Jenny Samaniego

Conexión Chocolate, Ecuador

Name: Conexión Chocolate, Ecuador
Brand: Jenny Samaniego
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Ecuador

SHOP SITE

Business Ownership

Women-Owned

Latinx-owned

Owner-Operated

ABOUT

After years of working in the chocolate industry in the United States, Jenny Samaniego realized her place in the industry was supporting the cacao farmers in her home country of Ecuador. The country produces some of the best cacao in the world, and yet Ecuadorian cacao farmers were unable to find a market for their cacao abroad. In her heart, Jenny knew she needed to be their conexión.

In 2011, Jenny began working shoulder-to-shoulder with small-scale cacao producers in Ecuador, helping sell their cacao abroad. A few years later, she started making her own couvertures with a commitment to sustainability, traceability, and transparency.

In 2017, Conexión Chocolate’s first chocolate bars rolled into the market and by the end of 2021, they had won 33 national and international awards.

Conexión Chocolate boasts an award-winning catalog of chocolate bars and offers professional-grade lines of signature artisan chocolate couvertures, reaching the hands of well-known chocolatiers and experts in the industry around the world, elevating their creations and their customer experiences.

Awards

Golden Bar 2023. Calamondin Bar – Ecuador Chocolate Awards
Golden Bar 2023. Salt and Cardamom Bar – Ecuador Chocolate Awards
Golden Bar 2023. Nibs 70% Bar – Ecuador Chocolate Awards
Silver Bar 2023. Cacao Pulp Bar – Ecuador Chocolate Awards
Honorable Mention 2019. Guayabilla Bar – Ecuador Chocolate Awards
Silver Bar 2019. Salt and cardamom Bar chocolate – Ecuador Chocolate Awards
Golden Bar 2019, Chocolate 80% cacao Ecuador Chocolate Awards
Recognition of the international Slow Food movement with the Chocó national cocoa bastion.
Recognition of the Ministry of Environment of the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito for the environmental work of this project
First place in the Ecuadorian Tourism Challenge, Ministry of Tourism
Bronze at the International Chocolate Awards, bar filled with cocoa pulp
Bronze at the International Chocolate Awards, 70% bar with cocoa nibs
First place in the national contest Flavors and Delights of our Land, Vegan chocolate with chocho powder.
Beneficiaries of the BioComercio Andino project, sustainable and innovative businesses.
First place in the international competition of Bio-Ideas, sustainable and innovative businesses.

Steps Between Farm and You

Conexión purchases cacao directly from one of five cocoa farmer cooperatives across Ecuador. Their chocolate is created in Quito and shipped to their warehouse in Traverse City, Michigan to ship directly to your door.

Why We Love Conexión Chocolate, Ecuador

INGREDIENTS TO YOUR DOOR

Made purely from Ecuadorian Arriba Nacional cacao, Conexión offers a complete line of award-winning, chef-grade quality ingredients in pack sizes perfect for the home chef.

WOMAN-OWNED

In Ecuador and throughout the world, the chocolate industry is alarmingly led by men. Conexión, as a women-owned company, strives to do things differently; bringing a feminine touch to this traditionally male-dominated industry.

EMPOWERING SMALL FAMILY FARMS

Conexión empowers small family farms by making a direct link between farmers and end consumers around the world. Moreover, they add value to the local economy by keeping our chocolate production in the country of origin.

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