Hernan Lauber
Co-Founder + Chocolate Maker
Strategy and Operations, LEAN Manufacturing, and New Business Development
Growing up, Hernan Lauber was surrounded by chocolate, every single day since his father owned a Swiss chocolate company. Imagine living next door to a chocolate factory—that was his childhood! He ate chocolate at the bus stop, at home, and while helping his dad at the factory.
But when Hernan grew up, he wanted to see what life was like beyond the world of chocolate. So, he moved to Switzerland, a place famous for its delicious chocolate. Talk about a chocolate magnet!
While in Switzerland, Hernan met someone special who became his wife. Together, they lived in Sydney, Australia where they started a beautiful family. After six years in Sydney, they decided to move closer to family so they settled down in the San-Francisco Bay Area.
Inspired by his Filipino roots, his Swiss adventures, and his new home in the USA, Hernan decided to start something really cool: Oodaalolly. It's a place where the tasty flavors of the Philippines meet the world-famous Swiss chocolate-making techniques, all made with pride right here in the USA.
At Oodaalolly, you'll find not just chocolate, but a sweet blend of cultures and the love-filled story of Hernan's chocolate-filled life journey.
Jeremy Burnich
Meet Jeremy Burnich, the other super cool person behind Oodaalolly!
Jeremy first got the idea of joining the chocolate world while helping out at an Oodaalolly tent at a night market in San Francisco.
Selling chocolate with his friend Hernan was so much fun that he couldn't wait to do it again. But then, the big pandemic in 2020 happened and changed a lot of things.
Stuck at home, Jeremy turned into a chocolate detective, learning everything about how chocolate is made. He was like a scientist in a lab, mixing and trying new things until he got it just right. His hard work even won him some awesome awards!
With all this knowledge, he started the "Labooraatory" at Oodaalolly. It's a special place where he mixes Filipino ingredients, Swiss methods, and cool American ideas to create the yummiest chocolate in the world.
Did you know Jeremy is also our hand model? Yep, you could say he’d fit right in with graduates of the J.P. Prewitt Hand Modeling Academy. And guess what? He dreams of opening chocolate shops in amazing places like Akureyri, Iceland, and Baguio City in the Philippines one day.
Jeremy shows that with a bit of curiosity and lots of fun, you can create the tastiest adventures in the world of chocolate!