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NC Custom Announces Exciting New Partnership with Ghirardelli

NC Custom Announces Exciting New Partnership with Ghirardelli

Hicksville, NY, October 9, 2025 — NC Custom (ASI: 44900; SAGE: 52303; PPAI: 111662; PPPC: 920802), a leading North American manufacturer and top 20 supplier of promotional products – is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, one of America’s most iconic chocolate brands. Through this collaboration, NC Custom will now be able to feature Ghirardelli’s elegant chocolate within its premium gift collections. The Ghirardelli brand will be imprinted alongside the client logo adding further value to the gift.

Founded in San Francisco in 1852, the global leader in Premium chocolate, Ghirardelli takes pride in producing consistently excellent chocolate products with high quality ingredients. This partnership into the promotional channel allows NC Custom to pair the classic chocolate indulgence of Ghirardelli with its wide range of customizable hard goods and packaging. The result? Elevated gifting experiences that blend timeless flavor with meaningful, memorable presentation.

“This partnership follows our strategy of partnering with well-known, high-end U.S. brands. By joining forces with Ghirardelli, we’re expanding what’s possible in the world of Premium, customizable gifts. We’re excited to build on this foundation and continue offering new and innovative options for our customers,” said David Miller, President, NC Custom.

“We have had a long and successful relationship with Ghirardelli across our Nassau Candy specialty businesses,” said Lance Stier, CEO of NC Custom. “We are honored to expand this partnership to the promotional products business.” 

“Ghirardelli is reshaping gifting within the Corporate/Promotional Products business to do more than just traditional offerings – we want to elevate each gifting moment and inspire to do more with the strength of our brand. NC Custom is an exciting and trailblazing partner to help showcase our Premium chocolate,” says Roger Buttacavoli of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.

With Ghirardelli’s purpose of Making Life a Bite Better, NC Custom looks forward to growth in this partnership and expansion with additional Ghirardelli options in the future, bringing even more quality and sophistication to NC Custom’s expanding gift lineup.

About NC Custom 

With over 50 years of award-winning experience, NC Custom (ASI: 44900; SAGE: 52303; PPAI: 111662; PPPC: 920802) is a top-20 ASI Supplier and a leading diversified manufacturer of more than 3,000 products, spanning confectionery, mints, chocolate, hard goods, health and beauty, wellness, premium apparel, and soft goods for the promotional products industry. Chocolate Inn, a subsidiary of NC Custom, remains the only food vendor in the promotional products industry that is SQF-certified, the highest global standard of food safety. The company operates two world-class manufacturing facilities and offers an industry-leading range of printing, packaging, and decorating capabilities. As a leading hard goods and health and beauty manufacturer, Lanco, also a subsidiary of NC Custom, provides extensive product customization capabilities, including custom-formulated lip balm, sanitizer, candles, lotions, and more. 

About The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Ghirardelli is passionate about quality bean to bar chocolate and all the ways its fans enjoy it. Ghirardelli is one of the few large-scale U.S. chocolate companies that controls the entire manufacturing process, from cocoa bean sourcing and production to finished product. This approach, combined with Ghirardelli’s proprietary bean blend and unique methods of roasting and processing, ensures customers are rewarded with an exceptional chocolate experience. Ghirardelli Makes Life a Bite Better! 

For more information, visit: https://www.ghirardelli.com/about-ghirardelli.