A chocolate bar made in Mount Maunganui has won an international award.
Tauranga-based chocolate brand Solomons Gold was among 600 entries from all over the world in the Bean to Bar category at the Academy of Chocolate Awards in London.
Solomons Gold smooth dark chocolate 70 per cent was one of 50 bars recognised with a silver award in the Dark Bean to Bar category, under 80 per cent cacao solids.
The bar was made with cacao from the Solomon Islands, and is free of dairy, nuts and gluten.
Chocolate maker Glenn Yeatman said he was "over the moon" about the win.