Robert Steinberg

Robert Steinberg is tied to the early shaping of American artisan chocolate through a founding role at Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker. The company name carries much of the weight here: Steinberg co-founded Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker and is also the founder of ScharffenBerger chocolate. Those linked identities point to a brand built around a clear point of view, where texture, aroma, and balance are part of the product’s definition, not decoration around it. Founding a chocolate maker is a standards-setting act. Steinberg’s role in establishing Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker places him in the line of makers who do more than launch a label; they help establish what quality looks like, how it is presented, and how it is remembered by peers in the trade. As founder of ScharffenBerger chocolate, Steinberg’s name remains bound to a precise and distinctive brand identity. The pairing of maker and chocolate suggests deliberate composition and a respect for craft, with the company serving as evidence of the larger method behind it.