Drinking Chocolate – Tanzania 250g

This vibrant, bean to bar, craft drinking chocolate began with organic cacao beans grown by the masterful farmers of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. Then in our little foundry, we crafted the cacao together with only one other ingredient; organic cane sugar, to create a chocolate that showcases the harvest’s playful personality.

Foundry Drinking Chocolate is delicious made with water, milk or the plant based milk of your choice.

The drinking chocolate is packaged in a home compostable resealable pouch. – 250g

Ingredients: Organic Cacao Beans & Organic Cane Sugar.

Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Soy Free and Vegan.

Origin Information:
The cacao beans grown in the Kilombero Valley are sourced from Kokoa Kamili, which was founded by Brian LoBue and Simran Bindra, who have backgrounds in international development throughout eastern and southern Africa. Prior to Kokoa Kamili, a single buyer dominated the area – the local arm of one of the world’s largest soft commodity trading houses. A sole buyer meant it had the power to set the price for cocoa, and farmers had little alternatives. Historically, farmers in the Kilombero Valley received some of the lowest prices for cocoa in the country. In Kokoa Kamili’s first year alone Kilombero farmers received the highest prices in Tanzania for their cocoa.

Today, Kokoa Kamili works with nearly 3000 smallholder farmers, most of whom farm between 0.5-2 acres of cocoa. Kokoa Kamili pays a premium – well above the market rate – to farmers for their ‘wet’ cocoa, and conducts its own fermentation and drying. By taking over the fermentation and drying process, Kokoa Kamili can produce more consistently higher quality cocoa beans. This method gives farmers a reduced workload, along with greater compensation, and the farmers are paid immediately after the cooperative receives its wet beans.