| Founded: | 1929 |
| Headquarters: | Barquismeto, Venezuela |
| Style: | Rustic / Old School |
| Characteristics: | features 2 cultivars in its line-up: Carenero & Rio Caribe |
| Ferment: | lengthy |
| Roast: | high |
| Conche: | low, producing rough granular textures |
| Impact: | Indigenous – the 1st modern global firm to master the entire chain from production to processing & packaging of finished chocolate – in-country – rather than shipping raw material to Europe & North America for refining. It’s all done where it’s actually grown, fusing old-school tradition with new-school technology. |
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