Theo Chocolate the only Organic, Fair Trade, Fair for Life certified Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Factory in North America, located in Seattle WA.
I buy epic amounts of Theo Chocolate when I visit Seattle. I crave and love the vast selection of chocolate flavors they sell at their factory.
Theo sells chocolate in more than 4,000 retailers, including Whole Foods. Each and every one of Theo Chocolate cocoa beans is organic, shade grown, Fair Trade and Fair For Life purchased.
Theo Chocolate is part of a great project. Cacao beans are produced by participants in the Green House project in Beni. This is a success story in the making; it is model for development. The farmers Theo Chocolate buy from—as well as their own employees—are paid a fair and living wage.
On the conventional market, cacao farmers earn less than a dollar a day and have little to no access to education or credit. By paying living wages for Fair Trade cacao, they give farmers the tools to invest in their future, farm more sustainably, and send their children to school. In addition, the educational component of what they do empowers farmers to understand what a fair price is for their cacao.
Buy Theo Chocolate at your local Whole Foods market it is wonderful.
Hello. A friend of mine mentioned to me that Ben Affleck was on television speaking about the Congo/chocolate and urging us to buy their chocolate. My friend does not like to buy over the internet and asked if I would order a couple of bars. Each bar was $4.00. I was shocked that the bill was for $29.00. When I placed the order I asked for the total amount (including tax and shipping). Reply: “I don’t know. It depends on the weight.” I said, “Please find out before shipping and contact me.” I found out the dollar amount when I returned a call to give my debit card number again. She wrote down the wrong number. That is when I found out the cost. Any company I have ever placed an order with via telephone or internet gives the customer an option of Regular Mail, Overnight A.M. or P.M. Two Day delivery, Fed X or UPS, etc. The package arrived 10:A.M. wrapped packaged very well. Regular mail would have been fine. May I suggest that Theo’s change their procedures and give the customers an option as to how they want the chocolate delivered. I have had boxes of chocolate delivered to me and I have sent boxes of chocolate to other people outside of California. Not everyone is rich. I am a massage therapist and photographer. My friend is an esthetician. MOST OF ALL, how can we all help the Congo if shipping and packaging is so high?
Thank you,
Michele
Los Angeles, CA