Cocoa Future Collaborative

Cocoa Future Collaborative 501(c)(3) Charity EIN-86-3300017
Our goal is for farming communities to enjoy fair wages and local products from their own farms.

Cool, creamy, and incredibly simple. 🍌🍫☀️This ""Banana Chip Nice Cream” with Cacao Nibs is one of our favorite summer ca...
05/27/2026

Cool, creamy, and incredibly simple. 🍌🍫☀️

This ""Banana Chip Nice Cream” with Cacao Nibs is one of our favorite summer cacao recipes - naturally sweet, refreshing, and full of cacao nibs for that perfect crunch and pure cacao flavor.

A beautiful reminder that cacao can be enjoyed in simple, everyday ways beyond the chocolate bar.

You can find Cacao Nibs for this recipe with:





We’d love to celebrate your cacao creations with our community. 🌿🍫

✨ Recreate it at home
📸 Share it in your stories
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05/06/2026

☀️ Summer's coming and we're kicking it off with some fun and play.

We went straight to the experts at enjoying summer: kids! 🧒👧 With help from their parents 🎥, we asked them some questions about chocolate. ❓Every response is awesome, sometimes hilarious, and guaranteed to bring a smile. 😄

Most of us met chocolate as kids. No questions asked, just magic in our mouths. ✨ But there's a whole world between where cocoa grows along the equator 🌍 and where most of us unwrap it in the US & Europe 🍫. Cocoa beans arrive on our shores 🚢, but what happened before that? It's a total mystery to many adults and kids alike!

That gap between growing and knowing is something we think about a lot at Cocoa Future Collaborative. 🤎

Today, we hear from Aviel. He knows chocolate doesn't start as a bean, but where does it start? A tropical fruit on a tree 🌳, in an interdependent ecosystem , tended by people deeply rooted in the land. 🌱🤲

The story is simpler and more beautiful than the distance makes it seem. We're bringing the story back to where it begins - one kid's fabulous answer at a time. Follow along in the coming weeks!

Our hearts are SO full from the DC Chocolate Festival. 💗We’ve worked together A LOT online - and finally got to meet in ...
04/29/2026

Our hearts are SO full from the DC Chocolate Festival. 💗

We’ve worked together A LOT online - and finally got to meet in person. I couldn’t stop hugging them 🤗 - they’re real! 😂 so fun to step off screen. 📺

Elmer at .chocolate - grateful for your persistence in all ways - in farming, crafting, innovating, traveling... So glad you and your amazing chocolate finally made it! Nayely - we missed you!

Priscilla at - your warmth and welcome is beautiful. It was a gift to meet you and taste the few morsels that were left. Kimberly - hope to meet you soon. 🙏🏼

Iyin at ’s - what fun to hear your creativity and ideas brewing. I’m excited for so much more to come!

Peng, Lu, and Marisol - your hospitality and support were truly harrowing. Thank you for all of the ways you bring our industry together.

Estelle at - you are equal parts delight and brilliant focus. It was awesome to finally meet you IRL.

And to the growing friendships with so many creating a better cocoa future - , , , , , , , - love being on this journey with you all. 🥳

04/25/2026

So excited for our first time ! Over the moon to see so many industry colleagues in real life!! chocolate

When Jesus began his public ministry, Luke tells us he went to the Synagogue on the Sabbath and read this from the scrol...
04/05/2026

When Jesus began his public ministry, Luke tells us he went to the Synagogue on the Sabbath and read this from the scroll of Isaiah.

18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” .. “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

✝️ As we celebrate Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection this Easter, we pray that He receives ALL that He died for - in cocoa, and in our world. 🙏🏼🌍

04/02/2026

And we close the tasting with Conexión Chocolate from Ecuador. 🇪🇨🍫

This 55% dark couverture brings together coastal and Amazonian cacao in a smooth, versatile expression - nutty, gently sweet, and crafted for both creativity and everyday use. A final reminder that chocolate is not only tasted in a bar, but enjoyed through all of the possibilities we create with it.

Founded by Jenny Samaniego, Conexión embodies collaboration, direct trade, and connection - linking farmers, makers, and kitchens in a shared story of origin and purpose.

A fitting ending… that invites a new beginning. ✨ Find this incredible, origin-made all-women tasting kit on our website.

03/28/2026

Next in the tasting: Luji’s Chocolate from Nigeria. 🇳🇬🍫

This 62% dark chocolate infused with suya spice brings bold West African flavors to life, smooth cocoa layered with ginger warmth, nutty depth, and a gentle cayenne finish. A chocolate that tells a story far beyond taste.

Founded by Iyin Akinlabi-Oladimeji, Luji’s is rooted in a simple but powerful idea: chocolate should be made where cacao is grown. By crafting chocolate at origin and investing directly in farmers, each bar becomes part of a larger system of value, impact, and future harvests.

One bar. One seedling. One step toward a more equitable chocolate industry. 🌱✨

Find Luji's Dark Spicy Suya at lujischocolate.com and in our ""Celebrating Women in Chocolate"" tasting.

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03/26/2026

Next in the tasting: Levêlez Chocolate from Mexico. 🇲🇽🍫

This bar captures one of nature's best pairings - rich, smooth, and satisfying dark chocolate paired with raspberry to create a vibrant, balanced expression of flavor and terroir. Smooth (no seeds!), elegant, and deeply intentional, every bite reflects a chocolatier’s precision and sensitivity to perfect texture.

Founded by Silvia Guédez, Levêlez works directly with cacao from Chiapas and Tabasco, crafting chocolate that honors origin while elevating it into a refined sensory experience.

A chocolate where detail, origin, and artistry meet. ✨ Find this amazing chocolate in the "Celebrating Women in Chocolate" Tasting Kit.🌱✨

03/21/2026

Next in the tasting: Mashpi Chocolate from Ecuador. 🌿🍫

This iconic 65% dark chocolate filled with cacao pulp is a “bonbon in a bar”, where each bite reveals layers of citrus, honey, and floral notes from fine aroma cacao. A reminder that cacao is not just a seed, but a forest fruit full of complexity and possibility.

Crafted in the Chocó Andino by the team of women of Mashpi, this chocolate reflects a deep commitment to regenerative farming, forest restoration, and a model where chocolate supports both land and community.

Find this beautifully layered flavor experience that heals from soil to society in the "Celebrating Women in Chocolate" Tasting Kit.🌱✨

03/14/2026

Next in the tasting journey: Likkle More Chocolate from Jamaica. 🇯🇲🍫

Chef Nadine Burie, originally from Côte d’Ivoire, combines her passion for French patisserie with Jamaica’s vibrant flavors and cacao. The result is a chocolate that feels both refined and deeply rooted in place.

This 70% dark chocolate with pink peppercorn sits in the perfect balance, rich cocoa layered with floral spice, berry notes, and a gentle citrus lift. Crafted with natural ingredients and directly connected to Jamaican farmers, each bar reflects the island’s terroir and creative spirit.

Beautiful inside and out, Likkle More celebrates chocolate as craft, culture, and flavor. ✨ Find it at .

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