Seventy percent of the world’s supply of chocolates comes from West Africa, but a little less than 1% is made there. Associates Tim McCollum and Brett Beach saw this and had a revolutionary idea – make chocolates in Africa. The idea seemed crazy but it worked. And life became better in Madagascar.
McCollum and Beach were Peace Corps volunteers in Madagascar. They thought of a way to help make the living conditions of a small village – about 50 kilometers from the nearest road and telephone system – better. They saw the potential of cocoa, a product commonplace in Madagascar.
In that small village was Ezaka, a cooperative of 45 cocoa partners. McCollum and Beach partnered with Ezaka and founded Madécasse. The company longed to produce chocolate bars, keeping the economic benefit with the locality.
Madécasse products are made from Magadascar cocoa, which is known as the best in the world. Its beans are cultivated organically in a soil perfect for cocoa.
At present, Madécasse products are sold throughout the world.
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