October 23rd, 2023

Saint comes by sailboat this year.

Chocolatemakers comes up with the most sustainable Saint letters ever. From the solar-powered factory in Amsterdam's Cocoa Harbour comes yet another innovation that ...

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February 9th, 2021

Amsterdam's one and only chocolate factory: Chocolatemakers

Amsterdam is still the largest cocoa port in the world. But making chocolate itself? That happens almost nowhere anymore. At Chocolatemakers ...

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January 31st, 2020

Chocolatemakers launches a new special: Pure Love 65%

We love chocolate, who do you love? Mmm. there it is, the chocolate love of your life: the ...

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September 28th, 2018

12,000 Chocolatemakers bars by bike from Amsterdam to 20 German cities

Schokofahrt#4 Around 100 German and a few Austrian cyclists come with their cargo bikes from different parts of Germany to our ...

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May 22nd, 2018

NEW: Choco Sails

Choco Sails: dark milk chocolate with coffee and cocoa nibs Can you resist the temptation and not eat this bag in one go?

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April 23rd, 2018

Our 92% in the spotlight

You've probably already seen it, a few weeks ago we launched our new Gorilla Bar 92% Extra ...

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March 27th, 2018

Schokofahrt #3

This weekend they are at our door again! Around 100 Germans and a few Austrians are cycling with their cargo bikes from ...

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March 22nd, 2018

New bar! Gorilla Bar 92% Extra Pure

Do you dare to look this Silverback in the eye? With 92% cocoa, this bar is extra dark, but we have ...

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November 22nd, 2017

Visit to cocoa farmers Congo

Last month, Rodney visited cocoa farmers and our partner cooperative Esco-Kivu in Congo. In North Kivu near the ...

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September 12th, 2017

New: Mini Gorillas!

They have been flying around the world in a KLM blue jacket for a while now (#gorillasflyhigh), but as of now they are also simply flying directly from ...

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July 5th, 2017

Over 30,000 euros raised for Peru

Thanks to your contributions, we have raised an incredible amount of over €30,000 through our 'Emergency Fund for Peru'! Thank you ...

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June 15th, 2017

A new inner coil!

Maybe you have already noticed, our bars have a new 'inner wrap'! In other words, the inside of the 2 pieces of paper in which ...

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June 1st, 2017

Chef Specials tasting | Restaurant MOER

Amsterdam has a new green restaurant: Restaurant MOER (part of Conscious Hotels) on the Overtoom in Amsterdam. At MOER, they cook ...

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May 10th, 2017

Chocolatemakers 'Amsterdam Made' certified!

Hooray! Since last week we have been awarded the 'Amsterdam Made' seal of approval. Maybe you have already seen it passing ...

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April 24th, 2017

The making of... Chocolatemakers Lecture package

As you may have already seen, Chocolatemakers has had a real Speaking Package for 2 months now. This beautiful package was created by ...

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April 18th, 2017

Our Awajún 52% in the spotlight

Maybe you have already seen it passing by. A few weeks ago we introduced our new Awajún 52% bar! ...

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April 15th, 2017

Towards a 'Living Income' for cocoa farmers

The discussion about a fair price for cocoa farmers continues. Something that pleases us. After the reaction of ...

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April 7th, 2017

Fairtrade a fair price?

  Last week there was a nice piece about our bean-to-bar chocolate factory in the Parool. A piece with critical statements ...

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January 17th, 2017

Chef Specials interview | Ralph Hagen

It can sometimes be quite difficult to snare a top chocolatier for a chat. The distance (Maastricht - Amsterdam) makes ...

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December 13th, 2016

Chef Specials tasting | Chocriti

Time for our third Chef Special already, and the first "Tasting"! Last month, several professionals visited our factory for a ...

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November 29th, 2016

How things can be different in the cocoa sector

We cannot shout it often enough: things must change in the cocoa sector! Last week, a new study was published ...

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