Posts by Lisa Bone
Colombia – Origin Collection
Colombia is a country bordered by Panama, which divides the two bodies of water on the northwest, Venezuela and Brazil on the east, and Peru and Ecuador on the south. Through the western half of the country, three Andean ranges...
Uganda – Origin Collection
Uganda is a land-locked country in East Africa, bordered by five countries; Kenya in the East, South Sudan in the North, Tanzania in the South, Rwanda in the Southwest and Democratic Republic of Congo in the West. Located on the...
Vietnam – Origin Collection
With a diverse geography of rolling hills, plains, and great beaches, Vietnam is a country of contrasts; and unlike most other countries of similar size, extends across two climatic zones, with a moderate climate in the North, and a tropical...
Sao Tome – Origin Collection
São Tomé is actually the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe, and in around 1470, was the place that the Portuguese came to in search of land that could be used to grow sugarcane. It’s located 140 miles out in...
Madagascar – Origin Collection
Madagascar is an island (the fourth largest in the world to be exact) located just off the southeast coast of Africa. Many know Madagascar from the 2005 film; however, the beautiful island is actually renowned for it’s stunning wildlife and...
Origin Collection – Peru
Known for it’s beauty and mysterious secrets, Peru is a country based in South America that truly has life at the centre of it’s being. Peru is famous for it’s biodiversity across the land, by being classed as a megadiverse...
What is single origin chocolate?
There’s something so exciting about origin chocolates that evokes a sense of adventure in me. The word origin means the point or place where something begins, and in the case of a single origin chocolate, it means the cocoa beans...
The Benefits of Dark Chocolate
In recent years, it has become more and more well-known that there are potential health benefits to consuming dark chocolate and cocoa products; which in my humble opinion is wonderful! Cocoa is one of the most polyphenol-rich of the commonly...
Colombia Visit – May 2019
Two of our team members, James & Richard, recently flew out to Colombia to see all of the work that is currently going on out there within the cocoa industry. Our cocoa beans are grown in Colombia, and we work...