EMPOWERING WOMEN

Celebrating others who empower women in chocolate and food – particularly those in and near growing communities where women are often excluded.

Shattell Chocolate

As Peru's first female bean-to-bar chocolate, Lisi Montoya has a hearty disregard for the “impossible.” Just 8 years after founding her factory, sh...

Mamá Cacao Chocolate

Juliet Davey is taking everything she knows and sharing it – empowering local Costa Rican female farmers to make and sell their own tree-to-bar cho...

Mashpi Chocolate Artesanal

So often, I see examples of companies that are either environmentally or socially minded. Mashpi Chocolate Artesanal in Pacto, Ecuador is a great e...

‘57 Chocolate

When I first heard the story of “two sisters,” I imagined See’s Candies, granny-types... I did NOT picture the young, dynamic and powerful Addison ...

Belú Cacao Chocolate Artisans

Emily Urías is the first female bean-to-bar chocolate maker in El Salvador. She sources ingredients directly from Salvadorian cacao farmers and a l...

Luisa Abram Chocolate

Luisa is a fearless visionary. She’s possibly more committed to direct, sustainable, wild sourcing than she is the craft of chocolate making. And i...

Askanya Chocolates | Les Chocolateries Askanya

When I realized the power of producing finished products locally, I thought making great chocolate locally for export would be impossible. Askanya ...