Real and Unique Direct Trade Options
WE ARE A FAMILY-OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS!
CocoaSupply is family-owned and operated, built on generations of hands-on dedication rather than corporate investment. We have no large traders, no outside investors, and no board of directors—just a family working together with honesty and purpose. This independence allows us to maintain full transparency and integrity, ensuring we are never tied to companies with dubious trading practices. Most people who work with us can reach the family directly, because we believe real relationships matter. Our mission is simple: to create fair value for both the farmers who grow our cacao and the craft makers who transform it, staying true to the roots of trust and respect that began with our great-grandmother Celsa.
The true meaning of direct trade and bean-to-bar maker is that the chocolate maker purchases the beans directly from a farmer and is also involved in all parts of the process to the final products.
However, it is very difficult to build these relationships in foreign countries, having a language and cultural barrier, and additionally distinguishing real farmers from exporters and middlemen within the same origin. Buying from anyone who claims transparency yet uses their own exporters and organizations to bring you these cacao beans is not the same as sourcing directly, but just the same as using a regular trader.
Thus, with CocoaSupply, being a family business rooted in cocoa farming, you can come to Ecuador and meet, talk, and negotiate with any farmer of your choice and not pre-selected by our company. We will give you options, but in the end, you may choose which farmer you want to work with, and you can purchase directly from them and create a long-lasting relationship that will make a difference in their communities.
After you purchase the beans of your choice, we will bring them under your supervision to our factory, Chocolatier S.A. in Duran, Ecuador. You may set up a production date, be present, set parameters, and be the chocolate maker in charge with our engineers and production manager.
We will then set up the logistics to the USA or Europe by sending them in our shared containers to minimize the cost, take care of customs clearance, and help you arrange an LTL to your final destination. By producing in origin, you save more than 25% of waste being shipped with fossil fuels across the world. This is another step to sustainability.
You make the trade, you turn the bean into a bar, and you receive your product. Can it be more direct?
***Please note we only provide this service to chocolate makers or anyone using the products made for retail. There is a minimum order of 2000 kg (4400 lb). For fewer quantities, we have other options available. This is our commitment to helping bridge the distance, and to connect farmers and chocolate makers to work hand-in-hand.
Want to partner up with us and start your direct trade? Contact us at directtrade@cocoasupply.com
Welcome to Cocoa Supply!
We are a family-owned and operated business manufacturing, importing, and distributing quality cacao powder, cacao butter, cacao nibs, cacao fruit pulp, chocolate, couvertures, vanilla beans, lucuma, and much more! Our own brands of cacao products are made with quality aroma cocoa beans, a very high-quality cocoa bean preferred by highly acclaimed international chocolate makers. We also have very specialized beans from various regions and haciendas (farms) from Ecuador and other Latin American countries. Additionally, our products are minimally processed, ensuring the natural health benefits of cacao are maintained until they reach your hands. Our plant in Ecuador works directly with small farms and coops, ensuring our products are fairly traded and promote sustainability and inclusive businesses with our farmers and their communities. We are the manufacturer, not a trader, and not partnering with exploitative companies or big international traders, to maintain our independence and avoid unethical practices.
For more information about our social work, transparent prices, and sustainability, click here!
Our products are developed for bakeries, manufacturers, breweries, wholesale and bulk ingredient suppliers, chefs, chocolatiers, and many other industries where our cocoa ingredients add uniqueness to your products. We can provide any order size, from 6 lb bags to pallets and even truck loads. Please contact our sales department for orders over 500 lbs for additional discounts and bulk shipping options. We look forward to providing you with excellent chocolate ingredients for your most demanding creations.
Should you have any specific questions, please contact us at info@CocoaSupply.com for USA and Canada, info@cocoasupply.eu for Europe, and hello@cocoasupply.au for Australia, or call our office at (201) 244-9210. We will gladly answer any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Your CocoaSupply Team
Starting as Farmers and Keeping True to Our Roots
Our family's cacao story started in the 1800s with Dr. Huerta following Mr. J to the remote and virgin land that is now known as Catarama, Ecuador. There he settled as a farmer and became part of this new community growing in the province of Los Rios, Ecuador.
The story of CocoaSupply begins over a century ago with Celsa, a strong and visionary woman in Ecuador who at a very young age inherited her parents’ farm, and continued farming with her husband, Adolfo Carvajal. She managed the farm long before it was common for women to lead in business. Her determination and love for her land inspired generations of her family to continue her legacy. Her husband contributed to the independence and establishment of Catarama, Urdaneta.
Her grandson, Jose, seeing that commodity traders were exploiting the farmers in Ecuador, later founded one of Ecuador’s first cocoa processing factories, transforming her humble beginnings into a thriving family enterprise built on quality, honesty, and respect for farmers. From those roots, the Carvajal family expanded internationally, creating CocoaSupply to connect Ecuador’s rich origins with chocolate makers, bakers, and artisans around the world.
Today, CocoaSupply proudly carries forward Celsa’s spirit through her great-granddaughter, empowering farmers, promoting sustainability, and sharing Ecuador’s biodiversity through premium cacao and tropical fruits. It’s a generational story of resilience, unity, and love for the land and farmer origin that continues to grow with every bean.
