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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September 7th, 2023

Visiting the lush rainforests of Colombia

Last July, Julia who is in our sales team went all the way to Colombia to visit the women's cooperative CooAgroNevada. Two days full of jungle, cocoa pods, information and fun facts we want to share with you!

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October 5th, 2022

Vegan Demeter chocolate from Amsterdam Chocolatemakers sets new standard for sustainability and taste

Amsterdam-based chocolate producer Chocolatemakers is introducing two new Demeter-certified bars, building on the sustainability of their range. The ...

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August 18th, 2022

Organic chocolate. Does that matter?

Chocolatemakers' chocolate has always been organic, and always will be. Why is that? What are our reasons for sticking to it forever? And why is it important to you?

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September 10th, 2021

Golden ticket action

Can you find the Golden Ticket in one of our chocolate bars? Then you win a free tour of our chocolate factory! Come and see ...

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February 9th, 2021

The only, real chocolate factory in Amsterdam: Chocolatemakers

Amsterdam is still the world's largest cocoa port. But making your own chocolate? That hardly happens anymore. At Chocolatemakers ...

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January 31st, 2020

Chocolatemakers launches a new special: Pure Love dark 65%

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

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June 21st, 2019

Cocoa farmers take matters into their own hands!

On 31 May, in cooperation with Chocolatemakers, the farmers' cooperative Norandino opened an organic cocoa processing plant in Piura, in the north of ...

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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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June 22nd, 2018

Comments on the new Choco Sails

Have you already tasted them? On 9 June, at the arrival of the Tres Hombres, we presented our new Choco Sails ...

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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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May 1st, 2018

Our packaging is 100% compostable

It is generally known that we do not use aluminium foil, because aluminium foil is very polluting. But did you know ...

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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 Dark

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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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 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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