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A Cool New Collaboration: Cacao & Spice x The Nice Company
What makes Nice... well, nice? The Nice Company creates the best ice pops: using real fruit, organic ingredients, and no artificial additiv
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Apr 61 min read
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Meeting the Makers of My Favorite Chocolate!
Yesterday was a truly special day—I had the pleasure of meeting Mafer and Luis, the passionate makers behind my all-time favorite chocolate
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Feb 222 min read
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Our latest creation: Maluku Gold Cloves
Made in collaboration with Heinde & Verre, widely regarded as one of the finest chocolate makers in the world.
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Jan 51 min read
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TV program Kassa: 'honest' chocolate?
Last Saturday, we appeared on the Dutch TV program Kassa in a segment on the cocoa industry and rising cocoa prices.
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Nov 13, 20243 min read
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The cacao Crisis: Understanding the Unprecedented Surge in Prices
Over the past few months, the global cacao market has been rocked by a dramatic rise in prices. While cacao prices often experience...
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Oct 16, 20243 min read
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Honoring Our Roots: The Story Behind the Cacao & Spice Logo
At Cacao & Spice , every detail is intentional. Our logo features an indigenous figure—a choice we made with great respect and purpose....
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Oct 2, 20242 min read
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The Joy of Representation: How Chocolate from Origin Countries is Changing Lives
Every bar we sell carries with it a piece of its homeland, not just through flavor but through the pride and craftsmanship of the people who
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Sep 25, 20243 min read
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A Special Gift: The Story of Berty's Clove Art
Berty’s betjak has found its rightful place among our other clove art ships and the carefully curated spices from the Moluccas that we proud
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Sep 18, 20242 min read
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Visit to the best Chocolatemaker of France: Chocolaterie Morin
For our new video series 'Cacao Trip' we've visited Chocolaterie Morin in the south of France. In Cacao Trip we want to tell the stories...
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Nov 11, 20222 min read
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Meet Malou: the woman behind Macao Movement
Five years ago, just after the opening of Cacao & Spice, a woman on bicycle dropped by the shop and convinced us of her delicious...
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Jun 22, 20223 min read
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Meet the woman behind Chocoláctica - & how she started a sugar free chocolate brand
Chocoláctica is a refined sugar-free chocolate brand made in Amsterdam. Only made in micro batch, with different chocolate creations...
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May 2, 20223 min read
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What is single Origin chocolate?
Practically all chocolate in the supermarket is made from cacao beans from different countries. As a result, the origin is often very...
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Apr 14, 20223 min read
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Meet the woman behind Kuná chocolate: Maria Andrade
Meet the woman behind Kuna chocolate: My name is Maria Fernanda Andrade, I’m part of the 3rd generation of bananas, cane sugar, cacao and pi
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Apr 10, 20223 min read
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Meet the woman behind Pacha de Cacao: Marika
Marika van Santvoort has been working with cacao for years, and in particular on making the cacao industry more sustainable. Pacha de...
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Mar 25, 20222 min read
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Women of Virunga - The world’s first women’s cacao cooperative
In 2008 the first women's cacao cooperative the Femmes de Virunga was founded in Eastern Congo! Against all odds women from Virunga have...
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Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Women in Chocolate and Cacao
Women have always had a special place in the cacao world: in the Cacao & Spice logo is an image of an Aztec lady, which shows the...
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Mar 10, 20221 min read
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Over 4500 trees planted in 2021 thanks to you!
The year 2021 was a restless year for many around the planet. Like for many small business owners we had to reinvent our way of working....
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Mar 1, 20222 min read
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What is vegan chocolate?
All chocolate where no animal products were used, or 'plant based' chocolates, are vegan. So actually all dark chocolate is vegan,...
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Feb 24, 20222 min read
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New: Cacao Juice! But what is it?
We are proud to have started selling Pacha de Cacao: delicious juice of the cacao fruit with no additives, and no sugar! Pacha de Cacao...
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Feb 19, 20221 min read
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Cacao Window Art in Amsterdam's smallest alley way!
Today artist Succugami came into the shop to create beautiful 'Window Art'. She was inspired by the story and beautiful packaging of...
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Jan 7, 20221 min read
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