Original Beans | Taste the Rare

Original Beans wins the 2026 Good Egg Award 🥚💚 In the 7th Edition of the Chocolate Scorecard, Original Beans is leading the industry in policy and implementation. The independent Chocolate Scorecard assessed 49 of the world’s largest chocolate companies and retailers across key issues, including traceability, farmer livelihoods, deforestation, and climate impact. “We have always viewed conserving forests, caring for farmers, and crafting exceptional quality as inseparable.” — Philipp Kauffmann, Founder & Chairman For our partners, this is proof that exceptional taste and measurable impact can go hand in hand. #GoodEggAward #ChocolateScorecard #RegenerativeChocolate #OriginalBeans

Chocolate crémeux, tahini, cacao nib 🍫 Silky, rich and layered. Our chocolate crémeux is made with dark chocolate from @original_beans , set into a smooth cream with a well of tahini and finished with a crisp cacao nib tuile for texture.

Today, on Earth Day, we are beyond excited to share what we have been working on: our Chocolate Foodprint 2025 is live! It measures our holistic impact on nature, people, and the preservation of rare cacao varietals across the entire value chain. Every couverture and every incredible creation our partners make with it is proof that chocolate can do more: protect forests, support farmers, and preserve rare cacao and its quality. Together, we are: ACTIVISTS. CUSTODIANS. CONNOISSEURS. This is our ongoing promise to do better for people and the planet. And with every choice you make, it becomes real. Thank you to all our partners who make this possible. You are the driving force behind the change we bring about! 🌱🌎 Together, 100% regenerative. #ChocolateFoodprint #OriginalBeans #RegenerativeChocolate #100%regenerative #EarthDay

Chocolate Foodprint 2025 | Taste & Quality Focus 🍫 The third pillar of our Chocolate Foodprint is where flavour meets preservation. ZERO additives, no lecithin, no vanilla. 46,320 beans checked by hand. 10 rare cacao varietals preserved in cacao forests. Great chocolate begins in origin. Together with our partners, we preserve the purity, diversity, and sensory richness of cacao by protecting rare varietals at the source. By using zero additives, no lecithin, and no vanilla, we allow the true taste of origin to shine through in every chocolate we make. Over 46,320 beans were checked by hand to ensure exceptional quality and consistency, bean by bean. And by working with 10 rare cacao varietals grown in cacao forests, we help preserve genetic diversity and protect their pure flavours. This is how chocolate preserves taste. This is how cacao protects quality and origin. CHOCOLATE IS A TASTE OF ORIGIN. WE ARE CACAO CONNOISSEURS. Visit our website for the full Chocolate Foodprint 2025. #ChocolateFoodprint2025 #OriginalBeans #regenerativechocolate #TasteOfOrigin #CacaoConnoisseurs

What does regenerative chocolate actually mean? 🌱🍫 For us, it means restoring forests, protecting rare cacao, supporting farming communities, and creating exceptional flavour from healthy ecosystems. Chocolate that gives back more than it takes. This long-term work is now independently recognised through the 2026 Good Egg Award by the Chocolate Scorecard and reflected in our latest Foodprint results across climate, biodiversity, and community impact. For our partners, that means every bag of couverture and every bar contributes to a more regenerative chocolate industry. Together, 100% regenerative 💚 #GoodEggAward #RegenerativeChocolate #ChocolateScorecard #Foodprint #originalbeans

Foodprint Testimonials: Erick | Social Impact Focus 🔍 Erick works with cacao through IDAD @idadrdc where he supports producers as an activities coordinator, guiding them from planting through to post-harvest. Through training, field coordination, and close collaboration with farmers, he helps strengthen sustainable practices and improve both quality and livelihoods across cacao-growing communities. For Erick, social impact is not an abstract concept, but something built day by day. By combining technical knowledge with long-term partnerships, he helps empower growers, strengthen local autonomy, and create lasting opportunities for communities to thrive. CHOCOLATE IS A CHANGEMAKER. WE ARE CACAO-ACTIVISTS. Visit our blog on our website for the full story via the link in our bio. #ChocolateFoodprint2025 #OriginalBeans #regenerativechocolate #socialimpact #CacaoCustodians

