{"product_id":"pinalum-malekula-island-vanuatu-silver-winners-collection","title":"Pinalum, Malekula Island, Vanuatu - Silver Winners Collection","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/1721\/7339\/files\/OFPA_dish_2026_Silver.png?v=1776036746\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1px; float: none;\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/1721\/7339\/files\/OFPA_dish_2026_Silver.png?v=1776036746\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" style=\"margin-top: -1px; margin-bottom: -1px; float: none;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSilver Medal winners, Outstanding Food Producer Awards 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d48e1a;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis South Pacific collection celebrates our amazing Silver medal wins in New Zealand's 2026 Outstanding Food Producer Awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection shows just how good South Pacific cacao is, and allow you to compare and contrast how the same single origin is as a bar and as drinking chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection features:\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003esoothing and mellow \u003c\/strong\u003ePinalum, Malekula Island, Vanuatu 70% chocolate bar, that \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003efloods the palate with \u003cstrong\u003ecomforting layers of moreish malt and silky caramel notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- The \u003cstrong\u003ecomforting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ePinalum, Malekula Island, Vanuatu 70% drinking chocolate, with \u003cstrong\u003emellow tasting notes of moreish malt and silky caramel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a remote, little pocket of forest in the northeast hills of Vanuatu’s Malekula Island, a group of dedicated farmers from Pinalum Village grow fine cacao that we use to craft \u003cstrong\u003edeliciously soothing and mellow chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Pinalum, Vanuatu floods the palate with \u003cstrong\u003ecomforting layers of moreish malt and silky caramel notes,\u003c\/strong\u003e it’s simply the cacao’s origin talking - plus organic cane sugar and our obsession for preserving the flavours of provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAnd because your senses are unique, you may discover characters and aromas others may not – that’s the magic of Foundry Chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIngredients: Cacao Beans \u0026amp; Organic Cane Sugar. No added cacao butter, lecithin or vanilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDairy Free, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Vegan and 100% Plant Based.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin Information:\u003cbr\u003eLocated on the lush and remote Malekula Island, the small group of famers from Pinalum Village have been specialising in fine flavour cacao since 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised by the tireless Olivier Fernadez from Gaston Cacao and managed by local villager Lily Buktan, this well run operation is challenging the traditional supply chain model that drives commodity prices down. With their work, the price that farmers individually get in hand is up to two to three times above the previous market practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Olivier visits Pinalum, it’s a journey to get there. He loads his dirt bike onto the overnight ferry from Port Vila, then it’s a 30 minute ride along coral, gravel and sand roads, which get very muddy during the rainy season. Once at the village it’s incredibly lush, close to the coast, and surrounded by palm trees. After the days work it's a social time, sharing food by the fire and drinking kava.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Pinalum the boss is Lily. She oversees the fermentation and drying station, and works with her extended family to do the fermentation, drying, packing, storage and payroll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince Olivier started working with the farmers in 2015, he has deconstructed the traditional industrial model, and works to pay the famers as much as possible for growing fine flavour cacao. This involved building fermentation stations, drying stations and training individual farmers. 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