01 / 05
Salty Business
Milk chocolate, burnt caramel, a cheeky pinch of sea salt.
- Burnt caramel
- Flaky sea salt
- Brown butter
Bean-to-bar, small batch
Chocolate with a big mouth.
Honest beans, loud flavours and wrappers you’ll want to keep. Go on, snap a square.
Meet the flavours- Bean to bar
- No palm oil
- Compostable wrappers
- Snap guaranteed
- Made in small batches
The line-up
Five bars. Zero chill.
Every flavour is built around one big idea, then dialled up a notch.
02 / 05
Razzle Dazzle
White chocolate that got into the raspberry patch.
- Tart raspberry
- Vanilla cream
- Popping candy
03 / 05
Nut Job
So many roasted hazelnuts it’s honestly a bit much. In a good way.
- Roasted hazelnut
- Gianduja
- Toffee crunch
04 / 05
The Dark Side 72%
Single-origin dark. Serious beans, zero seriousness.
- Red berries
- Black tea
- Cocoa nib
05 / 05
Hot Mango Mess
Dark milk, dried mango and a chilli kick that sneaks up on you.
- Sun-dried mango
- Chipotle chilli
- Lime zest
How it’s made
From bean to bar in four steps.
No shortcuts, no mystery fats. Just beans, patience and a very warm kitchen.
Step 1 of 4
Pick the beans
We buy cacao straight from small cooperatives, pay well above market price, and taste every batch before it ships.
Step 2 of 4
Roast it low & slow
Small-batch roasting wakes up the fruity, nutty notes. Our kitchen smells like brownies all day. Nobody complains.
Step 3 of 4
Conche for days
Ground nibs swirl in the conche for 72 hours until every gritty bit turns silky. Patience is our secret ingredient (along with cocoa butter).
Step 4 of 4
Temper, snap, wrap
Tempered for that glossy snap, poured into moulds and tucked into a wrapper loud enough to see from across the shop.
Side by side
Us vs. the usual suspects.
We’re not naming names. We don’t need to.
| What matters | Cocoa & Co. | Big Candy |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | 5 you can pronounce | A whole paragraph |
| Cacao content | Up to 72% | Mostly sugar, honestly |
| Bean sourcing | Direct from named co-ops | Who knows? |
| Palm oil | Never | Often |
| Wrapper | Home-compostable paper | Shiny plastic |
Fan mail
People are saying things.
Unfiltered, (mostly) unbiased, definitely chocolate-smeared.
Demo content: these reviews are fictional.
Bought one Salty Business for the train. Arrived with an empty wrapper and no regrets.
Margot L.Lyon The Dark Side 72% tastes like actual fruit. I didn't know chocolate could do that.
Tom R.London Hot Mango Mess is chaos in the best way. Docking one star because my kids found my stash.
Inès B.Montreal I'm Belgian, so I'm hard to impress. Nut Job impressed me. Don't tell my grandmother.
Jonas V.Brussels Razzle Dazzle is pink, crunchy and slightly ridiculous. Exactly what my Tuesday needed.
Priya S.Paris Gorgeous wrappers, even better bars. Would happily eat the compostable paper too, but I'm told not to.
Lucas M.Bordeaux
Where to buy
Find us in the wild.
Our bars hang out in these independent shops. Say hi from us.
Paris
La Fève Folle
18 rue des Gourmands, 75011 Paris
Lyon
Le Petit Cacaotier
4 quai des Douceurs, 69002 Lyon
London
Sugar & Sons Pantry
27 Cocoa Lane, London E2 7XX
Montreal
Épicerie Bonbonne
512 rue Saint-Sucre, Montréal QC H2X 0A0
Brussels
Maison Praline
9 rue du Chocolatier, 1000 Bruxelles
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Can’t find yours? It’s probably “can I have another square?” The answer is yes.
Are your bars vegan?
The Dark Side 72% is vegan. The others use organic milk, but an oat-milk range is in the test kitchen right now.
What about allergens?
All bars are made in a kitchen that handles nuts, milk and soy. Each wrapper lists allergens in bold, so they’re hard to miss.
How should I store chocolate?
Somewhere cool and dry, between 15 and 18 °C, away from the fridge (it causes sugar bloom). Or just eat it. Problem solved.
Where do your beans come from?
From partner cooperatives in Peru, Ghana and Madagascar. We visit every year and publish what we pay per kilo.
Is the wrapper really compostable?
Yes. Both the paper and the inner film break down in a home compost in about 12 weeks. The colours come from plant-based inks.
Can I order for an event or a gift?
Absolutely. From 50 bars we can add a custom sleeve with your message. Ask your nearest stockist or join the newsletter for the order form.