General Tips
* Haggle often, however, if you haggle the wrong way, prices go up, not down.
* Do not sell your products straight away, travel around and sell when the price is just right.
* Too much stock that is not used will rot sooner or later.
* Make as many as you can in the factory, miss only to slow down the machine if you cannot get many more targets.
* Have a plan of what you are going to make, where you are going and what to buy.
* Shop around. Never shop in the same place over and over again.
* Go to the inns and bars often, they provide advice and news on the price of materials in all the cities accessable to you.
* Remember, you can always retry the factory mini-game if you stuff up. You can also reset your results.
* Having few or no misses in the factory can increase production by a few units.
Getting Quests
There are two types of quests in the game. The first is quests given by regular characters who are always at one particular location, such as Felix Baumeister at Queen's Park Savannah in Trinidad or Nicholas Schaeffer in the City Library in New York. Be sure to visit the chocolate shop, saloon and any special locations each time you visit a new port, because you never know when someone might have a job for you. The same person might have more than one quest to offer, so be sure to check back regularly.
The second type of quest occurs randomly, either while you're en route to a port, or when you click on a saloon or point of interest within the port. Characters like Sarah Hoffenpepper, Cyrus Rush, Habib Ialu and Bernard Shintero pop up all over the world with important advice, quests, and recipes and items for sale.
If you're in the middle of a quest, click on the Messages tab for a reminder of what you need to do next. Note: You can only accept one quest at a time, so once you've committed to doing something, don't bother trying to find new quests until your task is finished.
Marcus Trenton - Saloon, San Francisco
Felix Baumeister - Queen's Park Savannah, Trinidad
Hernan Valasquez - Calypso Cocktails, Trinidad
Nicholas Schaeffer - City Library, New York
Ole' Salty Dog - New World Spirits, New York
Acan Gucumatz - Chichen Itza, Merida
Frida Sanchez - Gran Plaza Chocolates, Merida
Fernando Verdez - Plaza Mayor, Merida
Candace Baumeister - Galapagos Islands, Quito
Helen Richardson - Bar de Olimpis, Quito
Susanna Solidad - Amazonian Rainforest, Rio de Janeiro
Agamani Anandappa - Jami Ul Afar, Colombo
Janean Tissa - Galle Face Green Confections, Colombo
Yi Huang - Sik Tai Yuen Temple, Hong Kong
Jarrah Tangye - Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Dieter Baumeister - Golden Horn Delights, Hong Kong
Asalan Sozen - Kiz Kulesi, Istanbul
Ports and ingredients
It's important to keep your inventory stocked with the necessary ingredients to keep your factories running. Here's a list of ports in the game and the ingredients sold at each. Use it to help plan your trips more effectively and cut down on travel costs and wasted time.
Accra
Makola Market: sugar, milk solids, cacao beans, hazelnuts, coffee beans, mint leaves, cinnamon
Colombo
Pettah Market: sugar, milk solids, cacao beans, almonds, coconut shavings, truffle powder
Kurunegala Cacao Plantation: Colombo Cacao
Hong Kong
Kowloon Market: sugar, milk solids, almonds, raspberries, coffee beans, cinnamon
Istanbul
Cevahir Market: sugar, milk solids, hazelnuts, bing cherries, coffee beans, mint leaves
London
Upper Thames Market: sugar, milk solids, caramel, almonds, bing cherries, mint leaves
Mahajanga
Zoma Open Air Market: sugar, milk, cacao beans, almonds, cashew nuts, vanilla
Besalampy Farms: Mahajanga Cacao
Merida
Ingredients: sugar, milk solids, cacao beans, cashew nuts, truffle powder
New York:
Canal Street Public Market: sugar, milk, mint leaves
Quito
Mercado de Santa Clara: sugar, milk, cacao beans, mint leaves, truffle powder
Granja Benalcazar: Quito cacao
Rio de Janiero
Mercado Centro: sugar, milk, almonds, coffee beans
San Francisco
Ferry Market: sugar, milk, almonds
Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi Market: sugar, milk solids, cacao beans, almonds, macadamia nuts, bing cherries, coffee beans, truffle powder
Sydney
Paddington Market: sugar, milk solids, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, bing cherries, mint leaves
Trinidad
Caroni Market Ingredients: sugar, milks, cacao beans, cashew nuts, Trinidad lemons
Le Farme de Port-au-Spain: Trinidad Cacao
Recipes
Here's a complete list of every chocolate recipe there is to acquire in the game, along with the city and location needed to acquire it, and any quest prerequisites.
