{"id":6483,"date":"2022-06-01T08:36:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T06:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/kakao-basics\/"},"modified":"2022-08-16T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T10:26:16","slug":"kakao-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/kakao-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair cocoa from the bean to the tin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5uvsme-e0021b6e8bbbbefd10a1661752021875 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6483'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3oyd92-3625464e33dd611be48de8acbdefdbeb\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-3oyd92-3625464e33dd611be48de8acbdefdbeb{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ff421c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-3oyd92-3625464e33dd611be48de8acbdefdbeb .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-3oyd92-3625464e33dd611be48de8acbdefdbeb .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ff421c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-3oyd92-3625464e33dd611be48de8acbdefdbeb .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-3oyd92-3625464e33dd611be48de8acbdefdbeb av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Fair cocoa <\/h1><div class='av_custom_color av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>From Bean to Tin<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3s63x2-ad7c78483aa9b18def768cde2efb6f26 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1yax9i-9e29fe6dddaf9b831cd0c02d3cad4a84\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1yax9i-9e29fe6dddaf9b831cd0c02d3cad4a84 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1yax9i-9e29fe6dddaf9b831cd0c02d3cad4a84 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Fair cocoa &#8211; Bean to Tin<\/h5>\n<p>Bean-to-Tin chocolate means that everything from the bean to the bar has been processed by the chocolatier himself, which usually tastes excellent. We at Becks cocoa\u2122 are not chocolate manufacturers and also rely on intermediate stations for cocoa production. But we can guarantee one thing: Our cocoa is fair &#8220;from bean to bin&#8221; &#8211; from the bean to the environmentally friendly tin.<\/p>\n<p>By fairness, we mean genuine social responsibility and respect for people as well as for nature, which provides us with the ingredients for our cocoas in the first place. Of course, not only at the origin but along the entire supply chain and also here &#8220;back home&#8221; &#8211; at our factory in Stephanskirchen, Bavaria.<\/p>\n<h5>100 percent organic cultivation and climate-friendly processing<\/h5>\n<p>Of course, respect for nature and the people who make it usable for us requires the organic cultivation of all ingredients. Only in this way can we ensure that the soil at the source is not depleted, biodiversity is preserved and the farmers are not exposed to unnecessary health risks during cultivation and harvesting.<\/p>\n<p>Harvesting, fermentation and sun-drying &#8211; it&#8217;s all manual labour and involves very little CO2 emissions. In another blog post, we explain the individual steps in more detail and how cocoa powder is made from cocoa beans. You can read it here.<\/p>\n<h5>100 per cent fair trade of all ingredients<\/h5>\n<p>We source the majority of cocoa beans for Becks cocoa\u2122 premium spiced cocoas in fair trade from the Dominican Republic and in Africa from Ghana and Ivory Coast. Here, they are the best cocoa beans of the robust Forastero variety.<\/p>\n<p>Our &#8220;Criollo&#8221; contains genuine Criollo cocoa from Peru. From time to time, our assortment includes &#8220;Especials&#8221;, which are single-origin cocoas from a specific region of origin. At the moment, these are Especial No. 4 from the Dominican Republic and Especial No. 5 from Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>We source vanilla from Madagascar. Our raw cane sugar comes from Brazil or Paraquay. There, our trader buys directly and without other middlemen from cooperatives with which we have long-standing and trusting partnerships. Technical knowledge and know-how are transferred in the process.<\/p>\n<p>15,000 Euros Fairtrade Premium for fair cocoa per year<\/p>\n<p>Fairtrade not only ensures fair working and production conditions. The smallholders also receive a financial supplement, the Fairtrade Premium, which is paid directly to the cooperatives or smallholders and then flows into charitable projects, for example to improve health care, water quality or school education. We at Becks cocoa\u2122 pay out around 15,000 euros Fairtrade Premium per year.<\/p>\n<h5>Fairest possible transport routes<\/h5>\n<p>Cocoa does not come directly to our factory. Since there are only a few companies that process cocoa beans into powder, our most important raw material must first be transported by ship, usually to France. Then it is delivered to us by lorry.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, we don&#8217;t know how much CO2 we emit in the process and so far we have little influence. We pay all the more attention to environmental compatibility wherever we can exert an influence.<\/p>\n<h5>Fair packaging: recyclable cans from the region<\/h5>\n<p>100 percent recyclability and regional production &#8211; these were the criteria we wanted for the packaging of Becks Cocoa\u2122. In fact, we were certainly lucky when we finally found a producer who produces uncoated tinplate cans only 35 kilometres away from our plant in Stephanskirchen.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the paper band has to be removed and disposed of separately from the can. Even better: the Becks cocoa\u2122 can has such a beautiful and, thanks to the airtight closure, practical design that it can be recycled in so many ways.<\/p>\n<p>As gift packaging for sweet greetings from your own kitchen, for example, as we present in this article. Or as a small herb pot, a stite holder and much more, as blogger Lena shows here.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we also think fair for our employees in Stephanskirchen. In the end, you will have a fair cocoa at home that not only tastes exceptionally good and, thanks to the variety in the assortment, inspires you to always find new taste experiences. You can also really enjoy it carefree!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-39nj06-1c72354ac2aa687432d34306cbc68986 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l3vaghe2-46b1b2e1e3b8bf3da41d350fc27f8b25 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-470x705.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauer-mit-Dose-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-706x1030.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-768x1120.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-1053x1536.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-1404x2048.jpg 1404w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-1028x1500.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-483x705.jpg 483w, https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/200415_Fair-from-Bean-to-Bin_Insta-1-scaled.jpg 1755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6483'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocoa-basics","category-unkategorisiert-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6483"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6490,"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6483\/revisions\/6490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beckscocoa.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}