
Maker
ChocolarderMike Longman, a former pastry chef, founded Chocolarder in Cornwall, UK in 2012. The bars are made in small batches with a focus on organic ingredients and single origin cacao. Chocolarder has earned multiple awards for their chocolate, making them a respected name in British craft chocolate. A good choice for shoppers interested in UK-made bean-to-bar chocolate or looking for a distinctive gift with clear provenance.


Cacao Region
Duarte, Dominican RepublicDuarte is a northern province of the Dominican Republic, named after Juan Pablo Duarte, the founder of the country. The province is located in the eastern portion of the Cibao Valley, and finds its economic base in both commercial industry & processing, and agriculture. Duarte grows over two-thirds of the Dominican Republic’s exported cacao, as well as ~60% of the rice consumed within the country; other crops include coffee, tobacco, and bananas.
Cacao Estate
Öko-CaribeÖko Caribe is one of several organic cacao cooperatives in the Dominican Republic, but has managed to distinguish itself thanks to consistent high quality beans and very close relationships with all of its 165 farmers. The co-founders maintain these relationships through regular technical training in agronomic practices and organic certification, as well as interactions on a personal level in the community. Their award-winning beans are centrally-fermented in wooden boxes, and depending on the bent of the maker, chocolate made with Öko Caribe cacao could be sweet, spiced, or even fruity. All Öko-Caribe cacao is certified organic.

