to the [@PodSaveChocolate YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@podsavechocolate/featured?ref=thechocolatelife.com), like this video, comment, and share to help grow the #PSC community. Link to [watch and comment](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Flavidacocoa-thechocolatelife-cacao-activity-7195887086208495618-E1zN?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) on LinkedIn. Link to [watch and comment](https://www.facebook.com/TheChocolateLife/) on TheChocolateLife page on Facebook. Join the conversation LIVE in the chat on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook! --- ## **Episode 43 Overview** In this episode, I will be joined by Pashmina De Shon, co-founder of Bar & Cocoa (Denver, CO). [Best Dark Chocolate Gifts - Bar & CocoaBar & Cocoa sources luxury craft chocolate from bean to bar craft chocolate makers from all over the world. Shop the best selection of single origin dark chocolate, chocolate gift boxes and gourmet chocolate gifts.![](https://barandcocoa.com/cdn/shop/files/Crane_icon_04be0e1f-cec8-48af-83c4-20c9499f2b21.png?crop=center&height=32&v=1690523363&width=32)Bar & Cocoa![](https://barandcocoa.com/cdn/shop/files/dark-chocolate-chunks-on-table-CPC4M4A.jpg?v=1680144843)](https://barandcocoa.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click on the card to visit the home page. This is [the link to the About page](https://barandcocoa.com/pages/about-us?ref=thechocolatelife.com). Founded in 2015, Bar & Cocoa currently offers products – bars, bonbons, and more – from over 50 chocolate makers representing more than 30 countries. While I have been aware of Bar & Cocoa from their earliest days, I met up with Pashmina and members of the team at the recent Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Fest in Albuquerque. It was a sort of walk-by meeting in the last hours of the Fest, and I learned (among other things) that B&C was going to be exhibiting at the Craft Chocolate Experience in San Francisco shortly afterward. ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/05/Firefly-selling-specialty-chocolate-online-cropResize.jpg) Adobe’s Firefly trying to render a prompt about buying chocolate bars and cocoa online. Network nodes, something that vaguely resembles a wire shopping cart without wheels, almonds, and some (farm?) landscape. I quickly formulated a set of topics I wanted to discuss with Pashmina during an episode of PodSaveChocolate. In addition to wanting to know what inspired the decision to get into the chocolate business this way, I wanted to explore, including: - The decision-making process when it comes to selecting companies and products to sell. - What makers need to do, and what they need to avoid, when approaching B&C. - The importance/value of awards. - How the SWCCF in ABQ was the same - and different – from the CCE in SF. The audience, buying patterns, and the questions asked. ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/05/Shopping-Categories.jpeg) How products are organized for browsing on the B&C website. ### **Questions?** If you have a question, you can ask it live during the episode or, if you are a ChocolateLife member you can ask it in the Comments below in advance of the livestream. --- ### **Episo**de Hashtags a**nd Related Accounts to Follow** #BarAndCocoa #cocoa #cacao #cacau #chocolate #chocolat #craftchocolate #PodSaveChocolate #PodSaveChoc #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife Bar and Cocoa on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/barandcocoa/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) --- ### **Future Episodes** 🗓️ The topic guest for the Friday, May 17th episode of PodSaveChocolate will be a roundup of the recent Craft Chocolate Experience in San Francisco with ChocolateLife [contributor Keith Ayoob](https://thechocolatelife.com/author/keithayoob/). 🗓️ The guest for the Tuesday, May 28th episode of PodSaveChocolate will be Nataly Nicholls, Founder and Chief Chocolatier of Magno Chocolate, located in Medellin Colombia. 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