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Cocoa Our unique know-how

Cocoa is the most typical ingredient in chocolate, and we use it in some of our most loved products for its remarkable combination of flavour and taste, carefully selecting it and processing it.

Experts at cocoa processing

Through the years we have developed a unique expertise in combining and processing the different cocoa beans to create the special aroma and taste of our recipes.

Cocoa Part 1

Once the cocoa beans have been removed from the ripe fruit, they are left to ferment for a week, usually under banana leaves, to allow the natural flavours and aromas to develop, and then dried for five days before being shipped to our factories. Here they undergo our rigorous quality controls: organoleptic, physical, chemical, microbiological checks. We then further dry the beans and grind them into a mill that that separates the edible ground nibs from the skin.

The ground nibs are finally roasted to enhance their aroma and colour and because we roast most of the beans ourselves, we can constantly monitor their fragrance, quality and freshness. Then we grind the roasted nibs, obtaining a cocoa mass that is then pressed to separate the cocoa butter from the cocoa "cake". Lastly, we break the cocoa cake to get the cocoa powder that we use in our recipes. 

The cocoa mass, which is rich in precious cocoa butter, mixed with sugar and other ingredients then processed, gives the Kinder dark chocolate. If added with different percentages of whole milk powder, it creates the different kinds of milk chocolates used for Kinder treats. 

Harvested from tropical climes

Cocoa part 2

We source cocoa mainly from West Africa and South America, where the hot and humid climate is ideal for its cultivation. Here we buy the cocoa beans raw and whole primarily from the main harvest, which has the highest quality.

Cocoa part 2

Our commitment to sustainable cocoa sourcing

Cocoa Part 3

We are committed to sourcing our cocoa responsibly and have achieved our goal to source all our cocoa beans and chocolate via independently managed sustainability standards like Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, and others. 

Cocoa Part 3

All our ingredients

Milk
Hazelnuts
Fats and oils
Sugar
Emulsifiers
Flavourings
Salt
Raising Agents
Cereals
Palm Oil