CHOCOLATES DE MENDES

Premium chocolates with authentic Amazonian DNA and conservation flavor.

From the native Amazon cocoa, a differentiated flavour emerges. From an experienced and passionate chocolatier, an unique chocolate is born, which delights those who taste and changes the lives of those who produce it. Recognized for the uniqueness of its bars, Chocolates De Mendes demonstrates that it is possible to produce high standard artisanal chocolate, with environmentally responsible production and added value at the origin.

The De Mendes products are a result from the work of many hands and many stories, but bear the brand of its founder, César De Mendes. With a deep knowledge of the cocoa production chain, this Amapá, citizen living in Pará, identifies and selects almonds with singular sensory excellence, in partnership with the traditional Amazon populations, who often harvest the fruit in native forests with difficult access.

Click on the map below and find out the communities' origin of the cocoa and cupuaçu used in the De Mendes products:

The result of this cacaos trees' refined selection are chocolates with a distinct Amazonian terroir that, between one bite and another, transport consumers to ancestral flavours and knowledge.

De Mendes contributes to the quality of life improvement of more than 70 local communities

Who collects and pre-processes the cocoa and cupuaçu used in the De Mendes products:

Chocolates De Mendes is not just a business in the Amazon, but an Amazon business for the Amazon.

Carbon neutralization

Imagine savouring a chocolate with Amazonian terroir and still contribut tackling climate emergency. With De Mendes, this is possible! When purchasing a chocolate, a cupulate or a product produced by De Mendes, you offset 1 day of your carbon footprint, helping to reduce greenhouse gases concentration in the atmosphere.

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