Cocoa Future Collaborative

08/14/2026

08/09/2026

Children have different relationships with chocolate depending on where they grow up.

For many, chocolate is something they discover on a supermarket shelf. For others, it's part of everyday life long before it becomes a bar, from harvesting cacao pods to watching beans ferment and dry in the sun.

When we connect these different experiences, chocolate becomes a more complete story of agriculture, culture, tradition, and people.

At Cocoa Future Collaborative, we love seeing these stories merge, so every child can understand not only how chocolate is made, but where it truly begins!

07/21/2026

Ecuador is more than the birthplace of fine aroma cacao—it's home to makers who are redefining what chocolate can be.

Join us for a special All Things Ecuador edition of our Exclusive Online Series for Wholesale Customers, featuring three innovators with distinct approaches to creating value at origin.

🇪🇨 Mashpi Chocolate
🕔 5:00 PM PDT / 8:00 PM EDT
Discover how regenerative agroforestry and biodiversity are shaping a new generation of tree-to-bar chocolate.

🇪🇨 AWKI Cacao
🕠 5:30 PM PDT / 8:30 PM EDT
Explore how cognitive functional chocolate brings together fine aroma cacao, innovation, and ancestral inspiration.

⭐ Bonus Session: Cocoa Supply
🕕 6:00 PM PDT / 9:00 PM EDT
Learn how cacao fruit is being transformed into innovative ingredients that expand the possibilities of the cacao value chain.

Meet the makers, hear their stories, and discover products that showcase the diversity and innovation emerging from Ecuador.

07/06/2026

🍫 It’s World Chocolate Day on July 7! 🌍 Celebrate with us at a Micro Film Fest all about chocolate 🎞️
Where: Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma
When: Tuesday, July 7 from 5-9pm

🎬 Screen four short films, enjoy a Q&A with the filmmakers, and vote for your favorite. 🗳️

🎉 We will be there with origin-made chocolate from around the world! 🇬🇭 🇹🇭 🇳🇬 🇪🇨 🇳🇮 🇧🇷 🇸🇻 .beantobar 🇲🇽 .chocolate 🇯🇲

Hosted by and featuring films written, directed, and produced by . See you there!!

07/02/2026

Chocolate begins with a fruit, and one of cacao's most surprising gifts is that the fruit itself is wonderfully refreshing. 🍋🌱

This **Cacao Fruit Lemonade** celebrates a side of cacao that many people have never experienced. Sweet, tangy, and naturally tropical, it's a simple recipe that reminds us cacao is far more than an ingredient for chocolate.

Make it your own:
🍓 Add fresh strawberries or raspberries for a berry twist.
🫐 Blend in blueberries for extra freshness.
🥭 Mix with mango or passion fruit for a tropical version.
🌿 Try fresh mint instead of basil.
🍊 Add orange slices or a splash of orange juice for a citrusy finish.
✨ Prefer it sweeter? Adjust with your favorite natural sweetener.

There are countless ways to enjoy the cacao fruitso don't be afraid to experiment and discover your favorite combination.

✨ Recreate this recipe at home.
📸 Share your creation in your stories.
🏷️ Tag **** so we can feature your recipe and inspire others to discover the incredible versatility of cacao.

Because every part of the cacao fruit deserves to be celebrated. 🍫🌿

06/27/2026

Kids often describe chocolate through what they see: factories, machines, wrappers, and refrigerators.

And they're not wrong.

They're describing the part of the journey that's most visible. But before chocolate reaches a factory, it begins with a tree, a fruit, skilled hands, and generations of knowledge passed from one community to the next.

At Cocoa Future Collaborative, we believe understanding chocolate means looking beyond the finished product and reconnecting with its true beginning, its origin, its culture, and the people who make it possible.

Because every chocolate bar carries a story that starts long before the factory.

06/12/2026

There’s something magical about turning a few simple ingredients into a summer ritual. 🧊🍫

This Iced Cacao Latte is creamy, refreshing, and endlessly customizable. Whether you enjoy it with dairy or plant-based milk, lightly sweetened or bold and intense, it’s a delicious reminder that cacao can be enjoyed far beyond the chocolate bar.

You can travel the world by tasting 100% Dark Chocolates for this recipe with:

Mashpi Chocolate, Ecuador
Mission Chocolate and Baianí Chocolates, Brazil
Belú Cacao, El Salvador
Definite Chocolate and Cacaoteca, Dominican Republic
Chocolat Madagascar, Madagascar
Maraná and Cacaosuyo, Peru
Auro Chocolate, Philippines
Belvie and Marou, Vietnam

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

✨ Recreate this recipe at home.
📸 Share it in your stories.
🏷️ Tag so we can see and share your creation.

Because cacao isn’t just an ingredient, it’s an experience.

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