We are thrilled to bring you our first partnership with Martinetti Cocoa, working directly with them, we have sourced their 100% cocoa mass to make our new 100% hot chocolate flakes.
These new 100% Ecuador Chocolate Flakes won a 1 Star Gold Great Taste Award in the 2021 judging and was described by the judges as ‘If you love dark chocolate, these flakes really do the business. They offer that roasted, woody, cacao flavour in abundance and it’s almost coffee-like in its character.’
Martinetti Cocoa is a small family-owned chocolate company based in Quevedo in the heart of the cocoa growing region of Ecuador. They have been in business for 50 years and have strong relationships with local cocoa farmers, buying their beans direct from their farms. Our 100% chocolate is made with beans bought from just one farm - Hacienda Zoilita which is a professionally run family farm of 200 hectares. See Our Chocolates page for more information about Martinetti and hacienda Zoilita
This Direct Trade chocolate is made of fine single origin arriba cocoa beans grown in the fertile, tropical climate of the Los Rios province, where Martinetti is based. This chocolate adds value to the local economy as it is produced from tree to chocolate by Martinetti in its country of origin, is put in strong paper sacks and shipped by sea for us to then work with - no middlemen at any point in our supply chain!
We do not add any more sugar, or any other flavourings/powders etc for that matter, to these 100% pure chocolate flakes, so yes it will be intense, but you can always add sugar to taste. In fact, it's fun to add a tiny bit of sugar and taste, then a bit more sugar and taste to see how the flavour changes - more fruit and citrus notes will come out as the sugar enhances different flavour elements within the chocolate.
It's very easy to make a hot chocolate Chococo-style. All you have to do is warm a small splash of milk in a pan with 15 grams of flakes and once the chocolate has melted into the milk to make a smooth paste, add the rest of the milk & whisk as it warms. Full instructions on how to make a hot chocolate are on the tin too.
If you want to make a vegan-friendly hot chocolate drink, just use any plant milk and enjoy!
Take your reusable tin to any of our chocolate houses for a refill and receive a 10% discount on your refill.
Pack weight: 200g
Chococo's COCOA powered Promise...
This is chocolate for change. Slave-free, palm oil-free, less sugar, directly traded, totally sustainable and utterly equitable, not only is our chocolate officially delicious, it’s choc full of soul too. We don’t believe anyone else can match our COCOA powered promise…
Colourful
We’re a kaleidoscope of flavour and colour. Truly fine chocolates and as the Evening Standard once put it, “each one is like a miniature piece of art”. In 2024, we asked customers to describe our boxes, bars, novelty shapes, brownies and hot chocolate… the most common words were “innovative”, “delicious”, “ethical”, and “fun”.
Original
We’ve been handcrafting in the UK since 2002 and will always do so. We believe we were one of the first, if not the first, UK artisan chocolatier to pioneer making truly fresh chocolates using locally sourced seasonal ingredients. We’re an independent brand and believe that has always helped us produce chocolate with soul.
Conscious
We’re proud to work with our direct trade partners to produce chocolate that adds value to the local economy, is slave-free, palm-oil free, high in cocoa, low in sugar, and completely sustainable. 100% of our packaging is plastic-free and either recyclable or compostable too, and we support sustainability projects across the world.
Open
We strive to make the world of chocolate more open, opening up knowledge on cocoa and sugar, opening up opportunities for our partners, and opening up flavours for our customers with new products at prices that we aim to keep as low as possible, which only change when our supply and labour costs change significantly.
Award-winning
We’ve won 128 national and international fine food awards so far, with 77 Great Taste Awards including in 2023 for our signature milk and dark chocolates. We only enter awards that are blind judged, to benchmark ourselves, learn from the feedback of judges, and use those learnings to constantly improve.
Ingredients: Ecuador cocoa beans 100% (min) cocoa solids.
Allergy advice: For allergens see ingredients listed in bold.
Flaked in our Dorset kitchen where we handle soya, dairy, nuts & gluten, so may contain traces.
Nutrition information per 100g:
energy kj/kcal 2513/600, total fat 50g (of which saturated) 33.3g, carbohydrate 26.6g (of which sugars) 0g, protein 13.3g, salt 0g
| Contains Fresh Ingredients | No |
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| Storage Advice | Please keep cool, dry and away from direct sunlight and strong odours. |
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