Organic chocolate banana with Fairtrade cocoa

Our chocolate-coated organic bananas combine fruity freshness with high-quality chocolate. The base consists of dried banana pieces with an unmistakable tropical-fruity taste. Coated in smooth organic chocolate, they create a delicious combination of fruity and tart sweetness with a subtle acidity. Thanks to their high cocoa content and the natural fruit flavour of the banana pieces, these dragées are not only a taste sensation, but also a great alternative to conventional sweets. Less sweet, but all the more aromatic. ​

Our chocolate bananas are perfect as an energy-boosting snack between meals, as a topping on muesli and granola, or as a sweet accompaniment to espresso.

Bananas: The organic bananas are grown by small farmers in the Tolima department at altitudes between 1,100 and 1,800 metres above sea level. These altitudes offer ideal conditions for growing bananas with intense sweetness and aroma. The cooperative consists of 38 families who together cultivate 14.5 hectares organically.

Drying: After harvesting, the organic bananas are carefully washed, processed and gently dried without any additives by our Colombian partner Fruandes.

Chocolate coating: After drying, the fruit is sent to Equiori, Colombia's first organic chocolate manufacturer. Here, the dried fruit is coated in dark organic chocolate made from Fairtrade cocoa. Equiori sources its cocoa beans from three smallholder cooperatives with 150 affiliated farming families from various regions of the Colombian Andes. After chocolate coating, the finished organic Fairtrade chocolate-covered fruits are packaged directly on site.

About Fruandes: Pakka is a long-standing partner of Fruandes – Frutos de los Andes – a socially committed Colombian producer of organic dried fruit based in Ibagué, west of Bogotá. The company's goal is to produce high-quality, healthy organic products locally and to share the added value fairly between producers, processors and consumers. In recent years, with Pakka's help, Fruandes has been able to build a new processing plant, modernise its packaging line and expand its warehouse. This has enabled the company to grow and create valuable jobs in a rural region. ​

About Equiori: Pakka is a founding partner of Equiori, Colombia's first socially committed organic chocolate manufacturer based in Bogotá. The company's goal is to produce high-quality, healthy organic chocolate locally and to share the added value fairly between producers, processors and consumers.​

The chocolate banans are produced entirely in Colombia – directly in the country of origin of the raw materials. Pakka deliberately focuses on direct trade and avoids intermediaries. Close cooperation with partners Fruandes and Equiori, as well as smallholder cooperatives, strengthens the entire value chain locally. This not only ensures the best product quality, but also creates fair jobs in structurally weak regions of Colombia and contributes to sustainable economic development. ​

In addition to the Fairtrade premium, 5 centimes of every product sold goes to the Pakka Foundation to support projects in the countries of origin. More info: www.pakkafoundation.org

By lorry to the port in Colombia – By ship to Hamburg – By lorry to Switzerland