New Year, No Sugar!
Got any new years resolutions this 2026?
January can be hard enough without cutting out your favourite things as well! We can help make sticking to those resolutions that bit easier with our award-winning 100% Ecuador hot chocolate of the month!
We source our 100% sugar-free cocoa mass from sustainable cocoa beans grown on a single estate in Ecuador which is shipped directly to us from our chocolate partners Martinetti and then flaked in Dorset.
Martinetti Cocoa is a small family-owned chocolate company based in the Los Rios province, a centre of cocoa farming in Ecuador. Established 50 years ago, historically they only exported cocoa beans but now, led by Jonathan Martinetti, grandson of the original founder, they are making added value couverture chocolate at their small factory in Quevedo and we are their first international customer! Our Martinetti chocolate is fully tracable down to the single farm it is grown in - Hacienda Zoilita in the north of the province.
It is a slave-free professionally run, family farm with the adults of three families working on the farm whilst children go to school. A benefit for the farm workers is affiliation to Ecuador's healthcare system (which is not free to access unlike the NHS), which also pays towards a state pension. This farm has also had Rainforest Alliance certification. We are delighted to have been working directly with Martinetti chocolate since 2021 - fully traceable, trusted, sustainable, ethical and delicious!
Our 100% sugar-free hot chocolate flakes won a 1 Star Gold Great Taste Award 2021 for being so delicious, so you dont just need to take our word for it... also completely vegan when made with plant-based milk so perfect for Veganuary!
As it is nothing but cocoa mass, you can completely personalise this drink how you want, and add sugar to taste if you wish! it is hardcore, but a strong choice and a great way to start 2026.
Our 100% Ecuador is available in all our Chocolate Houses and also in tins to enjoy a hot chocolate at home.