Founded in 2019 by Joel Dar and Gila Kaplan Dar, DAR Chocolate is based in Colorado.

Joel worked in film and TV productions for 25 years. He lived in many different countries, exploring culture, arts and crafts. A gifted photographer, he seeks beauty everywhere and captures it in his camera. It was during his time spent in Costa Rica that Joel learned the chocolate trade.

Gila started out her professional career as an illustrator and graphic designer. For many years she worked in editorial illustrations for all major newspapers and magazines in Israel.