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 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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March 27th, 2017

Chocolatemakers establishes emergency fund Peru!

Emergency weather in Peru destroys 40 acres of cacao plantations. That's why we set up the Chocolatemakers Emergency Fund. While we in the Netherlands are building our new ...

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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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November 18th, 2016

NL wastewater feeding our cocoa plantations in Dominican Republic

The world is in a chocolate crisis. The fertile land on which cocoa grows is becoming increasingly poor. The raw materials and nutrients ...

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November 10th, 2016

Chief Specials interview | Vermeer

Time for the second Chef Special! Restaurant Vermeer in the heart of Amsterdam is chef Christopher Naylor's flagship restaurant. ...

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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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May 26th, 2016

Ever heard of struvite?

Struvite is a mineral and is created as a by-product of water purification. It is a substance that is used very little, but it...

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April 29th, 2016

What does cocoa really cost?

True Price investigated what the real price of cocoa from the Ivory Coast should be. An interesting insight into the ...

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February 7th, 2016

Faya (10 years) at the Chocoa festival 2016

Today is already the last day of the Chocoa Festival 2016. We will be there from 10:00-18:00. Will you come and taste too? Faye ...

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October 1st, 2015

Who is Daan?

This is Daan Kollmer (31). Industrial designer / Engineer / Machine designer and builder. What do you do in the chocolate ...

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February 20th, 2015

Joint venture with farmers' cooperative in Peru

Another milestone for the Chocolatemakers and the Norandino farmers' cooperative. Last month, we set up a joint venture with ...

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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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