Agriculture · Netherlands (origins in Africa, Latin America and Asia)
Original Beans
Philipp Kauffmann / Original Beans
Rare agroforestry cacao and one tree planted 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.
Producer facts
- Experience
- Since 2008
- Team
- Company + grower network
- Country
- Netherlands (origins in Africa, Latin America and Asia)
- Joined
- 2024
Crops
- Cacao (agroforestry)
Animals
- None
Channels
- Online shop / website
- Hospitality / chefs
- Specialty retail
Practices
- Agroforestry
- Forest conservation
- Trade beyond living income
Third-party standards
- Organic (EU)
- Chocolate Foodprint (published data)
From forest to chocolate
Philipp Kauffmann left the United Nations to found Original Beans in 2008: chocolate from rare cacao, with programmes focused on forests and cacao communities. They source rare origins — from Virunga to Piura or the Amazon — in agroforestry, not monoculture.
One4One and Foodprint
For every bar they plant a tree at origin. They publish the Chocolate Foodprint with biodiversity and livelihood data alongside other published metrics. Their compostable wrapper was an industry first. Tree planting is described here as a programme practice, not as a claim of climate neutrality or compensated emissions.
For chefs and consumers
Their couvertures and bars appear in leading kitchens across Europe and beyond, with traceability back to the grower.
Original Beans
A producer who has joined the CoCo Sapiens standards. CoCo Sapiens Certified is granted product by product.