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Peace by Chocolate

Peace by Chocolate is a chocolate company based in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. The company was founded in 2016 by the Hadhad family, after moving to Canada as Syrian refugees.

History
After the Syrian civil war, Tareq Hadhad received a sponsorship from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, in 2015 which led to the rest of the family following in 2016. Upon arriving in Canada, Tareq's father Issam Hadhad, who had previously opened a factory and two shops in Damascus, began making chocolate out of his kitchen. == Recognition ==
Recognition
Peace by Chocolate's story has been cited by the Liberal Party of Canada. Specifically, in Cabinet Minister Sean Fraser's campaign and one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speeches at the United Nations. Tareq Hadhad was appointed to Invest Nova Scotia's board of directors in September 2017. In September 2020, he won a National Entrepreneurship Award for his positive impact as a new Canadian, and was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards of 2020. In March 2023, during United States President Joe Biden’s trip to Ottawa, Green Party leader Elizabeth May gave him a chocolate bar from Peace by Chocolate as a gift. == In popular culture ==
In popular culture
Jon Tattrie wrote a book about the Hadhad company in 2020. A film adaptation of the family's story, also called Peace by Chocolate, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021. In 2022, Tareq Hadhad was named as a panelist on Canada Reads, advocating for Omar El Akkad's novel What Strange Paradise. ==References ==
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