Chocolate Bars
| Name | City | Person/Location | Quest notes | Prerequisites |
| Basic Chocolate Bars | San Francisco | Jeremiah Pepper | Received during Tutorial | |
| Dark Chocolate Bars | Merida | Plaza Mayor - Fernando Verdez | Received during Tutorial | |
| Milk Chocolate Bars | Merida | Plaza Mayor - Fernando Verdez | Character sells it to you | |
| Chocolate Bars w/ Almonds | Quito | Galapagos Islands - Candace Baumeister | Talk to Evangeline after you have the Chocolate Bars with Trinidad Lemons recipe | Chocolate Bars with Trinidad Lemons recipe |
| Chocolate Bars with Cashews | Quito | random - Sarah Hoffenpepper | Sarah will appear when you visit a random location and offer you the recipe | |
| Chocolate Bars w/ Coffee | Rio de Janiero | Amazonian Rainforest - Susanna Solidad | Talk to Evangeline to receive this quest | |
| Chocolate Bars with Trinidad Lemons | Trinidad | Queen's Park Savannah - Felix Baumeister | Talk to Felix Baumeister in Trinidad | |
| Chocolate Bars w/ Fresh Mint | San Francisco | Saloon - Marcus Trenton | Talk to Marcus | Chocolate Bars with Coffee |
| Exclusive Quito Cacao Chocolate Bars | Merida | Azul Cantina - Tristan Zaragoza | Tristan hands over the recipe if you take him 30 cases of Dark Chocolate Bars | Dark Chocolate Bars recipe |
| Special Trinidad Cacao Chocolate Bars | Trinidad | La Farme de Port-au-Spain - Reyanna Wilkes | Reyanna sells it to you | |
| Mahajanga Cacao Chocolate Bars | Istanbul via random | Kiz Kulesi - Asalan Sozen | Cyrus Rush tells you to visit Asalan Sozen in Istanbul, who will sell you this recipe and 2 others for $9,500 | |
| Colombo Cacao Chocolate Bars | Quito | Confitiro de Ecuador - Ulisis Sanchez | Ulisis gives you the recipe after you purchase the Confitiro de Ecuador | Purchase the Confitiro de Ecuador |
| Extra Dark Chocolate Bars | Merida | Gran Plaza Chocolates - Frida Sanchez | Talk to Frida and deliver 25 cases basic chocolate bars to Nicholas Schaeffer in New York. Bring back Nicholas' regards to Frida. | Basic Chocolate Bars |
| White Chocolate Bars | Quito via Rio | Bar de Olimpus -- Helen Richardson | Talk to Enrique at the Copocabana Beach in Rio de Janiero and accept the quest to take 25 cases of Dark Chocolate Bars to Helen | Dark Chocolate Bars |
| Dark Bars w/ Almonds | Merida | Frida Sanchez | Buy Frida's shop for $7,500 | Complete Frida's first quest and obtain the Extra Dark Chocolate Bars |
| Coffee Dark Chocolate Bars | New York via Trinidad | City Library - Nicholas Schaeffer | Talk to guy in library after Hernan quest | Talk to Hernan Velazquez at Calypso Cocktails in Trinidad |
Squares
| Name | City | Person/Location | Quest notes | Prerequisites |
| Extra Dark Chocolate Squares | San Francisco | Evangeline Baumeister | Given when you earn Entrepreneur rank | Earn Entrepreneur Rank |
| Dark Chocolate Squares with Cashews | San Francisco | Evangeline Baumeister | Given when you earn Entrepreneur rank | Earn Entrepreneur Rank |
| Dark Chocolate Squares with Almonds | Quito via Accra | Talk to Yaa Ambolley in the market in Accra and accept his quest to deliver 25 Hazelnut Squares to Hernan Valasquez in Trinidad | From Helen Richardson during the quest to buy the Confitero de Ecuador | Hazelnut Squares, Dark Chocolate Squares with Cashews |
| Hazelnut Squares | San Francisco | Evangeline Baumeister | Given when you earn Entrepreneur rank | Earn Entrepreneur Rank |
| Cherry Chocolate Squares | random | Bernard Shintero | Bernard will pop up randomly when you visit a place and offer you the recipe | Earn Baumeister Confections Expansion Plaque |
| Cinnamon Chocolate Squares | Mahajanga | Baobab Chocolates - Santatra Lipenga | ||
| Caramel Chocolate Squares | London via Accra | Bull's Head Pub - William Norwich | Talk to Marcus Trenton in Accra | |
| Coffee Chocolate Squares | Trinidad | Queen's Park Savanah - Felix Baumeister | Talk to Evangeline after taking her the Cinnamon Chocolate Squares and Milk Chocolate Squares from Santatra in Mahajanga | Cinnamon Chocolate Squares |
| Mint Chocolate Squares | Trinidad | Queen's Park Savanah - Felix Baumeister | " | Cinnamon Chocolate Squares |
