The "Nacional"
fair-trade cocoa in Ecuador

Durig Organic Fair-Trade Chocolates

We are committed to using the best possible organic ingredients. Our chocolates are made with pure cocoa butter using organic and fair-trade certified cocoa.

We use organic fair-trade chocolate in the following:
• Truffles, pralines and chocolate boxes.
• House Chocolate bars
• House specialities and mint, coffee and orange crisps.
• Chocolate covered fruits and almonds.
• Chocolate Santas, Easter bunnies and animals.
• Gateaux et ice cream

Organic Chocolate and flavour

Organic ingredients have more flavour.
Good quality organic cocoa guarantees you healthy full flavoured chocolates.

The advantages of organic chocolate are:
• The benefit of healthy chocolate
• Clean fresh flavours
• Superior quality
• An environmentally responsible agriculture
• Farmers who are independent of the agro chemical industry

Fair-trade Chocolate and quality

Cocoa is a special ingredient , in so far as it requires considerable care beyond harvesting. The farmer has to accomplish some important tasks during cultivation, harvesting, fermenting and drying of the cocoa beans. Paying the farmer well for work well done is, a matter of fairness and also of quality. It's a question of motivating people who care about their work.

The cocoa we use is certified organic and fair-trade and comes from small-scale farmers.

What does fair-trade mean?
• Guaranteed purchase of the whole production
• Payment of a bonus of 10 - 25 % for organic production
• Finance and organisation of organic certification
• Payment in cash in advance of the harvest
• Absolute non-tolerance of any child labour
• Equal salary for equal work
• Organisation of workshops on organic agriculture
• Supply of cocoa-seedlings at cost-price to all affiliated farmers
• Payment of fair salaries and health-insurance to farm workers