OUR ORIGINS

Frederic Cassel admires a bar of Chocolat-e beside a cocoa plant.

With Valrhona, we are constantly working on the beans, the origins, the precision — with chemistry, alchemy, inspiration and mystery as our guide. Origin is the key of aroma and terroir the source of magic.”

FRÉDÉRIC CASSEL

BEST PASTRY CHEF | FRANCE 1999 & 2003
PASTRY WORD CUP WINNER WITH FRENCH TEAM  2013

MADAGASCAR

THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE SOIL

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

COCOA ISLAND

BELIZE

FROM MAYAS TO MODERN ERA

MEXICO

PODS OF GOLD

BRAZIL

PROJECT AMAZON

ECUADOR

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