| Almond Chocolate Squares | Trinidad | Queen's Park Savanah - Felix Baumeister | " | Cinnamon Chocolate Squares |
| Cherry Squares with Vanilla | London | Buckingham Palace | Random quest from Bernard Shintero | |
| Cinnamon Chocolate Squares w/ Vanilla | Istanbul via random | Kiz Kulesi - Asalan Sozen | Cyrus Rush tells you to visit Asalan Sozen in Istanbul, who will sell you this recipe and 2 others for $9,500 | |
| Milk Chocolate Squares with Vanilla | Mahajanga | Baobab Chocolates - Santatra Lipenga | Talk to Santatra | |
| Chocolate Hazelnut Squares w/ Vanilla | Istanbul via random | Kiz Kulesi - Asalan Sozen | Cyrus Rush tells you to visit Asalan Sozen in Istanbul, who will sell you this recipe and 2 others for $9,500 | |
| Chocolate Almond Squares w/Vanilla | Rio de Janiero via random | Copacabana Beach -- Enrique Nogueira | In a random encounter, Habib Ialu asks you to bring 40 cases of Coffee Chocolate Squares to Enrique Nogueira in "Port-speaking country" (Rio) | Coffee Chocolate Squares |
Infusions
| Name | City | Person/Location | Quest notes | Prerequisites |
| Milk Chocolate Infusions | San Francisco | Evangeline Baumeister | Talk to Evangeline after Chocolatier rank | Earn Chocolatier rank |
| Coconut Chocolate Infusions | Colombo | Jami Ul Afar -- Agamani Anandappa | Gives this recipe | |
| Cherry Chocolate Infusions | Colombo | Jami Ul Afar - Agamani Anandappa | Gives this recipe | |
| Coffee Chocolate Infusions | Random | Cyrus Rush | Will sell the recipe for $2,750 in a random encounter | |
| Raspberry Chocolate Infusions | Hong Kong | Sik Tai Yuen Temple - Yi Huang | Talk to Yi Huang | Raspberry Mint Mahajanga Chocolate Infusions |
| Vanilla Almond Infusions | Merida | Chichen Itza - Acan Gucumatz | Talk to Acan | Sulawesi Cacao Macadamia Infusions |
| Lemon Chocolate Infusions | New York via San Francisco | City Library - Nicholas Schaeffer | Visit after Evangeline says to tell him to "unleash the dog" after getting Chocolatier rank | Earn Chocolatier rank |
| Cinnamon Chocolate Infusions | Colombo | Poya Inn -- Lanja Mahatiss | After you take her 10 Mahajanga Cherry Chocolate Infusions after talking to Agamani Anandappa | |
| Mint Chocolate Infusions | Sulawesi | Tanjung Farms - Wuaya Sarundayang | Talk to Ruru Kalontah in Sulawesi to get this quest | Dark Chocolate Bars |
| Mahajanga Cherry Chocolate Infusions | Colombo | Jami Ul Afar - Agamani Anandappa | 3rd recipe given when you take him samples of first 2 | |
| Quito Chocolate Coffee Infusions | Quito via Colombo | Gapalagos - Candace Baumeister | Get this quest from Janean Tissa in Colombo after deliver the 25 cases of Raspberry Colombo Cacao Chocolate Infusions to Evangeline | Raspberry Colombo Cacao Chocolate Infusions |
| Raspberry Colombo Cacao Chocolate Infusions | Colombo | Galle Face Green Confections - Janean Tissa | Speak with Janean Tissa | |
| Raspberry Mint Mahajanga Chocolate Infusions | Accra via Hong Kong | Jamesfort Light - Alhaji Busia Afrifa | Quest from Huang | |
| Colombo Cacao Coffee & Almond Infusions | New York via Istanbul | City Library - Nichoals Schaeffer | Talk to Deiter after buying shop in Istanbul, who says to talk to Nicholas | Purchase Golden Horn Delights shop in Istanbul |
| Sulawesi Cacao Macadamia Infusions | Meridia via Istanbul | Chichen Itza - Acan Gucumatz | Quest from Kiz Kulesi - Asalan Sozen in Istanbul | Milk Chocolate Infusions |
| Blended Cacao Chocolate Infusions | Random - via Quito | Sarah Hoffenpepper | Make 100 cases of Quite Chocolate Coffee Infusions and find Sarah in a random location at the request of Janean in Colombo | Quito Chocolate Coffee Infusions |
Truffles
| Name | City | Person/Location | Quest notes | Prerequisites |
| Dark Chocolate Truffles | random | Cyrus Rush delivers the recipe randomly and asks you to deliver 5 cases to Deiter Baumeister in Istanbul | Part 1 of "Deiter in Istanbul" quest | |
| Milk Chocolate Truffles | Random, via Istanbul, via Random | Sarah Hoffenpepper | Part 2 of "Deiter in Istanbul" quest. Deliver 5 cases Dark Chocolate Truffles to Deiter in Golden Horn Delights, Istanbul. He asks you to deliver a package to Sarah Hoffenpepper, who you'll meet randomly. She gives you this recipe. | |
