bean to bar
Complete chocolate production
Bean to bar describes chocolate made by a single producer who controls the entire process—from raw cacao beans through roasting, grinding, and tempering to the finished bar.
The term distinguishes craft chocolate makers from those who simply melt and mold pre-made chocolate.
This bean-to-bar operation sources directly from farmers in Ecuador.
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- cacaoTropical pod-bearing tree
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- craftSkilled manual art
- single-originFrom one locale only
direct trade · roasting · nibs · stone ground · conching · tempering · cocoa butter · fermentation · truffles · percentages · dark chocolate · small-batch · grinding · plantation · flavor notes · ethically sourced · handcrafted · molding
scale and craft orientation
bean to barmass-produced
Made in large quantities
Hershey's · Nestlé · Cadbury · large-scale production · Mars