madagascar cocoa

Great chocolate starts with great cocoa. And many experts consider Madagascar cocoa the best in the world. Why? The genetic variety. The island’s soil, perfectly suited for cocoa. Farmers who cultivate each pod by hand in a naturally organic environment. The result is a rare cocoa bean with unique and fruity flavors.

sustainability. from the beginning.

Creating change through chocolate starts in small villages in a remote corner of Madagascar, 50km from the nearest road or telephone. This is the home of the forest-farm cooperatives. And this is where our cocoa comes from. It’s a unique partnership, where we travel by oxcart to work with them, share their table for meals, and together produce a unique style of cocoa. Through this relationship, and your purchases of our chocolate, we provide the cooperatives with training, equipment and a stable market. And the cooperatives provide us with quality cocoa, and a constant reminder of why we started this business.

emptied cocoa pods loaded on oxcart