Melba’s Chocolates and Confectionery is coming to the Barossa!

January 15, 2024

Opening March 2024 “Melba’s Chocolates and Confectionery are expanding and are excited to announce the opening of a second site in the picturesque village of Angaston in the Barossa Valley in March 2024. They will be taking up residency in the Gawler Park site, first known for producing glacé fruit, and more recently the SA […]

For The Love Of Chocolate-Coated Raspberries

July 18, 2023

When the Edible Blooms team approached Melba’s in 2020 to include our famous Chocolate Coated Raspberries in their luxury gourmet hamper gift range we said ‘Yes!’.  Edible Blooms is another proud South Australian family owned business, created by Kelly Jamieson and Abbey Baker in 2005.  We asked the Edible Blooms team why they chose Chocolate […]

The History Behind The Name Melba’s Chocolates

May 18, 2022

In 1980 Graeme and Joy took over a restaurant on Anzac Highway, which became available for lease. With this, they needed to find a name for their then-new restaurant! At the time, there were a lot of Australian restaurants around, including the “Jolly Swagman” and “Bush Tucker”, which were very Australian themed names. However, Graeme […]

What a year it has been …

December 30, 2020

The last two years have been years like no-others; Australia as a whole was affected by Bush fires, floods, world-wide pandemics, to name a few! As a community and the direct hurdles and challenges we had to face, we did so with all your support. This Christmas, to show our appreciation, we raised money and […]

Spread the Love this February

February 6, 2019

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and there’s never been a better time to spoil the love of your life. Don’t stick to the usual flowers and chocolates, why not explore the offerings of the Adelaide Hills? With so much to see, do and eat, there’s never been a better time… Grab a bite […]

What to expect at the Royal Adelaide Show this year!

August 9, 2018

It’s that time of year again! Melba’s are gearing up for a busy Royal Adelaide Show and our team couldn’t be more excited. We’re busy packing all your favourites for our ten days at the Old Ram’s Shed, and it’s quite a task – but that won’t slow us down… Our Production Team is cracking […]

Updates from our Woodside factory!

July 19, 2018

School holidays have sadly ended, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop at our Woodside factory. There’s so much going on, our team haven’t slowed down! What better way to keep everyone in the loop than with an update from our factory in the picturesque Adelaide Hills! We caught up with some of […]

Making our Rocky Road

What’s been happening at our Woodside factory?

May 24, 2018

The weeks have flown by at our Woodside factory, it’s already winter! So with that in mind, we decided to give our fans a little insight into what’s been happening at our factory over the past couple of months… Production, production & more production… If you’ve visited our factory over the past couple of weeks […]

What’s Happening in the Adelaide Hills?

January 20, 2017

Visit the Adelaide Hills This Summer! Looking for a place to escape the heat over the summer? The Adelaide Hills are alive during the summer months with fun events and destinations for the whole family. You’ll wish you knew about these months ago… Tour Down Under – Saturday 14th January till Sunday 22nd January A […]

Melba's Milk Choc Raspberries

Melba’s Top Picks For 2017!

January 12, 2017

Check out our team’s top picks for the new year! Can you believe it’s already mid January? Time flies when you’re having fun, and our team are certainly enjoying the post-Christmas break. But that doesn’t mean we haven’t been flat out. Visitors are still flooding through the door, from all around the state and country, Melba’s […]