Madagascar Chocolate
There are two major chocolate manufacturers in Madagascar, Chocolaterie Robert and Cinagra. Both companies produce premium quality chocolate made with cocoa grown exclusively in Madagascar.
Cinagra and Chocolaterie Robert are so-called bean-to-bar chocolate makers of single origin, which both grow their cocoa and produce their chocolate in Madagascar.
Additionally, Chocolaterie Colbert is a brand of handmade pralines and chocolate bars made by a small team of dedicated chocolatiers and sold only at Hotel Colbert's patisserie in Antananarivo, using ingredients supplied by Chocolaterie Robert and Cinagra. While their chocolate costs more than other Madagascar chocolates, Pâtisserie Colbert's small scale production and always fresh at the counter chocolate creations make ideal gifts.
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Furthermore, Madécasse is a chocolate brand produced and packaged in Madagascar by Cinagra for export to the US and Canada.
Companies and brands using cocoa grown in Madagascar whose chocolate is made outside Madagascar include:
- Patric Chocolate
- Amano Artisan Chocolate
- Coppeneur Chocolate
- Lindt (Excellence Madagascar range).
- VAO VAO
- Sambirano by Rougue Chocolatier.
- J.D. Gross Madagaskar
- Madanga by Rausch Schokolade.
- Pierre Hermé Paris has a 75% Madagascar cocoa chocolate.
- Thorntons 32% Madagascar cocoa bar.
- Pralus 75% Madagascar cocoa bar.