Do You Know Where Your Chocolate Comes From?
Who grew the cocoa beans? Where were the bars actually made?
Indonesia, our closest neighbour, is the 4th largest cocoa producer in the world and has been an important ingredient provider for many international chocolate brands, large and small. Large chocolate producers often use beans from all over the world that have to be shipped to other faraway locations for manufacturing. Coming from our closest neighbour, Indonesian chocolate can easily transit to Australia, meaning high quality, socially sustainable chocolate can get to your local supermarket with less ecological impact.
Pipiltin Cocoa believes traceability leads to sustainability, that is to say, knowing where every single bean comes from allows them to support our neighbour’s farmers directly and to create a more efficient and environmentally friendly chocolate production process. Each bar of Pipiltin chocolate contains the unique story of where it came from, while ensuring fairer income to farmers.
The diverse flavours of their bars are created by sourcing cocoa beans from across the Indonesian archipelago as the different ecosystems grow cocoa beans with differing taste palates. Made with beans grown in Aceh, East Java, Bali, Flores and West Papua, Pipiltin chocolate carries unique flavours that are created by the different soil types, climates and micro-ecosystems of each region.
Not only do they have a wide range of chocolate bars, their other products also include; drinking chocolate, honeycomb and other snacks. Pipiltin Cocoa specifically chose to work with farmers who use organic agriculture and maintain well-managed plantations. They selected their farmers based on the quality of the beans they produce, not the raw quantity. As such, they work with and give fair wages to many small producers which helps support the families and villages of the growers for social and economic sustainability.
Check out @pipiltincocoa or https://pipiltincocoa.com/ for not only their high quality chocolates but also for their commitment in changing the game of chocolate making.
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