Meet the maker
Rosa Canina
About Rosa Canina
Rosa Canina was originally founded as an organic ice cream company in 2008 in Berlin, Germany. The shop was opened by Reimar Philipps, who was then joined by Moritz Weber in 2014, and the two of them have run it together ever since. In 2020, they expanded to work more directly with cacao, where they brought in Zoe as Head Chocolate Maker. Today, they are a small team focusing on b0th of ice cream and chocolate.
Rosa Canina’s goal is simple: to make chocolate that tastes exceptional. Their curiosity to discover why this is the case has led them to traceable origins, honest sourcing, and producers who take cacao as seriously as they take chocolate. Not only is their cacao traceable, but their sugar too, prioritising honesty in sourcing.
How they became makers
Reimar and Moritz, the owners of Rosa Canina, started their craft chocolate journey by making organic ice cream in Berlin. This is where they discovered their passion for exceptional ingredients and the power of flavour, and they have used these principles to guide them through their venture into craft chocolate.
Zoe, Head Chocolate Maker, began working with chocolate at the age of 14, when she started her confectionary apprenticeship. At Rosa Canina, she was given the opportunity to expand beyond the traditional chocolatier world and enter the bean-to-bar movement, deepening her connection to cacao and its origins.
The story behind their name comes from their desire to understand the history of food. Inspired by the history of ice cream, and the fact that one of its earliest forms comes from flavouring snow with rosewater, they landed on the name Rosa Canina ‘dog rose’, as their company name. In Rosa Canina’s words, the plant itself is unassuming, widespread, and quietly extraordinary, and felt fitting for them.
Rosa Canina’s sourcing
Rosa Canina sources their origins through a mix of direct trade relationships and trusted intermediaries. In either case, they prioritise full traceability, transparency with producers, and long-term relationships over convenience. Rosa Canina focuses on highlighting the unique flavour profile of each origin through individual roasting and refining, rather than following a fixed formula. Their chocolate is refined using a Herufek stone melangeur, allowing them to develop flavour and texture gently over an extended period of time.
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