Producer
Soul Chocolate
Contact: Kevin Belluz local distributor for Kyle and Katie
Address: 583 Gerrard St East Toronto, ON,
Website: www.soulchocolate.com
About Us
Kyle and Katie are the founders of Soul Chocolate. Although they never call themselves that. They prefer chocolatemakers (well, Kyle prefers tinkerer, as he is responsible for keeping all of the equipment in working shape).
They both grew up in the Niagara region of Ontario and hit the road in their early 20s to explore this beautiful world of ours. It turns out the places they love to travel most are some of the best areas for specialty cacao. Neat!
They both grew up in the Niagara region of Ontario and hit the road in their early 20s to explore this beautiful world of ours. It turns out the places they love to travel most are some of the best areas for specialty cacao. Neat!
Practices
Soul chocolate began in 2015 out of our tiny apartment in Toronto. Our goal was simple: we wanted to make the best chocolate possible. At that time, we believed the best chocolate was one that simply tasted the best. You know, one that was packed full of flavour and complexity. And If you had the chance to try it, it would blow your mind wide open while challenging any ideas you had about what chocolate should taste like.
Over the next few years we began to realize that making the best chocolate was not only about the flavour of the finished chocolate, it was about much, much more. What good is the best flavour when those who are supplying your ingredients are not paid fairly for their time and energy? We would say it's not so good at all!
So, we decided to source all of our cacao and every single ingredient we use in a transparent and meaningful way. Our ultimate goal is to buy cacao directly from the farmers themselves, which we are working towards each and every day. How amazing would it be to build meaningful relationships with the ones responsible for such tasty chocolate? Plus, we would be able to go travel to them and visit, and explore the beauty that surrounds them!
As we work towards completing that goal, we continue to source the remainder of our cacao through importers such as Meridian Cacao or Uncommon Cacao. They operate under a transparent trade model, providing a detailed breakdown of all costs associated with the transaction of cacao - from farm to final warehouse. This model, in our humble opinion, is wonderful. We know exactly where the money from our purchase is going, and who it is supporting.
Over the next few years we began to realize that making the best chocolate was not only about the flavour of the finished chocolate, it was about much, much more. What good is the best flavour when those who are supplying your ingredients are not paid fairly for their time and energy? We would say it's not so good at all!
So, we decided to source all of our cacao and every single ingredient we use in a transparent and meaningful way. Our ultimate goal is to buy cacao directly from the farmers themselves, which we are working towards each and every day. How amazing would it be to build meaningful relationships with the ones responsible for such tasty chocolate? Plus, we would be able to go travel to them and visit, and explore the beauty that surrounds them!
As we work towards completing that goal, we continue to source the remainder of our cacao through importers such as Meridian Cacao or Uncommon Cacao. They operate under a transparent trade model, providing a detailed breakdown of all costs associated with the transaction of cacao - from farm to final warehouse. This model, in our humble opinion, is wonderful. We know exactly where the money from our purchase is going, and who it is supporting.