Peace by Chocolate: New beginnings
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Peace By Chocolate - Antigonish, NS
Meet the Hadhad family, owners of Peace By Chocolate and one of more than 1500 vendors that sell their products at farmers' markets in Nova Scotia.
Isam Hadhad handcrafts each chocolate in his Antigonish chocolate factory. The factory was built with the help of the community. The company believes in spreading peace and community with every chocolate. Listen to part of their story above!
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Find their chocolates at the Antigonish Farmers' Market on Saturday 8:30 am - 1:00 pm.
They also sell their chocolate at the Seaport Farmers Market and the Mabou Farmers' Market every second Sunday (alternating).
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The Hadhads, successful chocolate makers in Syria, fled their country three years ago after their factory in Damascus was bombed. After resettling in Antigonish, they have rekindled their passion, creating Peace by Chocolate.
With the help of Sobeys Vendor Hunter, Steve Read, the Hadhads will soon be in a new factory space and bringing Peace by Chocolate to Canadians from coast to coast.
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For decades, Assam Hadhad ran a chocolate factory in Syria, the second-largest in the Middle East. In 2012, it was destroyed in a bombing. Hadhad and his family fled war-torn Damascus soon thereafter. After spending years in a Lebanese refugee camp, they were granted asylum in Canada. When they arrived in Nova Scotia in 2016, they had little more than the clothes on their back.
Hadhad, a chocolatier at heart, hoped to resume his profession once he was settled in his new country. But he spoke no English and had no resources. That’s when the community around him stepped in. Locals noticed Hadhad at the farmers’ market, where he sold sweets baked in his home kitchen. When they learned of his ambitions, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and other skilled workers from the community rallied around Hadhad to help build a factory. The family even received a loan to kick-start the business. “I was welcomed as [if] Canada was my homeland,” Tareq Hadhad, Assam’s son, has said.
One of those friendly and solicitous locals was Frank Gallant. “Rather than viewing Issam as an outsider, Frank simply saw him as a friend going through a tough time,” Jonathan Keijser, who made a short documentary about the pair, told The Atlantic. Keijser’s film Brothers premieres on The Atlantic today. It follows Gallant and Hadhad on the latter’s first-ever camping trip. “Frank told me about how he’d been wanting to introduce Assam to some ‘real Canadian experiences,’ and mentioned how Assam had never been camping before,” Keijser recalled. Read more:
Brothers was directed by Jonathan Keijser. It is part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated by The Atlantic.
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Peace By Chocolate - The Story of the Hadhad Family documentary tells the incredible story of the Hadhad family coming to Canada from Syria, and how they reestablished their chocolate business in Canada. Featuring interviews with Isam Hadhad and Tareq Hadhad.
This documentary was premiered on October 22nd, 2016 at the Antigonish International Film Festival.
Peace by Chocolate founder becomes a Canadian citizen
Tareq Hadhad, founder of Peace by Chocolate, became a Canadian citizen today and says he now feels like he has 37 million siblings.
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Peace by Chocolate: Newcomers’ message | Tareq Hadhad | TEDxDalhousieU
Tareq Hadhad, discusses how his family's Chocolate Business helped them thrive in the uncertainty of having to flee Syria.
Tareq Hadhad, the founder of Peace by Chocolate, moved to Canada in December of 2015 as a Syrian newcomer. He studied medicine at Damascus University and proceeded to join the medical relief efforts for the Syrian refugees with UNHCR and WHO through a local organisation when he arrived to Lebanon in 2013 as a refugee himself. Passionate about the peace and youth entrepreneurship, and just after arriving in Cananda, he and his family started their company “Peace by Chocolate” in Antigonish, NS, to sponsor peace building projects and to support the local economy by offering jobs. The company later turned into a phenomenon that inspired so many people around the world and was mentioned at the UN summit in September 2016 in New York as a remarkable example for the contributions of the newcomers in their communities.
