FEITORIA DO CACAO brand started after a trip made to São Tomé and Principe by the two company managers – Tomoko Suga and Sue Tavares. In São Tomé and Principe we had the opportunity to visit several cocoa plantations (Roças) and contact directly with the people who produce cocoa. During the visits that we had the privilege of making, we were shown how cocoa is processed until it reaches the hands of chocolate producers all over the world. Not only did we learn the whole process as we were also shown the humble and bitter lives of cocoa farmers, which in no way resemble the image we have of chocolate: sweet and rich. It was, for us, a great shock. Through this direct contact, we realized how important it is to contribute to reduce the gaps and economic differences between cocoa farmers and chocolate producers. Therefore, inspired by this sensitizing experience, we put our hands to work and started FEITORIA DO CACAO project.
For a year we studied, and did training as Professional Chocolatier and Chocolate Maker, performed tests and experiments with cocoa from different countries until we reached a product that focuses on unique and special character that each Terroir can offer us. We respect its nature, paying attention to every detail in the chocolate manufacturing process: we make chocolate from the cocoa bean in micro-batches, Bean-to-Bar. At the same time we bring a unique product to the Portuguese market, since we are the pioneer company in this type of chocolate in our country, contributing to what has moved us from the beginning of the project: we pay a fair price, above the ones in domestic market, for the raw materials we use, contributing equally to the motivation of producers to a high-quality cocoa whose price is proportional and appropriate to their effort and dedication. Chocolate wins, as well as all of us who will taste it.
In Portugal, we want to change the idea of chocolate as a simple sweet for children: it is a nourishment from the Gods, to all ages.
Since 2017, Feitoria do Cacao´s chocolates have received international recognition for the most prestigious awards in the sector.
Concurso Nacional Chocolates Tradicionais 2017
GOLD… Chocolate Negro Nicarágua Nicalizo 76%
GOLD… Chocolate de Leite Tanzânia 60% + Leite de Ovelha
Academy of Chocolate Awards 2018
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Nicarágua 57% + Nibs
GOLD… Packaging – Bar wrappers
Academy of Chocolate Awards 2019
SILVER… Chocolate de Leite Nicarágua 57% + Nibs
BRONZE… Chocolate Branco 45% + Leite dos Açores
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Tanzânia 60% + Leite de Ovelha
COMMENDED… Chocolate Negro Peru Marañón 72%
COMMENDED… Chocolate Negro Costa Rica Maleku 76%
Academy of Chocolate Awards 2020
SILVER… Chocolate de Leite Nicarágua 57% + Nibs
SILVER… Chocolate de Leite Tanzânia 60% + Leite de Ovelha
SILVER… Chocolate Negro São Tomé 72% + Flor de Sal de Aveiro
SILVER… Chocolate Negro Costa Rica Maleku 92%
BRONZE… Chocolat de Leite Colômbia 58% + Café
BRONZE… Chocolate Negro Peru Marañón 72%
Academy of Chocolate Awards 2021
GOLD… Chocolate Branco 42% + Matcha & Tokujou Sencha
GOLD… Chocolate Negro Ilhas Salomão Makira 100%
SILVER… Chocolate Branco 45% + Leite dos Açores
SILVER… Chocolate de Leite Tanzânia 60% + Leite de Ovelha
SILVER… Chocolate Negro Costa Rica Maleku 92%
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Nicarágua 57% +Nibs
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Colômbia 58% + Café
BRONZE… Chocolate Negro Peru Marañón 72%
Academy of Chocolate Awards 2022
SILVER… Chocolate Branco 45% + Leite dos Açores
SILVER… Chocolate de Leite Colômbia 58% + Café
BRONZE… Chocolate Branco 42% + Matcha & Tokujou Sencha
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Nicarágua 57% +Nibs
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Tanzânia 60% + Leite de Ovelha
BRONZE… Chocolate Negro Peru Marañón 72%
BRONZE… Chocolate Negro República Dominicana Zorzal 82%
BRONZE… Chocolate Negro Ilhas Salomão Nakira 100%
Academy of Chocolate Awards 2023
SILVER… Chocolate de Leite Nicarágua 57% +Nibs
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Tanzânia 60% + Leite de Ovelha
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Colômbia 58% + Café
BRONZE… Chocolate Negro Índia 72% + Tangerina & Pimenta Cayenne
COMMENDED… Chocolate Negro Peru Marañón 72%
COMMENDED… Chocolate Negro São Tomé 72% + Flor de Sal de Aveiro
COMMENDED… Chocolate de Leite 57% PASTEL DE NATA
International Chocolate Awards / European-Africa Bean to Bar 2024
GOLD… Chocolate de Leite Tanzânia 60% + Leite de Ovelha (GOLD Chocolate Maker /GOLD Special Non Cow milk)
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite Colômbia 58% + Café
BRONZE… Chocolate de Leite 57% Pastel de Nata
BRONZE… Chocolate Negro Peru Marañón 72%
+351 234 422 890
(Chamada Rede Fixa Nacional)
geral@feitoriadocacao.com
Susana Tavares & Tomoko Suga, Lda.
EN 335
Rua Direita
Armazém Lote 5 - Salgueiro
3840-346 Soza (Vagos)