From tree to bar: single origin cacao

Akao is an Ecuadorian "tree to bar" single origin organic chocolate boutique factory. Their main product are chocolate bars made with hand-selected cocoa beans from organic trees in Esmeraldas, Ecuador; a worldwide recognized country for its highest cocoa quality, flavor and aroma. Akao chocolates is 100% natural, no artificial flavours or essences added to be elaborated, maintaining direct and fair trade with small producers and vulnerable groups, working in an associative way, to be sold in the local and global market.  

Client: AKAO​​​​​​​

Design, illustration & art direction: Sandra Maldonado

Photography: Sandra Maldonado

Year: 2018