Tareq is also studying to become a physician in Canada. He is getting a Bachelor of Science degree at St. FX University, and then he will head back to medicine. Grateful for the encouragement and support from his new community, he is now more involved in public speaking, media campaigns, and interviews to support youth entrepreneurial skills, as well as linking the Syrian youth and helping the Syrian refugees all around the world.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
Trudeaus UN speech boosts chocolate sales for refugee family
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Gets Peace by Chocolate by PM Trudeau
Prime Minister Of Canada Hon. Justin Trudeau and Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, placed a bet on the outcome of last week's NBA championship game, with the loser to pay the winner a gift basket of goodies from their respective country. To lessen the sting of losing the bet (and the title!), PM Trudeau gifted Pelosi with Peace by Chocolate! Peace by Chocolate, sounds like an international agreement came the response from Speaker Pelosi.
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Tareq Hadhad - Peacefully Speaking
Since Peace by Chocolate was founded, Tareq Hadhad has done hundreds of speeches in Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast. He has even been featured as a TedX speaker at Dalhousie and Moncton. His family's story is a compelling one to hear.
For any bookings regarding speaking engagements, questions or to follow up, please call Stephanie Purcell from Vox Agency at 902-225-9705 or fill out the form at:
Justin Trudeau Present Peace By Chocolate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells the amazing story of Syrian Refugees the HadHad Family, and how they rebuilt their lives in Antigonish Nova Scotia, spreading a positive message of hope and courage.
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A heartwarming surprise - The song that will give you chills by WYC at Peace by Chocolate
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A sweet-hearted group called The Winnipeg Youth Chorus travelled all the way from Western Canada, visited us last evening and surprised us at Peace by Chocolate store in Antigonish,.NS, Canada with this song.
We told them the story of Peace by Chocolate and the Hadhads. Hope the lessons shared will help them build their perspectives on believing in humanity and having a positive attitude.
We hope that you enjoyed all the chocolates and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Trudeau's UN speech boosts chocolate sales for refugee family
A small Nova Scotia chocolate business run by a Syrian refugee family is booming after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told their story at the United Nations. Tareq Hadhad says he hopes his family inspires other refugees. (September 21)
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Peace by Chocolate founder gets Canadian citizenship
Tareq Hadhad came to Canada as a Syrian refugee and founded the socially conscious Peace by Chocolate earned his citizenship with a perfect score.
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Peace by Chocolate, Antigonish Nova Scotia
Hand made chocolates in a small town like Antigonish are big news. When they’re made by a Syrian refugee family and have been recognised nationally, covered by the CBC and CNN, you know its a great humanitarian story.. and a great hangry.tv story as we are always guided by the delicious. We loved the white and dark mix Maple Leafs. Happy 150 Canada and thank you Peace By Chocolate for such a treat.
Peace by Chocolate on GoFundMe
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We are a family who makes chocolate.
Four years ago we lived happily in Damascus, Syria. Our father owned a chocolate factory, employed many people and shipped chocolate all over the middle east.
In an instance our lives changed - My father and his staff left the factory just minutes before it was destroyed by a missile. With nothing but each other we started a new journey and ended up in Lebanon where we stayed in a refugee camp for three years. We spent many nights trying to stay warm and dreaming of a brighter future.
Eventually we moved to a small town in Canada, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where we now call home. The people here have welcome us warmly and have helped us in many ways.
We make chocolate again.
In late September 2016 we received international recognition for our little business when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told our story in an address to the United Nations. We were very excited about this and the attention has been wonderful! At the same time it has presented challenges. We are receiving orders and projects we never imagined before. Our business is on the cusp of success but we do not have the processes and infrastructure in place to meet the demand.
We’re are starting a 30 day campaign and asking for your support. Your generous donations will allow us to:
1) Get our chocolate on store shelves by conducting the detailed and important Product/Consumer Testing & Certifications big stores require.
2) Expand, create new jobs and sharing our chocolate with the world. That means we need a bigger factory (our current one is a tiny 100 square feet!).
3) Tell our Canadian Syrian Refugee story – When much of the world closed its doors to us Canada welcomed our family (and 25 000 Syrians) with open arms. We want to ensure our story stands for generations and so we will build into our new factory a record of what happened to us and how Canada changed our lives forever.
Thank you for taking the time to read our story. We are Canadian and look forward to telling the Syrian story.