This Chocolate Life with Christina, Christopher, and Dan Abel Jr. of Bissinger's Chocolate
- Courtney & Whitney
- Dec 11
- 1 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
The Matriarch of Chocolate: Inside the Bissinger’s Chocolate Factory
Courtney and Whitney step straight into a world of pure imagination when they welcome Christina, Dan, and Christopher Abel, the family behind the 350-year-old Bissinger’s Chocolate legacy. The sisters learn what it was really like growing up in a working chocolate factory, from sneaking chocolate graham crackers off the line to possibly inventing the Take Five bar prototype long before it ever hit shelves.
The Abel siblings talk about learning the business at the dinner table, bribing teachers with chocolate (allegedly), and surviving more than one chocolate-related disaster—including a factory floor covered in 400 pounds of melted chocolate.
At the center of it all is their mom, Momma Rosalie, the Matriarch of Sweetness. Along with her husband Dan Sr., she started Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate, named for their three kids, before acquiring Bissinger’s in 2019. She cooked 29 out of 30 nights, dressed up as the Easter Bunny when needed, and somehow built a family business that still eats lunch together every single day.
By the end, the sisters are planning a trip to St. Louis to eat chocolate and drink wine with the siblings at their latest venture The Chocolate Cafe. It’s a tour through childhood memories, family loyalty, and the kind of success you only get when your Momma passes on the gift of sweetness.
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