Locally made craft chocolate and the Filipino identity

BusinessWorld B-Side

Mark M. Ocampo, Auro Chocolate’s managing director and one of its co-founders, tells BusinessWorld reporter Brontë H. Lacsamana that craft chocolate lets the inherent flavor characteristics of directly sourced cacao come through in the final product. This allows local chocolates to reflect the Filipino identity.

“The whole point of craft is having a more responsible and direct relationship with the farmers, communities, raw materials, and ingredients,” he said. “We want to have this closer connection so we have more control in terms of the quality that we produce.”

Auro Chocolate, which takes pride in being locally sourced and locally made, is on a mission to prove that the Philippines has a lot more to offer in terms of chocolate.