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.
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
Practices
- Agroforestry
- Forest conservation
- Trade beyond living income
Third-party standards
- Organic (EU)
- Chocolate Foodprint (published data)
Their story
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.
