About Speaker: Pacari CEO Santiago Peralta
Santiago Peralta, founder of Pacari Chocolates, winner of the gold medal for dark chocolate at the 2013 International Chocolate Awards, said, “In terms of chocolate, the world now respects Ecuador a lot.”
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Santiago Peralta and Carla Barboto built a business based on socially and environmentally sustainable principles to ensure that their products support the well-being of the land and the community around it. Combining a passion for sustainable business and a commitment to preserving the native Arriba Nacional cacao, they developed Pacari Chocolate - the first single-origin organic chocolate made entirely in Ecuador.
About Company: Pacari Chocolate
Pacari Chocolate is a family-owned company, tree-to-bar focused, and dedicated to making the highest quality organic chocolate from Ecuador.
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Organic.
To maintain the quality of all their products, Pacari maintain the highest production standards with organic methods, not using chemicals to achieve the final product in their value chain.
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Biodynamic.
Pacari is the only chocolate company that has the Demeter Biodynamic Certification seal, which certifies that the raw material production estates maintain a self-regenerating ecosystem, free of chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers; Conserving an ecological balance between animals, soil, plants and humans.
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Premium.
The quality of Pacari is closely related to the production processes of each of its ingredients. The care, knowledge and techniques applied to obtain them result in high quality ingredients, produced 100% in Ecuador.
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Direct trade with farmers
Ecuador is a country with a history of cocoa production that goes back more than 300 years. Although the country has been recognized as an exporter of cocoa, it is only in recent years that it began to really work in the hands of small-scale farmers.
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Pacari prides itself on paying the highest price to cocoa producers, supporting the conservation of diverse cropping ecosystems and maintaining a good relationship with farmers' communities.
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Super Foods
Pacari maintain the natural characteristics of each of our ingredients. The company integrates with cocoa, a variety of Andean fruits and ingredients known for their amazing nutritional, energizing and refreshing properties. These ingredients are grown organically and biodynamically, which helps preserve the qualities of these foods to maintain their high nutrient content and low calorie content.
These traits make Pacari products can be classified as Superfoods: foods of 100% natural origin with a high percentage of nutritious and healthy elements.
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For More Company Information, Visit: http://www.pacarichocolate.com/