Bean-to-bar premium chocolate maker selling through retail, wholesale, and foodservice
Ghirardelli runs vertically integrated chocolate production alongside its own retail stores and e-commerce, a mix visible in a stack spanning SAP S/4HANA, PLCs and CMMS on the plant floor, Micros POS in stores, and Magento plus Shopify online. Hiring tilts toward sales and store operations and is accelerating, while projects point to a Workday rollout, Industry 4.0 digitalization, and formula renovation work.
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company manufactures and markets premium chocolate, handling the process from cocoa bean to finished product. It sells through wholesale, retail, and foodservice channels, plus direct-to-consumer online storefronts. The privately held company is headquartered in San Leandro, California, employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people, and hires in the United States and Canada. Operations cover manufacturing plants, fulfillment, and company-run retail locations.
Ghirardelli uses SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA, Workday, ADP, Magento, Shopify, Micros POS, Power BI, Salsify, Circana, Minitab, AutoCAD, PLCs, CMMS, and PLM tools.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and weighted toward sales and operations roles, with additional openings in manufacturing, engineering, HR, finance, and product across the US and Canada.
Ghirardelli is headquartered in San Leandro, California, and is a privately held company with 1,001–5,000 employees.
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