This episode discusses where to purchase quality beans. Sourcing is THE most important part of the bean-to-bar process, hence it is essential to find suppliers with quality cacao. It is optimal to buy direct from the farmer (direct trade) but as a smaller chocolate factory this is not always feasible. So watch this episode for a list of reputable intermediary cacao suppliers.

Watch the video version on Craft Chocolate TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7io8VnDvI&t=1s

List of mentioned cacao suppliers:

• chocolatealchemy.com
• meridiancacao.com
• uncommoncacao.com
• cacaoservices.com
• albrecht-dill.de/start-en/
• [email protected]