April 30th, 2024

Sailing freighter 'Tres Hombres' unloads cocoa crop in Amsterdam

After a long and arduous journey of nearly six months, the sailing freighter the Tres Hombres is welcomed with open arms ...

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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 ...

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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 introduces two new Demeter-certified bars, building on the sustainability of their range. The ...

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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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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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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 ...

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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