Fabulous Confection Collection Following his training at Maison Wittamer, Belgium's most respected chocolate house and the exclusive chocolate supplier to Belgian royalty, Maître Chocolatier Wim Tas came to Canada in 2002 and started his own business; ChocolaTas. It was here that he created a fabulous confection collection that includes chocolates and chocolate truffles made with select Belgian dark and milk chocolate, gourmet gift baskets and artisan boxes perfect for every event and occasion. ChocolaTas also rents chocolate fountains and designs chocolate wedding and party favours.more...See more text
Belgium expats Wim and Veve Tas chose a career that would provide them with a great measure of joy and pleasure, in other words — happiness. Making and selling chocolate at ChocolaTas (half shop; half 5,000-sq-ft production facility) in Abbotsford has done just that; they're happy every day. Coincidentally, a substance in chocolate acts as a natural antidepressant and perhaps is one more reason for all their smiles — customers' too.
Before pursuing his passion with the cacao bean, Wim worked in auto parts where people were often irritable — an environment with little joy he realized. After all, customers were getting their vehicles repaired — an inconvenient and unwelcome expense.
"I told Wim that if he wasn't happy with what he was doing, he needed to find something else," says Veve. "Something where his heart was; something he loved."
Wim enrolled in night classes at first and went on to study at Maison Wittamer, Belgium’s most respected chocolate house and exclusive suppliers to Belgian royalty, where he trained for four years to become a Master Chocolate Maker.