Chocolate Foodprint 2025 | Social Impact Focus 🔍 The second pillar of our Chocolate Foodprint is where impact becomes human. 4,001 farmers trained, of which 1,011 are women 3x – 6.4x above the living income paid to farmers 105.2 tons of beans processed directly in origin Together with our partners, we go beyond fair prices. We invest in people and the communities behind them. Through long-term partnerships, we build trusting relationships and support skills, knowledge, and leadership to empower cacao growers. 4,001 farmers have been trained in regenerative agroforestry, entrepreneurship, nutrition, and financial literacy, strengthening communities from within. Of these, 1,011 are women. By paying 3x to 6.4x above living income levels, we help ensure that our growers can invest not only in their current lives but also in their own and their children’s futures. With 105.2 tons of beans processed directly in origin, we strengthen local infrastructure, support economic resilience, and ensure that the rewards of our growers’ labour stay where they belong. This is how chocolate strengthens communities. This is how cacao becomes social impact. CHOCOLATE IS A COMMUNITY. WE ARE CACAO CUSTODIANS. Visit our website for the full Chocolate Foodprint 2025. #ChocolateFoodprint2025 #OriginalBeans #regenerativechocolate #CacaoCustodians #socialimpact

Chocolate Foodprint Testimonials: Eduardo | Nature and Climate 🌱 Eduardo is the Head of Cacao @coopnorandino , a long-time partner cooperative, and the owner of the farm where our clonal garden and nursery are installed in Piura, Peru. He is among the first to actively preserve and protect the unique cacao varieties of the region. For Eduardo, nature and climate are not abstract concepts, but something lived and cultivated every day. By combining traditional knowledge with regenerative agroforestry practices, he helps ensure that cacao is not only grown but actively preserved for future generations, alongside the ecosystems it depends on and the communities that thrive within them. CHOCOLATE IS A CHANGEMAKER. WE ARE CACAO-ACTIVISTS. Visit our blog on our website for the full story via the link in our bio. #ChocolateFoodprint2025 #OriginalBeans #regenerativechocolate #100%Regenerative #CacaoActivists

Chocolate Foodprint 2025 | Nature & Climate Focus 🌱 The first pillar of our Chocolate Foodprint is where everything begins: nature and climate. 2.013 million trees grown 4,488 hectares of agroforestry 20,157 tons of CO2 drawn down Together with our cacao growers, we are not just planting and protecting trees; we are growing living forest systems. Last year, 2.013 million trees were grown, nurtured by the very people who know them best. Across 4,488 hectares of agroforestry, cacao grows the way it should, inside diverse, resilient ecosystems alongside native shade trees and forest crops. These are not plantations, but living landscapes that protect biodiversity, restore soils, and build climate resilience. 20,157 tons of CO2 were drawn down through these agroforestry and rainforest systems, where carbon is not a problem, but part of the solution when kept in balance. This is how chocolate helps regenerate forests and communities. This is how cacao becomes climate action. CHOCOLATE IS A CHANGEMAKER. WE ARE CACAO-ACTIVISTS. Visit our website for the full Chocolate Foodprint 2025. #ChocolateFoodprint2025 #OriginalBeans #regenerativechocolate #100%Regenerative #CacaoActivists

Coming this Earth Day: The Original Beans Chocolate Foodprint 2025 🌱 Every product we consume leaves a mark – but some can regenerate, giving back more than they take. Chocolate is a changemaker. WE ARE CACAO ACTIVISTS. Chocolate is a community. WE ARE CACAO CUSTODIANS. Chocolate is a taste of origin. WE ARE CACAO CONNOISSEURS. Stay tuned! Together, 100% regenerative! #earthday #originalbeans #chocolatefoodprint #chocolatefoodprint2025 #100%regenerative

What happens when you mix our new BAMBA BIO Espresso with Original Beans’ Virunga 70% Chocolate? You’ll get inspired for a cookie recipe that combines all the right taste notes. At least that’s what happened to us. Starting today for all of easter, you’ll get the secret recipe together with a taste of Original Beans’ Virunga 70% chocolate for all online coffee orders at [codos.com]() and all orders that include a Hot Cross Bun at our Codos Cafés. Whether you decide to taste the dark chocolate, elderberry and Gingersnap Cookie in a cup of BAMBA BIO or by baking the cookies - tag us in your post. #originalbeans #darkchocolate #tastenotes #gingersnapcookie #codoscoffee

Easter is a moment to reflect on what we’re given and the choices we make in return. 🌱💚 Get a first glimpse of our Chocolate Foodprint 2025: how every step, from forest to flavour, supports people, nature, and climate. Chocolate is a changemaker. This is how. Full Foodprint dropping soon. Stay tuned. #ChocolateFoodprint2025 #OriginalBeans #CacaoActivists