Chocolate
Chocolate skateboards established 1994
Rick Howard and Mike Carroll, started the brand after they had to leave behind friend Chico Brenes. They embarked on the first Girl skateboards tour and didnt have enough room in the Van.
The Chocolate Skateboards videos, Las Nueve Vidas De Paco (1995),The Chocolate Tour (1999), Se Habla Canuck (2004), Hot Chocolate (2004) and A Little Chunk of Chocolate (2006). They also made guest appearances in Girl videos, such as Goldfish and Yeah Right!.
The original team consisted of Brenes, Daniel Castillo, Paulo Diaz, Richard Mulder, Shamil Randle, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Ben Sanchez.
Adding Anthony Pappalardo, Jesus Fernandez, Jerry Hsu, Gino Ianucci, Marc Johnson, Stevie Perez, Chris Roberts, Elijah Berle, Vincent Alvarez, Yonnie.
In 2021, Chocolate turned James Capps and Carlisle Aikens pro along with Jordan Trahan and Erik Herrera, and released their first full-length video since Pretty Sweet (2012), titled "Bunny Hop”.