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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October 25th, 2016

Gorilla Bar' flies around the world with KLM

Especially for KLM World Business Class, we created a mini version of our beautiful 'Gorilla bar'. Our little organic ...

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October 20th, 2016

Chef Specials part 1 | Ciel Bleu

In this Special, we let chefs Onno Kokmeijer (executive chef & manager) and Arjan Speelman (chef de cuisine) of star restaurant ...

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November 8th, 2015

The 1930s burner works!

YEAH! Such an exciting day today, but it works! Our burner (ballroast) from 1930. A fantastic machine! And so cool ...

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November 5th, 2015

Collaboration with Rabobank Foundation

Together with the Peruvian farmers' cooperative Norandino, where our beans for the Awajun bar come from, we are setting up various projects ...

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September 7th, 2015

Cocoa nibs in dry sausage of Brandt & Levie sausage makers

Our friends the sausage makers Brandt & Levie make delicious sausages in a very nice way. Like the dry sausage Chipotle ...

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March 30th, 2015

The crowdfunding for the one and only chocolate factory is closed

The crowdfunding for the one and only chocolate factory is closed! And with amazing success, we can say. Over 73,102 euros ...

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November 6th, 2013

Handing over the first Awajun bar

A first! Last Friday, we handed over the first Awajun bar to the Vice-President of Peru, Marisol Espinoza, the President of the ...

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August 28th, 2013

Tres Hombres 75% with roasted cocoa nibs

In early June, we put out a call for people to come and help us unload the Sailing Ship the Tres ...

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March 27th, 2013

Chocolate Conching

Conching (rolling) is one of the crucial steps in the chocolate production process. This traditional process was discovered in 1879 by ...

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