Kürzi Kacao – Kokoa Kamili, Tanzania, Cashew Mylk 42%

About the bar

This delicious, creamy bar would convince any ‘vegan milk’ sceptic. Deliciously smooth and deeply flavourful, you won’t miss the dairy here.

About the beans

Kürzi source their beans from Kokoa Kamili in Tanzania’s Kilombero Valley. Kokoa Kamili works directly with local smallholder farmers, purchasing freshly harvested wet cacao without agents or middlemen. “Kamili” is a Swahili word conveying precision, roughly translated as “exactly” or “absolutely.” It reflects the company’s commitment to accurate purchasing, transparent pricing and meticulous post-harvest processing. Before Kokoa Kamili began operating, cacao from this region was primarily sold into commodity markets that rewarded volume rather than quality. Farmers therefore had little financial incentive to ferment and dry their cacao carefully. Kokoa Kamili saw an opportunity to produce exceptional Tanzanian cacao while increasing farmers’ incomes. It pays above-market prices and purchases wet cacao directly, allowing farmers to earn more, receive payment sooner and avoid the labour involved in fermentation and drying.

About the maker

When Britta and Martin met in Asheville, NC in the USA, many of their first dates were at French Broad Chocolate Company – another great craft maker. After they moved to Martin’s native Switzerland in 2017, Britta was disappointed to find there were relatively few bean-to-bar makers in a country famed for its chocolate. As she adapted to her new home, her and her now husband Martin made a small chocolate factory in their spare room. At first, it was a hobby, but by 2019 their first few bars were launched at a Christmas market in Zürich.

Kürzi’s mission is to expand people’s perception of chocolate and help them experience it in a way they never have before. Whilst people often traditionally think of chocolate in three categories – milk, dark and white – the team behind Kürzi have set out to challenge this. People are often surprised to find that their range is entirely plant-based; rather than selling it as a vegan alternative, they aim to reveal how diverse, exciting and complex chocolate can be, looking beyond people’s expectations.

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