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April 23rd, 2024

The cocoa market (predictably) upside down

The newspapers are full of it and the cocoa industry is in turmoil. Never before has the price ...

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!

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 ...

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?

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 ...

April 21st, 2021

Hundreds of Germans cycle through Germany with Chocolatemakers chocolate

17,000 bars, 100 shops and 30 cities in Germany! Once again, despite Corona, our Chocolatemakers bars are available throughout the ...

April 13th, 2021

Sailing ship the Tres Hombres at anchor again at Chocolatemakers in Amsterdam

After a long but successful journey of almost 6 months, the sailing ship Tres Hombres has returned to Chocolatemakers ...

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 ...

May 8th, 2020

Fairtrade and Chocolatemakers working together

Chocolatemakers and Fairtrade Netherlands join forces to work towards fair payment for farmers. Both organisations are working ...

April 23rd, 2020

Strong together

These are turbulent times, but also a time in which many wonderful local initiatives are emerging. Like this one from our customers.

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 ...

October 8th, 2019

First visitable chocolate factory of the Netherlands in largest cocoa port in the world!

Chocolatemakers makes powerful chocolate from bean to bar 100% in-house 5 October 2019 - Chocolatemakers today opens its first ...

September 18th, 2019

The most sustainable chocolate factory in the world's largest cocoa port

Chocolatemakers makes powerful chocolate from bean to bar 100% in-house What started as a boyhood dream for Enver and Rodney of ...

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 ...

May 6th, 2019

How far was it cycled during the fifth edition of the Schokofahrt?

SCHOKOFAHRT FROM GERMANY TO THE NETHERLANDS FOR 18,000 REPENTTS OF CHOCOLATE On 20 April, 140 Dutch and German cyclists cycled towards our ...

April 9th, 2019

130 cyclists ride 18,000 chocolate bars from Amsterdam to Germany

On 20 April, 130 cyclists will ride from our Amsterdam factory to Germany to deliver 18,000 chocolate bars ...

December 12th, 2018

Fairtrade raises the minimum price

Good news! From 1 October 2019, Fairtrade will increase the minimum price for cocoa from $2,000 to $2,400 and the Fairtrade ...

November 30th, 2018

Jesper (13) and Julian (14) build their own clean future

THE FIRST PAGE OF THE NEW FACTORY Jesper and Julian, the sons of the founders of Chocolatemakers, have set up the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

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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