CHOCOLATE-COVERED HAZELNUTS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PREMIUM GROWERS, SALEM, OR
Did you know you can still find single-origin hazelnuts? We sourced them at Premium Growers in Salem, OR, and they are amazing.
Premium Growers grow their hazelnuts and roast them to perfection. Their air roaster has been customized to match their demanding taste. The nut is crisp and intense, not oily, just how it should be. Our single-origin 72% Madagascar enhances the hazelnut flavor notes by contrast, bringing a powerful cocoa taste and a slightly acidic note to complement the nut. Our single-origin 47% dark-milk chocolate from Belize complements the hazelnut flavor notes, bringing a sweet and nutty cocoa taste.
We added 12 Discovery Bites to the box because we know how much you love our single-origin chocolate!
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
Single-origin McDonald hazelnuts coated in Madagascar 72% dark chocolate | 4oz
Single-origin McDonald hazelnuts coated in Belize 47% dark-milk chocolate | 4oz
12 Single-origin Chocolate Bites (6 origins x 2)
Dark 72%: MADAGASCAR - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - MEXICO - ECUADOR — Dark Milk: BELIZE (47%) - BRAZIL (43%)
Leaflet #1: information about our Origins and the cocoa farms we work with.
Leaflet#2: everything you need to know to make your tasting moment a real gourmet experience
Leaflet#3: Ingredients and Nutrition Facts, because you must know all about the good things we put in our chocolates.
Single-origin McDonald hazelnuts meet single-origin dark & dark-milk chocolate. So delicious.
Our single origin chocolate is sourced from one country, one region, and even one single Cocoa farm.
Like fine wine or cheese, each cocoa plant has its roots; an origin that gives it its typicality. A taste that connoisseurs -- you, soon! -- work to identify with pleasure.
Have you ever heard of terroir?
SOCIÉTÉ MILLOT - MADAGASCAR
Andzavibe plantation is named after founder Lucien Millot (1906). Seated in North Madagascar, the dazzling 3,200 acre site is the heavenly kingdom of fresh vanilla, ylang, vetiver, patchouli and… cocoa. Our partner, Valrhona, has exclusive purchase rights to 1,500 acres of this certified organic plantation, and recently became a shareholder in the Société Millot. They employ about 800 workers — the majority of which are women — and support local schools in their work. Travelers are graciously welcome, if you happen to pass by.
MAYA MOUNTAIN CACAO - BELIZE
Xibun River Estate, in the middle of which stands a Mayan archaeological site, is located in the center of Belize. The land is fertile, watered, and — although not certified — does not receive any herbicides or pesticides. The cocoa trees arrived from Trinidad, Costa Rica and Ecuador in the 1970s and were left to decay at the beginning of the 21st century. But since 2014, Valrhona has helped to rehabilitate the plantation and restore its Belizean richness.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - CONACADO COOPERATIVA - Joba Arriba, Espaillat
MEXICO - COMERCIALIZADORA DE SEMILLAS ALDAMA - Villahermosa, Tabasco
BRAZIL - M. LIBANIO AGRICOLA SA - Gandu, Bahia
ECUADOR - OSELLA S.A. Tambo, Guayas
PREMIUM GROWERS - SALEM, OR
Premium Growers are fifth-generation farmers who respect the land, the people they do business with, their customers, those who work for them, and those with whom they collaborate. It’s the story of three friends and their families, working together as their forefathers did, cultivating the land with an entrepreneurial spirit and a love for good, healthy foods created in an environment they can be proud of.
Frédéric comes from three generations of cattlemen-butchers. Trained at Fauchon (Paris FR), one of the most high end caterers, he opens his first store in 1994 in Fontainebleau France.
PASTRY CUP WORLD WINNER, 2013 (as President of the French Team) - PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR, France, 1999 and 2007 - President of Les Relais Desserts, 2003-2018 - Vice president of the Pastry World Championship, 2021. Shops and corners in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan - Berlin, Germany - Tunis, Tunisia.
Discover Frédéric's full chocolate story
Though recycled, compostable, and fit to minimize packaging, our sleeves remain simple and elegant. With less waste and less postage, we are certainly not here to show off. We work everyday to find better solutions and new ways to make our products sustainable.
BAR SLEEVE: Crownboard Craft CRAFT cardboard, made out of 100% primary wood fibres, produced in Sweden. Certified in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, FSSC 22000. FSC CoC & PEFC CoC available. | FLOW WRAP: 100% plant-based cellophane (Natureflex), compostable and biodegradable, produced in France.
BELIZE 47%
Milk chocolate couverture (47% cocoa minimum, pure cocoa butter) – Sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa beans from Belize, whole milk powder, brown sugar, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract, vanilla.
MADAGASCAR 72%
Dark chocolate couverture (72% cocoa minimum, pure cocoa butter) – Cocoa beans from Madagascar, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract.
HAZELNUTS
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DISCOVERY BITES
N°1 -MAGADASCAR 72% - Cocoa beans from Madagascar, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract.
N°2 -DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 72% - Cocoa beans from Dominican Republic, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract.
N°3 - BELIZE 47% - Milk chocolate couverture (47% cocoa minimum, pure cocoa butter) - Sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa beans from Belize, whole milk powder, brown sugar, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract, vanilla
N°4 - MEXICO 72% - Cocoa beans from Mexico, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract.
N°5 BRAZIL 43% - Milk chocolate couverture (43% cocoa minimum, pure cocoa butter) - Sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa beans from Brazil, whole milk powder, brown sugar, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract, vanilla
N°6 - ECUADOR 72% - Cocoa beans from Ecuador, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract.
Bite net weight 0.21 oz | 6 g
Contains nuts.
May contain gluten, nuts, egg, soy. Made in a facility that uses milk.