CHOCOLATES A LA CARTE Wins National Small Business Award

CHOCOLATE A LA CARTE is proud to announce that is was one of four small business nationally to be selected for "The Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative." The award "seeks out and honors small businesses that have overcome challenges and emerged stronger." It is sponsored by Connecticut Mutual, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nation's Business magazine.

The company was selected from hundreds of applications from every region of the U.S. because of major damage that the company sustained during the January 17, 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake. Throughout the crisis and the clean-up, Chocolates a la Carte and its employees rallied and didn't miss sending out one customer order.

Rena and Rick Pocrass were honored at a nationally teleconferenced awards dinner and luncheon in Washington D.C. in late February. As a result of winning this prestigious award, Chocolates a la Carte will be featured in Nation's Business magazine and a "First Business" television segment, a national news program for small business. Also, the company's story about its earthquake recovery will be part of the 1996 edition of the book, Insights and Inspiration: How Businesses Succeed.

Chocolates a la Carte would like to thank all of its employees, customers and friends that helped and supported the company during the challenging rebuilding period.

Rena visits with White House Pastry Chef M. Roland Mesnier while in Washington, D.C.