Why shade grown cocoa?
Cocoa is a shade loving plant. In its natural habitat it grows under the canopy of the rainforest. So it is grown by many farmers in Talamanca region in Costa Rica. While cocoa occupies the lower story of farms, the overstory consists of fruit trees, timber species or natural rainforest. Growing cocoa in this way helps to protect the rainforest from logging and it provides a habitat for a wide range of wildlife species, especially for birds. Cocoa farms serve as buffer zones around natural forest reserves and as wildlife corridors. Diverse trees on cocoa farms protect the soil from erosion and they also cool local climate. That is why we call our chocolate "Rainforest Friendly". more...

Quality
The recipes for Rainforest Friendly chocolate bars were prepared with Swiss "Maîtres Chocolatiers". Our chocolate is manufactured in Switzerland using traditional refining and conching methods and they are made with finest organic ingredients.