We have been working with the farmers of our partner initiative Serendipalm since 2024. The cocoa is grown in a dynamic agroforestry system, which is the antithesis of a monoculture.

For fairafric, the focus is on shifting value creation to Africa. From tree to bar in Africa! By producing locally, we create skilled and well-paid jobs.

We go one step further than Fairtrade, rethink fair trade and set new standards for sustainable development by creating value in the country of the raw material, cocoa. With our new solar-powered factory, 80 people can be employed directly on site in a rural region from the first year onwards. According to the World Bank, each of these jobs creates a further 2.8 jobs in supplier companies.

Thanks to the increased income, our employees can give their children access to further education. We are convinced that the only sustainable way out of poverty is through education.

We are convinced that the best way out of poverty in many African countries is to shift the entire value chain to the countries concerned. That's why we buy cocoa from farmers we know, pay a bonus of USD 600 per tonne of cocoa and can trace every bean back to the plantation.

We transport all the ingredients to our factory in Ghana, where the chocolate is then produced on site and finally packaged. In this way, we increase Africa's income from a bar of chocolate many times over compared to simply exporting the cocoa beans using conventional production methods.

You can find our unpackaged fairafric chocolate bars at our partner Tarabao.

Yes, you won't find an ounce of plastic with us! The Natureflex film in which the fairafric chocolate bars are packaged is made of wood cellulose and is biodegradable in your own home compost. Unfortunately, the organic waste regulations in Germany do not yet allow Natureflex film to be disposed of in the organic waste garbage can. However, the packaging industry is confident that these rules will change soon.

Child labor is absolutely taboo for fairafric, there is zero tolerance here. Together with our partner initiative Serendipalm, we carry out unannounced visits to the farms to ensure that there are no children on the farms.

By paying the farmers an additional income, which they earn through their organic certification and training in sustainable farming, fairafric is actively combating child labor: our experience shows that if we pay the farmers more for the cocoa, they invest this additional income in their children's education.
They know how important education is for their children and that they should never miss a day of school. We also draw attention to this in special training sessions and raise awareness among farmers about the dangers of child labor. Some of the farmers' children already have a university degree!

Our factory is located in Suhum. From the factory, the chocolate is loaded into a container. This is taken by truck to the port and loaded onto a container ship. To ensure consistently high quality, the chocolate is transported to Europe in a refrigerated container at 16 degrees and 60% humidity.

MOSH/MOAH are mineral oil hydrocarbons which, according to the German Food Association, are unavoidable in food due to environmental factors. In addition to the absorption of mineral oil hydrocarbons through recycled packaging, the chemical compounds also get into food through lubricating oils from processing machines or food additives.

By extracting samples and then analyzing them with a mass detector, it is possible to determine exactly whether a food contains the two substances.

We have been producing in our own state-of-the-art organic chocolate factory in Ghana since 2020. Regular testing for MOSH/MOAH is just as much a part of quality management here as checking organic quality. The production facility and the quality management system there therefore comply with the strictest international and European hygiene and safety standards. We at fairafric assure our customers and partners that our products meet the highest quality and taste standards and are absolutely flawless in terms of food law.

Yes, 100%. As part of our organic certification, we can also provide full proof of this.

Here you will find a list of our suppliers.

This varies depending on the variety and your own preferences. Our dark chocolate varieties taste best at above room temperature (>25 degrees Celsius). Try it out and let us know what you think. But be careful, if we don't want to eat the chocolate straight away, we store it in a cool, dry place at lower temperatures (maximum 19 degrees without direct sunlight).

Our chocolate remains at its best when stored in a dry and cool place between 14 and 19 degrees Celsius.

We ship worldwide with DHL (gogreen - climate-neutral shipping).

On 21.04.2021 we reached a new milestone on our mission "Decolonize Chocolate": Since this day we are officially an AG! Since it is our common goal to revolutionize the chocolate world and to break new, truly fair ground in the cooperation between the Global North and the Global South, we constantly need new growth capital to buy ingredients and invest in new projects. That is why we have decided to become a public limited company. By issuing preference shares, where shareholders have no voting rights, we can acquire ample financial resources and at the same time prevent large investors from jeopardizing fairafric's mission. What we particularly like is that we do not pay interest and dividends to big banks, but to our supporters who share our values.

In Switzerland, Austria, France, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and many other countries in Europe. And of course in Ghana!