For the cacao curious
Ask about the mission and what comes next.
Get in touchAN INVITATION TO MEET CACAO
Chocolate
has an origin.
A seed carries its place with it. The land, the season, a grower’s knowledge and the ferment all leave their mark.
Cacao Mission is exploring a world of cacao to bring distinctive origins to Australia, one chocolate at a time.
Explore the cacao belt01 PLACE SHAPES FLAVOUR
THE IDEA01 / 04
Cacao isn’t
one flavour.
Different cacao plants grow in different places, tended by people with their own ways of farming and fermenting. That variety is what we want to bring closer.
What shapes the taste?01
Genetics
The character carried by the cacao plant.
02
Place
Soil, shade, climate and the growing season.
03
Growing
Knowledge shaped through generations of practice.
04
Fermentation
Careful work after harvest that develops flavour.
THE CACAO WORLD02 / 04
A NARROW BELT. MANY PLACES.
Start with where.
Cacao grows in warm regions around the equator. Each mark opens an illustrative place Cacao Mission may explore. They are not supplier locations.
Illustrative places for future exploration. No supplier relationship or current ingredient is implied.
- 01EcuadorSouth AmericaAn origin to explore
- 02PeruSouth AmericaAn origin to explore
- 03GhanaWest AfricaAn origin to explore
- 04MadagascarEast AfricaAn origin to explore
- 05IndonesiaAsia PacificAn origin to explore
- 06SamoaPacificAn origin to explore
- 07FijiPacificAn origin to explore
FLAVOUR IS A CLUE03 / 04
A DIFFERENCE YOU CAN TASTE
One fruit.
A world of notes.
Some cacao can lean toward bright fruit; other cacao may feel mellow, floral or deep. Variety begins with the seed and keeps changing through growing, fermentation and craft.
We’ll let the cacao speak for itself—with clear origin and process details when each lot is confirmed.
From harvest to chocolateWORDS TO EXPLORE — NOT SCORES
BRIGHTcitrus · red fruitFLORALtea · blossomDEEPspice · earthFRUITstone fruit · berryA PLACE
IN EVERY
CACAO
GENETICSLAND + CLIMATEFERMENTATIONIN EVERY
CACAO
PEOPLE + PRACTICETHE KNOWLEDGE BEHIND THE HARVEST
CACAO IS CULTIVATED, NOT DISCOVERED
The people behind every origin.
Every harvest reflects skill: choosing when to pick, tending trees, and knowing how to ferment and dry the beans. Cacao Mission intends to build direct relationships with family farms, small growers and cooperatives as the work takes shape.
We’ll share the people, place and practices behind each origin when those relationships are real and the details are confirmed.
Grow cacao? Introduce your farmNOT A FARM DOCUMENT
BEFORE THE FIRST BITE04 / 04
A LONG WAY TO A SMALL SQUARE
A journey worth knowing.
- 01
Grow
A tree in a particular place.
- 02
Harvest
Pods picked as they ripen.
- 03
Ferment
Seeds transform after harvest.
- 04
Dry
Beans prepared for their journey.
- 05
Travel
Cacao makes its way to Australia.
- 06
Craft
Made into chocolate, ready to taste.
A simple view of the journey. Each origin and lot has its own details to tell.
FROM CACAO LANDS TO AUSTRALIA
A world of cacao.
One Australian table.
Our aim is to bring carefully chosen cacao origins to Australian organic and specialty stores, so people can meet the differences for themselves.
Organic certification, raw processing and sourcing information will be stated for each product only when verified.
THE MISSION IS JUST BEGINNINGCOME ALONG
FOLLOW THE NEXT ORIGIN
Curious where
cacao will take us?
Product and sourcing work is still taking shape. If a place, a flavour or an idea has caught your interest, we’d like to hear from you.
For retailers
Bring a new cacao origin to your shelves.
Retail enquiriesFor growers
Introduce your farm, cacao or cooperative.
Introduce your cacaoA LINE BETWEEN PLACES
Start a conversation.
Grow cacao, want to stock it, or just have a question? Tell us a little about yourself and what brought you here.
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