| Chocolate Mint Truffles | Random | Sarah Hoffenpepper | A random encounter with Sarah Hoffenpepper initiates this quest | |
| Almond Chocolate Truffles | Mahajanga, via random | Baobab Chocolates - Santatra Lipenga | Random encounter tells you to speak to Santatra Lipenga in Mahajanga | |
| Caramel Chocolate Truffles | Random, via Istanbul, via Random | Sarah Hoffenpepper | Part 2 of "Deiter in Istanbul" quest. Deliver 5 cases Dark Chocolate Truffles to Deiter in Golden Horn Delights, Istanbul. He asks you to deliver a package to Sarah Hoffenpepper, who you'll meet randomly. She gives you this recipe. | |
| Hazlenut Milk Truffles | San Francisco via random | Evangeline Baumeister | Visit Evangeline, who gives you the recipe and asks you to deliver it to her sister in Sydney | Have $10,000,000 in the bank |
| Coconut Lemon Truffles | Random | Habib Ialu | Gives recipe, asks to make 50 cases | |
| Coffee Cinnamon Truffles | Hong Kong via random | Victoria Peaks - Jarrah Tangye | Habib Ialu tells you to speak with Jarrah Tangye | |
| Mahajanga Cacao Cinnamon Cherry Truffles | New York | City Library - Nicholas Schaeffer | Talk to Nicholas again after he gives you the Colombo Cacao Coffee & Almond Infusions recipe | Colombo Cacao Coffee & Almond Infusions |
| Sulewesi Cacao Lemon Macademia Truffles | Random | Sarah Hoffpepper | ||
| Colombo Cacao Coffee Caramel Truffles | Sydney | Rowena Grimaldo | Talk to her after deliver the Hazelnut Milk Truffles from Evangeline | Hazelnut Milk Truffles |
| Trinidadian Cacao Almond Vanilla Truffles | Istanbul via random | Golden Horn - Deiter Baumeister | Sarah Hoffenpepper asks you to visit her fiance Dieter Baumeister in Istanbul, who gives you the recipe | |
| Blended Cacao Mint Chocolate Truffles | Accra | Yaa Ambolley | Part 2 of the final quest in the game | |
| Blended Cacao Raspberry Coconut Truffles | New York | New World Spirits - Ol' Salty Dog | Part 3 of the final quest in the game | |
| Blended Cacao Milk Chocolate Truffles | Sydney | Sydney Mint - Nicole Llewelyn | Part 1 of the final quest in the game | Colombo Cacao Coffee Caramel Truffles |
| Extra Dark limited Stock Blended Cacao Truffles | Sydney | Circular Quay | Part 4 of the final quest in the game |
Awards and upgrades
Novice rank - complete the Tutorial. (You can travel to Quito, Merida, Rio de Janeiro and New York)
Gold Bars Medal - collect 5 Chocolate Bar recipes
Entrepreneur rank (You can travel to London, Accra and Mahajanga)
Baumeister Confections Expansion Plaque - Purchase your first chocolate shop
Sensational Service to Squares Honorary Coin - Unlock 10 Squares recipes
Chocolatier rank (You can now travel to Hong Kong, Colombo and Sulawesi)
Uncle Edgar Baumeister Extreme Spirit Prize - Purchase all 6 factories
United Winnowers Local Medal of Honor - Collect 10 Infusions recipes
Southern Shipmakers Around the World Award - Visit all ports
Academy of Fine Chocolates Foundation Medal - Collect 14 Truffle recipes
Marten Baumeister Sr. Memorial Service Award - Achieve Master Chocolatier rank
Visa to Istanbul - After you've achieved Entrepreneur rank and have purchased at least one chocolate shop, be on the lookout for a random encounter with Cyrus Rush, who will offer to sell you a visa to Istanbul for $5,000. Buying the visa will enable travel to the port of Istanbul.
Airship - Some time after you've achieved Chocolatier rank and have purchased all six factories, Peter Schumaker will approach you and offer to sell you the Corporate Airship for $250,000. With this invaluable mode of transportation, you'll no longer have to pay any travel costs and your travel time will be reduced.
Sydney and Making Amends - Once you've achieved Chocolatier rank, purchased all 6 factories and earned the awards for collecting 10 Infusions and 10 squares recipes, build your earnings up to $10,000,000 and then talk to Evangeline Baumeister in San Francisco. She should give you the final quest in the game, which opens up the port of Sydney.