Maria Diaz-Simon

Kakōa, Mexico

Name: Kakōa, Mexico
Brand: Maria Diaz-Simon
Availability: InStock

Mexico

SHOP SITE

Business Ownership

Owner-Operated

Women-Owned

Latinx-owned

Family-Owned

ABOUT

Maria has loved chocolate since she was a little girl. She remembers saying that she wanted to have her own chocolate factory when she grew up. In 2018, she discovered the bean-to-bar chocolate world and started making her own chocolate as a hobby. About a year and a half later, she decided she wanted to give it a real try; so she quit her job and started Kakōa.

The first couple of years were more about learning: trial and error to perfect her chocolate recipes. Now Kakōa has 4 single origin dark chocolate bars and 1 single origin dark milk chocolate bar. All of them are made with different cacao types from different regions in Chiapas and Tabasco in Southeastern Mexico.

Steps Between Farm and You

Kakōa pays above "fair trade" market prices directly to individual farmers in Chiapas or Tabasco. Chocolate is created in small batches from bean-to-bar in Mexico City and shipped to Yahara Chocolate in Wisconsin for fulfillment to retailers or directly to you!

Why We Love Kakōa, Mexico

CACAO'S NATURAL FLAVORS

Kakōa uses high-quality cacao beans and carefully crafts every step of the chocolate-making process. Every flavor identified in their chocolates comes directly from cacao beans.

CELEBRATING CACAO FARMERS' WORK

Kakōa works directly with farmers, paying around 3x more than "fair trade" market prices for cacao. With this, farmers have a good life and work quality while Kakōa is guaranteed the best possible cacao beans.

ONLY NATURAL INGREDIENTS

Kakōa believes in cacao's natural diversity of flavors which depends on where it is grown, the weather, and the trees around it. These factors make every batch of cacao unique. Kakōa keeps its ingredients list ultra-short to highlight cacao's flavors and avoids using additives, flavoring, or preservatives.