FAQs

smartBARK! Organic is a woman-owned business that creates tasty dark chocolate barks in small batches using premium ingredients. Deliciously smooth, 70% dark chocolate meets seeds, nuts, dried fruit and other inclusions for a gourmet take on classic chocolate bark. Plus, smartBARK! is Fair Trade Certified™ and certified organic as well as vegan, gluten-free and soy-free. What's not to like?

In addition to smartbarkorganic.com, smartBARK! is sold in Northeast Ohio stores like Whole Foods Markets, Heinen's Grocery Stores, and Kroger Marketplaces. You can also find it in various locations throughout the Midwest. For a complete list of stores, click here.

smartBARK! is free from most allergens, including soy, gluten, dairy, egg, fish and peanuts. smartBARK! Trail Mix, Cranberry, and Crispy Quinoa flavors are nut-free. The seeds found in our Trail Mix flavor are dry roasted rather than roasted in peanut oil. Salted Almond is the only smartBARK! flavor that contains nuts (almonds). While we take every precaution, please note that smartBARK! is made in a facility that handles allergens.

Yes! smartBARK! is free of dairy, honey and any other animal products. Being certified organic also makes smartBARK! bee-friendly :) 

smartBARK! is made with 70% dark chocolate, meaning there is a higher cocoa-to-sugar ratio than most chocolates. In fact, most of our flavors contain only 5 grams of sugar per serving! smartBARK! is also made with whole, organic ingredients such as almonds and sunflower seeds. 

Although our facility is not certified Halal or Kosher, we do not use pork or animal products in smartBARK! 

We track weather and ship smartBARK! in the most expedient options using ice packs when necessary to prevent the chocolate from melting. Shipping is a flat rate of $5 to anywhere in the United States. Due to customs regulations and weather challenges, we, unfortunately, cannot ship chocolate overseas. Learn more about how we ship here.

smartBARK! is made in small batches in Lakewood, Ohio. Each batch is hand-mixed by skilled chocolatiers and provides jobs for many people in our local community! 

Sign up for our email list! We send a monthly newsletter, The BARK, that features regular promos, fun articles, recipes, and trivia...with prizes! Click here to sign up.

Why should I subscribe? - You’ll never run out of your favorite treat and you’ll receive a free surprise with each mailing

What’s the free surprise gift I will receive? - It’s a surprise but – you will be among the first to sample the newest flavors from the smartBARK! test kitchen. How does the subscription work? - You decide how many packages of smartBARK! you'd like to receive (including the flavors) and the frequency you’d like to receive them (monthly or quarterly) and we do the rest.

What if I want to cancel? - Go to smartbarkorganic.com, select ‘My Account’ and click on the Manage Subscription button. You can easily cancel your subscription there