Chocolate Togo Bitter,

Togo

EUR 70 10 pce.

EUR 9.33 / 100 g

including VAT plus Shipping

Bitter dark chocolate from our own small-scale production in Togo. The team at gebana Togo produces the bars entirely by hand. Producing chocolate where its main ingredient grows is still a rarity, as cocoa from West Africa is typically processed into chocolate in Europe. With our project, we contribute to retaining value creation in the country of origin and building local know-how. Our long-term goal is to expand and optimise production in Togo to produce more chocolate of better quality directly on-site.

The high cocoa content of 80 per cent provides intense fruit flavours with notes of red berries and morello cherries. A harmonious bitterness rounds off the taste.

Due to the simple production method, it is not quite as meltingly smooth as Swiss chocolate. Each bar weighs 75 grams.

Product details

Nutrition table per 100g
Energy	2635kJ/629kcal
Fat	55 g
of which saturates	33 g
Carbohydrates	23 g
of which sugar	20 g
Protein	7.5 g
Salt	0.02 g

Ingredients: cocoa kernels from cocoa beans, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter from cocoa kernels
Cocoa: 80% minimum

Allergy information: May contain traces of milk products.

Background

Swiss chocolate – made in Togo

70 per cent of the cocoa processed worldwide comes from West Africa, but the region hardly benefits from this. Only around 10 per cent of the retail price of a conventional bar of chocolate remains in the country of origin. We want to change this by producing chocolate directly in Togo. The aim is for up to 50 per cent of the retail price to remain in the country. By contributing to our crowdfunding campaign, you too can become a chocolate investor and help turn our vision into reality.

TO THE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN

Profit-Sharing in Togo: Amount Doubled

This year, we have shared our turnover with 587 family farmers in Togo. We were able to increase the amount paid by a whopping 130 percent. We transferred the money to most of the families directly via their mobile phones – an advantage for both sides.

22. June 2022

Part 1: The value of cocoa

Without cocoa, there can be no chocolate. And without the family farmers who grow these crops, there would be no cocoa. Millions of these family farmers live in poverty. Pricing is only part of the problem. Small-scale farming practices also play a signif

8. March 2022

Part 2: The rocky road to fair chocolate

Cocoa is too cheap for family farmers with limited land and low yields. We have a plan to change that.

8. March 2022

Chocolate from pioneers

We are expanding our chocolate range to include products from five pioneers. These five companies are actively fighting injustices in the cocoa trade while producing and trading for the benefit of farming families and the environment.

17. November 2021

Pleasant developments in Togo

For gebana Togo a successful year is slowly coming to an end. During this year, gebana Togo worked with more female farmers than ever before and acquired some new exciting customers. A new EU regulation might have had something to do with the latter.

12. December 2019

Interview: What does fairtrade mean for cocoa farmers? - Part 2

In part two of our interview with Patrick Eboe, Managing Director of gebana Togo, and Michael Stamm from the gebana Development Team, we talk about poverty, minimum prices and our local activities aimed at helping to improve the situation.

29. March 2019

Interview: What does Fair Trade mean for cocoa farmers?

A critical documentary about cocoa farmers in the Republic of Cf4te d9Ivoire recently aired on Swiss television. It shows the farmers' poverty and that Fair Trade-certified farmers are hardly better off than non-certified farmers. We have di

22. March 2019

Cocoa Seedlings for Togo's Farmers

In Togo, cocoa yields are declining due to the aging of cocoa trees. Renewing the tree stocks is therefore an important concern for the farmers.

13. July 2016

Construction in Togo

Founding a cocoa cooperative and gebana Togo comes with major challenges for both the farmers and gebana. But it’s worth it: the quantity of exclusive organic and fair-trade cocoa from Togo is continuously growing.

16. March 2016

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New cocoa seedlings

In Togo, gebana has been building a trading chain for organic cocoa for several years, with support from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

28. May 2015

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Buy in Bulk

At gebana, we work exclusively with large packages. By not repackaging, we save on effort and materials. This approach allows us to pay our producers better prices while also offering volume discounts to our customers.

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Nature decides when you receive your seasonal produce from us. The fruits and vegetables are harvested only when they are ripe and ready for shipping. Your patience pays off – produce simply tastes best when it’s fresh.

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We Share

We give 10 per cent of the selling price in our shop back to the family farmers – in addition to the purchase price. If we make a profit, we share it with employees, customers and shareholders.

Buy in Bulk

Enjoy Seasonally

We Share

We give 10 per cent of the selling price in our shop back to the family farmers – in addition to the purchase price. If we make a profit, we share it with employees, customers and
shareholders.