Better for Farmers. Better for the Planet. Better for You.
Discover our unwavering commitment to ethical sourcing, direct trade, and sustainable practices that make every bar a conscious choice.
Beyond Fair Trade: Our Direct Trade Model
Direct Trade: Crafting True Partnership
- Personal Relationships: We build enduring personal relationships directly with cacao farmers and their communities.
- Premium Prices: We pay significantly above market rates and Fair Trade prices for exceptional quality beans, ensuring farmers thrive.
- Full Transparency: We maintain full visibility into farm practices, labor conditions, and environmental stewardship, from bean origin to our atelier.
- Quality Incentive: Our model rewards meticulous cultivation and processing, leading to superior cacao and better livelihoods.
Fair Trade / Commodity: The Blended Path
- Multiple Middlemen: Often involves complex supply chains with various intermediaries, reducing farmer's share.
- Fixed Premiums: Farmers receive a small, often fixed premium on top of market prices, which may not cover true costs.
- Limited Transparency: Proximity to the source can be distant, making full transparency challenging in long supply chains.
- Standardization Focus: Emphasizes volume and certification over individualized quality partnerships.
Our direct trade model fosters true partnership and directly rewards the dedication to quality, leading to better lives for our esteemed farmers and, ultimately, to the most exquisite chocolate for you.
Meet Our Partners: Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania
In the heart of Tanzania, Kokoa Kamili works with an extensive network of over 2000 smallholder farmers. They provide essential training in best practices and, crucially, pay the highest prices in the country for their 'wet' cacao beans. Their dedication to a meticulous fermentation and drying process unlocks the incredible fruity, bright flavor profile we cherish in their beans.
“Our success is built on the success of our farmers. By offering fair prices and support, we cultivate not just cacao, but a thriving community.”
Our Planet-Friendly Promise
Eco-Friendly Packaging
Our elegant bar wrappers are crafted from recycled materials and are fully recyclable, avoiding plastics wherever possible to minimize our environmental footprint.
Energy-Efficient Production
Our micro-batch process at our West Virginia atelier is meticulously designed for minimal energy consumption, distinguishing us from larger, industrial producers.
Waste Reduction & Repurposing
We transform cacao shells, a natural byproduct of our winnowing process, into nutrient-rich garden mulch and contribute to local community compost programs.
Choose Chocolate That Creates Change.
Every meticulously crafted bar and bonbon you choose from DAVID C BOGGESS supports a more sustainable, equitable, and transparent global chocolate supply chain. Thank you for joining us in making a meaningful difference, one exquisite bite at a time.
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