Chocolate and Sweets · Brooklyn, New York
Raaka Chocolate
Unroasted dark chocolate from a Brooklyn bean-to-bar factory.
- Founded
- 2010
- Based in
- Brooklyn, New York
Making it since
2010
Their story
Raaka began in 2010 when two friends, Ryan and Nate, started making chocolate together in Brooklyn. A year later they opened their first full-time factory, and they now work out of Red Hook.
The idea that set them apart was simple: skip the roast. Raaka makes its dark chocolate from scratch without roasting the beans, aiming to keep the bright, fruity character of the cacao.
In 2018 the company launched a Transparent Trade program to pay farmers a fair, steady price and to show customers where their cacao comes from.
How it's made
Raaka buys traceable, single-origin cacao that is fermented with its pulp for several days and then sun-dried. The beans go into the chocolate unroasted, which keeps more of their natural fruit and acidity.
Why we carry them
We love handing a Raaka bar to anyone who thinks dark chocolate has to taste bitter. The flavors are bright and surprising.
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