Our Origin
Cocoa has been an integral part of Indian agriculture since its introduction in 1798. This shade-tolerant crop thrives alongside coconut, areca nut, and other plantations, flourishing in the tropical climates of the Malabar, Deccan, Annamalai, Konkan, and Mysore regions of South India. Although it was granted plantation status alongside coffee, tea, and rubber, commercial cocoa cultivation only began to flourish in the 1970s. The Puttur region and its surroundings played a pivotal role in the early development of cocoa cultivation. Today, the majority of processed cocoa from Puttur is consumed domestically, fostering a self-sustaining cycle of cultivation and consumption.
Our Cocoa
Our cocoa beans now feature a blend of Forastero and Trinitario varieties which were carried from Malaysian clones. Initially, their characteristics were monitored by research institutions such as the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) in Vittal, Puttur, India, with a focus on achieving superior weight, yield, and quality of the beans. This ongoing diligence has upheld our reputation for producing some of the finest cocoa in the world. Furthermore, our cocoa plantations are integrated with areca, banana, and coconut farms, and include various fruit-bearing plants such as mango, cashew, black pepper, and cardamom.
Our Process
We Process our farm cocoa, we also source from our neighborhood farms with similar Agricultural Practices to make chocolates. Our Chocolates are processed naturally without any chemical treatment & unique as they are sweetened with Jaggery, dates, & coconut sugar. For Cocoa Bean Production We employ Central Fermentarian methods using Wooden Box & Sun Drying methods to Process from Wet to Dry Beans . Bean selection is paramount in Puttur’s cocoa cultivation. Superior plant clones are selected based on a meticulous criterion: trees capable of producing 100 pods/year, with pods weighing between 350–400 grams and yielding 35–40 beans. Fermented dry beans must weigh at least 1 gram each. This rigorous selection process ensures that Puttur’s cocoa is not only high yielding but also of the highest quality. All our Beans are graded asper ISO2451:2017: specifications for grading and quality
