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Ivorian chocolatier Axel Emmanuel

Le Chocolatier Ivoirien

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A chocolate brand founded by former banker Axel Emmanuel Gbaou, who buys beans from local cooperatives and makes chocolate in his Cocody workshop; it won an award at the Paris agricultural show in 2022.

The world's largest cocoa producer long had almost no local premium chocolate. He represents a new generation keeping 'bean to bar' at home.

CE QUE VOUS VERREZ · What you will see

A row of handmade chocolate bars in wrappers printed with African cloth patterns, labelled with the cocoa region 'Daloa'.

POURQUOI · So what

A symbol of cocoa moving from raw material to brand, supported by the Coffee and Cocoa Council and promoted abroad.

SAVOIR-FAIRE · How to use it

The best gift for Asian guests. Say one line: 'Most of the world's chocolate starts here, but local fine chocolate is only just beginning.'

Asian and European parallelsCompare Japan's artisan chocolate culture, and Taiwan's specialty coffee going from farm to brand.

Where to experience itWorkshop and shop in Cocody; some supermarkets.