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Este es un espacio para hablar de valor compartido, innovación social y chocolate con impacto para quienes lideran las plantaciones de cacao con un propósito.
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In search for Balance: Chocolate good for you
The chocolate global category has experienced a shift from chocolate good for you to meet much more expectations from consumers
The life of a Colombian Cacao Farmer
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Cocoa Crops: An alternative to deforestation in Colombia
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How Colombia’s cocoa-growing regions are facing the COVID-19 pandemic?
When we talk about chocolate in Colombia, we have in mind a food that is an essential part of our diet and has a cultural background based on our country’s chocolate-making tradition. Hot chocolate is a must at breakfast. It brings us together in the morning with our...
In the Shoes of the Cocoa Farmers of Huila: Chapter 2
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In the shoes of: the cocoa farmers of Huila: Chapter 1
This series is based on the experience of three of our collaborators who went to Huila to live and work as cocoa farmers.
Pinta Caribia: Dreaming in colors while painting a brighter reality
We firmly believe in art and culture as detonators of human beings’ development. We are committed to the cocoa value chain at origin
United for the Cocoa-Growing Communities of Colombia
The cocoa effect: Working together for the families, in order to change the lives of cocoa farming communities. Do you want to join us?
Cocoa Friends
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Healing With Art: Part One
There are stories of tradition, success, innovation and membership, a story of responsability that few people know. The chocolate dream
In search for Balance: Chocolate good for you
The chocolate global category has experienced a shift from chocolate good for you to meet much more expectations from consumers
Chocolate, a better for you snack alternative
Healthy chocolate? It sounds like a contradiction. However, more and more studies are revealing the benefits of chocolate, while nutritionists have also begun to recommend this food as part of a balanced diet. Read on below, as we list some of the research and tips on...
Single Origin Chocolate
Plant-based, dairy-free, and vegan chocolate is a growing trend and opportunity. The perfect chocolate for plant-based conscious consumers
Alternative ingredients for chocolate
FIND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATURAL SUGARS AND ADDED SUGARS We have created for the world a line of chocolate sweetened with ingredients from natural sources thought for the 21st-century consumer. Alternatives to traditional sugar without harm. That's what...
The conching process
The process behind Luker’s deliciously...
Meet the mosquito behind cocoa tree pollination
How do insects in chocolate make a symbiotic relation with cocoa trees? The cycle occurs in cocoa plantations. Find out more in our blog.
Why is plant based chocolate trending?
Descubre por qué el chocolate vegano a base de leches vegetales es una tendencia en aumento en el mundo. Chocolate plant based
How can cocoa help us take care of our health?
Besides the pleasure it brings, eating chocolate is also a sign of well-being. Learn more about how its components help to keep your health.
Can music change the taste of chocolate?
Can music influence cocoa production? Could a cocoa pod that grows since blooming stage generate a different flavor of chocolate?
The right spark
Sometimes the best future planning is achieved by looking to the past, and our’s and present are imbued with closeness and familiarity.
A chocolate a day, keeps the doctor away
Few people are aware of the great benefits of regular cocoa consumption; the vast majority of consumers are convinced (some by medical recommendations) that cocoa and/or chocolate are harmful to health. In order to solve this dispute, Luker Chocolate’s research area,...
Beau Cao, a Chocolate that cares for your beauty from within
It is a product developed from VitalCao, a line of functional ingredients from Luker with the best benefits from cocoa
Protein Pud, the perfect Snack
Protein Pud: An instant soy protein pudding sweetened with Stevia that does not need refrigeration. A perfect snack
5 steps to creating a single origin chocolate
We have compiled the experience from our I&D into this step-by-step guide into single-origin chocolate manufacturing.
Meet the mosquito behind cocoa tree pollination
How do insects in chocolate make a symbiotic relation with cocoa trees? The cycle occurs in cocoa plantations. Find out more in our blog.
Why is plant based chocolate trending?
Descubre por qué el chocolate vegano a base de leches vegetales es una tendencia en aumento en el mundo. Chocolate plant based
How can cocoa help us take care of our health?
Besides the pleasure it brings, eating chocolate is also a sign of well-being. Learn more about how its components help to keep your health.
Can music change the taste of chocolate?
Can music influence cocoa production? Could a cocoa pod that grows since blooming stage generate a different flavor of chocolate?
The right spark
Sometimes the best future planning is achieved by looking to the past, and our’s and present are imbued with closeness and familiarity.
A chocolate a day, keeps the doctor away
Few people are aware of the great benefits of regular cocoa consumption; the vast majority of consumers are convinced (some by medical recommendations) that cocoa and/or chocolate are harmful to health. In order to solve this dispute, Luker Chocolate’s research area,...
Beau Cao, a Chocolate that cares for your beauty from within
It is a product developed from VitalCao, a line of functional ingredients from Luker with the best benefits from cocoa
Protein Pud, the perfect Snack
Protein Pud: An instant soy protein pudding sweetened with Stevia that does not need refrigeration. A perfect snack
5 steps to creating a single origin chocolate
We have compiled the experience from our I&D into this step-by-step guide into single-origin chocolate manufacturing.
Learn about Colombian cocoa farmers: the hands behind our fine flavour cocoa.
Resilient, hardworking, family-orientated and proud of their work. This is how Colombian fine flavour cocoa farmers are. It is estimated that in the country there are 35,000 families dedicated to cultivating this crop, across 422 municipalities. Below, is an insight...
What does colombian origin chocolate taste like?
Colombian cocoa is the foundation of our portfolio of origin chocolates, each one comes from a region that gives it unique characteristics.
Fine Flavour Cocoa, the ingredient behind Luker Chocolate
Only 8% of world cocoa production is considered Fine Flavour Cocoa. The ingredient that stands out for our quality promise to the world.
Chocolate – Spreading the love Worldwide
chocolatiers who travelled to Luker Chocolate, Colombia, on a trip to see for herself how cacao is cultivated, harvested and made into chocolate
Finding Balance
Luker Chocolate’s new range of premium chocolates September 07th: This month, family owned, ethical, fine chocolate company, Luker Chocolate launches its new line, Balance. The range of products - which includes brand new oat-milk chocolate and organic coconut sugar...
Luker Chocolate’s offer expands in UK with launch of ecommerce platform
Family-owned, Colombian chocolate company, Luker Chocolate has launched an ecommerce platform, allowing for the first-time direct purchases by customers in the UK. The platform, launched this month, will provide the wider UK market greater access to Luker’s crafted at...
Luker Chocolate’s crafted at origin products secure double win at AVPA Paris 2021
Family-owned, Colombian chocolate company, Luker Chocolatehas received two awards for its crafted at origin chocolate, in a competition held by the Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products (AVPA). Luker’s Single Region Huila Dark chocolate 70% received...
Continuing to transform lives through cocoa: Luker Chocolate tastes victory with The Cacao Effect alliance
Sustainable chocolate company, Luker Chocolate has received a Transformadores Award from RedEAmérica for its work supporting cocoa farmers and their communities via The Cacao Effect alliance. In the Sustainable Business and Communities category, Luker was presented as...
Alternative-sugar chocolate: Why clean-label cocoa doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice quality
Industry data shows the global sugar substitute market is growing at a CAGR of 5.6 % between the forecast period 2019 to 2024 Two thirds of Europeans have started trying to lower their sugar intake due to increasing awareness of the harmful effects of sugar and...
Food Ingredients Q&A
What are the primary challenges you face in the chocolate space and how are they overcome? As a manufacturer of premium chocolate couvertures and finished products, Luker Chocolate is always looking to develop innovations that are better for people and the...