San Francisco, CA, April 27, 2009 – CocoaBella is now the first and only retail location in the San Francisco Bay Area to offer ultra-premium chocolates from Norman Love Confections. A selection of classic dessert-themed chocolates from Norman Love’s gourmet collection will be showcased at CocoaBella’s retail locations and Web site.

Norman Love, a former Ritz-Carlton executive pastry chef and creator of the ’G’ collection offered by Godiva, most recently earned the Innovation in Fine Chocolate Presentation Award by the Fine Chocolate Industry Association.  Love’s other accolades include “Readers’ Choice” for best gourmet chocolates by the Robb Report magazine, Top 10 chocolates to purchase by USA Today, and a leading consumer magazine has listed Norman Love Confections in its top 10 best gift ideas for the fifth year in a row.

“Adding the dessert line of Norman Love’s chocolates is the pinnacle of our world’s greatest assortment, and we are excited that customers can combine Norman Love pieces with various chocolatiers from a variety of countries, especially with CocoaBella’s one-of-a-kind online custom box builder,” says Michael Freeman, owner and founder of CocoaBella.

“We’re truly excited that for the first time, our chocolates will be available at a San Francisco based retailer with the other quality confections from around the world offered at CocoaBella,” comments Norman Love.

This new line of dessert chocolates includes eight flavors: Cookies ‘n’ Cream, Cinnamon Roll, Éclair, Key Lime Pie, New York Cheesecake, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Mint Chocolate Chip, and Vanilla Cupcake.

Starting now, and just in time for Mother’s Day, the Norman Love Confections dessert line will be available at both CocoaBella locations in the Westfield San Francisco Centre, at 2102 Union St., San Francisco, CA, and online at www.CocoaBella.com.    

About CocoaBella Chocolates, LLC (www.CocoaBella.com)

CocoaBella is the leading retailer of various, small-batch artisanal chocolates from around the world.  Founded by Michael Freeman in 2004 after traveling the globe to collect the finest chocolates, CocoaBella currently features more than 170 different chocolates from 18 chocolatiers and seven countries to offer the “World’s Greatest Chocolates”.

About Norman Love Confections (www.NormanLoveConfections.com)

Internationally acclaimed chocolatier Norman Love creates his culinary works of art from the purest of ingredients. Each gourmet chocolate is handmade with premium Grand Cru Swiss chocolate using only the freshest butter and cream, infused with intense flavors of fruit purées, juices, spice and nuts.  Founded in 2001 by Norman and Mary Love, Norman Love Confections creates and distributes ultra-premium, handcrafted artisanal chocolates. Based in Fort Myers, the corporate headquarters encompasses both production and retail operations.