Here's proof that great partnerships aren't limited by geography: Charity's Chocolates operates from Main Street in Martin, Tennessee — clear across the state, about as far from Kingsport as you can get without leaving Tennessee — and we couldn't be prouder to collaborate with them.
Charity's Chocolates is a true artisan shop: small-batch, handcrafted bonbons and confections made with the kind of care that has earned a 100% recommendation rating from their community and a habit of selling out whenever a new batch drops. (Ask their Facebook followers — "Did you sell out?" "We did." That's the whole business model when you make things this good.)
Why does a gluten-free meal prep kitchen partner with a chocolatier five hours away? Because our celiac customers know the quiet grief of the dessert table. Gluten hides in cookies, brownies, candy coatings, and shared-equipment chocolate more often than people realize — and "probably fine" is not a phrase a celiac family can live on. A handcrafted, gluten-free artisan bonbon that's genuinely safe and genuinely luxurious is rarer than it should be. When we found Charity's, we knew our customers needed to know about them.
Our philosophy has always been that gluten-free should never mean joy-free. An 18-hour brisket proves it on the dinner plate; an artisan bonbon proves it for dessert. "Taste and see that the LORD is good" (Psalm 34:8, CSB) — and good chocolate, made honestly by hands that care, is a small taste of that goodness.
Follow @charityschocolates, order before they sell out (they will), and watch our channels for collaboration drops. And for the meal before the bonbon: order.smashmeals.com.