Agriculture · Netherlands (origins in Africa, Latin America and Asia)
Original Beans
Philipp Kauffmann / Original Beans
Regenerative chocolate: rare cacao, climate-positive, one tree per bar
Amsterdam-based company (founded 2008) making chocolate from rare agroforestry cacao, with a one4one tree programme, compostable wrappers and a transparent Chocolate Foodprint.
Farm facts
- Hectares
- —
- Experience
- Since 2008
- Team
- Company + grower network
- Country
- Netherlands (origins in Africa, Latin America and Asia)
- Joined CoCo
- 2024
Crops
- Cacao (agroforestry)
Animals
- None
Channels
- Online shop / website
- Hospitality / chefs
- Specialty retail
Regenerative practices
- Agroforestry
- Forest conservation
- Trade beyond living income
Certifications
- Organic
- Climate+ / Foodprint
Their story
From forest to chocolate
Philipp Kauffmann left the United Nations to found Original Beans in 2008: exceptional chocolate that regenerates forests and cacao communities. They source rare origins — from Virunga to Piura or the Amazon — in agroforestry, not monoculture.
One4One and Climate+
For every bar they plant a tree at origin. They publish the Chocolate Foodprint with carbon, biodiversity and livelihood data. Their compostable wrapper was an industry first.
For chefs and consumers
Their couvertures and bars appear in leading kitchens across Europe and beyond, with traceability back to the grower.
