From a village in Provence,
French chocolate for the world.
For twenty-seven years, zChocolat has introduced the world to French gastronomic chocolate — every recipe signed by a World Champion Chocolatier, every order prepared in Provence and shipped within 24 hours to 150+ countries.
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A luxury maison, not a chocolate shop. Everything we make is French — the recipes, the boxes, the hands that prepare them — and everything we make is made to travel.
In November 1999, Jean-Philippe Khodara founded zChocolat in Forcalquier, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence — as the story goes, to impress a woman he would later marry. It became one of the very first luxury houses born online, with a single conviction: the finest French chocolate deserved to reach any doorstep on earth.
From the first sketch the brief was uncompromising — all-natural, high-quality ingredients, exceptional flavours, exacting standards. It led him to master artisan and World Champion Chocolatier Pascal Caffet, and to a line of chocolates that earned the respect of connoisseurs around the globe, establishing zChocolat among a select group of ultra-luxury brands available in more than 150 countries.
“Order preparation, fulfillment, customer service and international sales are still performed by zChocolat employees in our headquarters, located where it all began: in Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. We deliver worldwide what no other brand can — chocolate perfection with a one-of-a-kind personal touch.”
Jean-Philippe Khodara founds zChocolat in Forcalquier, Provence — online only, a pioneer
Pascal Caffet, World Champion Chocolatier, becomes the exclusive chocolatier of the maison
The numbered Mahogany Collection, handcrafted in the Jura
A fire destroys the Provence headquarters — rebuilt and shipping again in five months
FedEx Express becomes our worldwide carrier — customs included, everywhere
200,000+ customers, 16,000 companies, 150+ countries served
Why zChocolat — told by our founder
Every recipe signed by a World Champion.
Meilleur Ouvrier de France at 27 — among the youngest ever — and World Champion Chocolatier, Pascal Caffet has composed every zChocolat recipe for more than two decades: the 26 chocolates of the Numbered Collection, N°0 to N°24 plus the signature Z, built on high cocoa content, slow-roasted Piedmont hazelnuts and as little sugar as possible.
1989 — Meilleur Ouvrier de France
1995 — World Champion Chocolatier, Milan
40+ — years at the bench
26 — recipes, exclusively for zChocolat
We are a family with a soft, transparent hierarchy — unsung superheroes who create the recipes, make the chocolates, package the orders and answer your questions. We care about the quality of our relationships as much as the quality of our work: it is the promise written above our heads.
“There is a shared sense of passion and pride for the products that runs throughout the team.”
“It is very pleasant to sell a product we love — and above all to transmit this passion to our customers.”
“There’s something truly magical about delivering the world’s finest chocolate anywhere in just a few days.”
The 26th letter, for 26 recipes.
Z is the mathematical symbol for the infinite range of whole numbers — and the 26th letter of the alphabet, for the 26 recipes of our Numbered Collection. It stands for the discipline behind them: a zealous adherence to French tradition, and zero tolerance for anything that does not belong in fine chocolate.
All zChocolat products are created and produced exclusively in France — chic à la française, from the recipes to the wax seal. Then everything converges on Provence, where each gift is assembled, engraved, ribboned and sent.
Hand-made in Pascal Caffet’s atelier, in the heart of the Champagne region.
Turned, finished and numbered by French woodworkers — keepsakes as much as boxes.
Our contemporary presentation boxes, sourced and finished in the Drôme.
Every order prepared, personalised and shipped from our headquarters.
Shipped within 24 hours of your order.
Every gift leaves Provence within 24 hours, by FedEx Express priority — customs and duties included, in temperature-controlled packaging, to 150+ countries and territories. A tracking number on shipment, a confirmation on delivery.
“Best present idea”
“A cut above the rest”
“Spectacular”
One hundred Michelin-starred chefs have tasted and written about the chocolates. And these houses have made zChocolat their business gift of choice:
Twenty-seven years on, the story continues — send a piece of it.
zChocolat · ZA Les Chalus · Forcalquier — Provence, France
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