Stephen's Gourmet is also the brand name of the company's hot cocoa powder it manufactures and sells in the United States.
[1] In the 1980s, Stephen Story experimented with different types of hot chocolate and gave them to his neighbors as Christmas gifts.
[1] In 1990, Story founded the company, originally called Stephen's Gourmet Kitchens.
[citation needed] In 2002, Indulgent Foods acquired the trademark for Stephen's Gourmet.
In early 2010, the company launched Stephen's Gourmet Fry Sauce.