Philippines: Home of World-Class Chocolates

London, United Kingdom – Once again, Philippine chocolates prove to be among the best in the world as 26 of our products garnered awards in the 11^th Academy of Chocolate (AOC) Annual Awards.

Philippine chocolate makers have been successful at AOC since 2015. This year, local chocolatiers, Auro Chocolate, Dalareich Food Products, Malagos Agri-Ventures Corporation, MS3 Agri-Ventures, and Theo & Philo Artisan Chocolates brought victory to the country by besting over 1,000 entries from different producers across the globe.

Bohol’s Dalareich Food Products and Davao’s Auro Chocolate jointly attained the highest prize, marking it the first Gold Awards for the Philippines, in the ‘Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Milk-Based Drinks)’ category.

Philippine cacao beans also received high recognitions under the ‘Dark Bean to Bar’ and ‘Milk Chocolate Bean to Bar’ categories.

The AOC was founded in 2005 by Britain’s leading chocolate professionals and it promotes a greater awareness of fine chocolates available in the market. For this year’s awards, more than 100 expert judges made up the panel, including top chocolatiers and some of the UK’s most prominent food writers and bloggers.

Accepting the awards on behalf of the Philippine companies were Philippine Embassy’s Economic Officer, Vice Consul Bea Martinez, and Kristine Nobleza of the Philippine Trade and Investment Centre London.

Dalareich Food Products receives their Gold Award at the 2019 Academy of Chocolate Awards ceremony

Dalareich Food Products, whose 100% Pure Unsweetened Chocolate won a Gold Award, together with Philippine Embassy – London’s Vice Consul Bea Martinez

Vice Consul Bea Martinez accepting the awards of MS3 Agri-Ventures on their behalf

ACADEMY OF CHOCOLATES AWARDS 2019 (Philippine Chocolate Products)
Brand	Category	Product	Award
AURO CHOCOLATES	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Milk-Based Drinks)	100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate	Gold
	Tree to Bar (Unflavoured)	70% Dark Chocolate — Saloy Origin	Silver
	Tree to Bar (Unflavoured)	70% Dark Chocolate — Tupi Origin	Silver
	Tree to Bar (Unflavoured)	70% Dark Chocolate — Paquibato Origin	Bronze
	Dark Bean to Bar (Seasoned)	64% Dark Chocolate w/ Cacao Nibs	Bronze
	Milk Chocolate Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	42% Milk Chocolate w/ Cacao Nibs	Bronze
	White Chocolate Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	32% Mango White Chocolate with Pili Nut	Bronze
	White Chocolate Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	32% Moringa White Chocolate with Pinipig	Bronze
	Chocolate Spreads	Roasted White Chocolate with Cashew Spread	Bronze
	Packaging	Bar Wrappers	Bronze
DALAREICH FOOD PRODUCTS	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Milk-Based Drinks)	Dalareich 100% Unsweetened Chocolate	Gold
MALAGOS AGRI-VENTURES CORPORATION	Tree to Bar (Unflavoured)	72% Dark Chocolate – Heirloom HCP16	Bronze
	Filled Chocolates (Individual Truffle – Dark or Milk)	72% Dark Chocolate Ganache	Bronze
	Filled Chocolates (Panned/Enrobed Fruit and Nuts)	Almonds in Couverture Dark Chocolate	Bronze
	Filled Chocolates (Alcohol-Flavoured Ganache)	Rum Praline	Bronze
	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Milk-Based Drinks)	100% Unsweetened Chocolate	Bronze
MS3 AGRI-VENTURES	Drinking Chocolate (Flavoured)	MS3 BONCHOC with Cashew and Coffee Granules	Silver
	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Water Emulsion)	MS3 100% Dark Chocolate Cacao Tablet	Bronze
	Dark Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	MS3 BONCHOC with Cashew and Coffee Granules	Bronze
THEO AND PHILO ARTISAN CHOCOLATE	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Water Emulsion)	Dark Hot Chocolate	Silver
	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Milk-Based Drinks)	Dark Hot Chocolate	Bronze
	Dark Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	65% Dark Chocolate with Black Sesame, Cashew & Pili	Bronze
	Dark Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	65% Dark Chocolate with Green Mango & Salt	Bronze
	Dark Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	65% Dark Chocolate with Labuyo	Bronze
	Milk Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	Milk Chocolate Adobo	Bronze
	Milk Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	Milk Chocolate with Pili Nuts & Pinipig	Bronze
Others:
Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates*	Dark Bean to Bar (90% and Above Cocoa Solids)	Philippines 92%	Gold
Duffy’s Chocolate*	Dark Bean to Bar (Below 90% Cocoa Solids)	Duffy’s Philippine South Cotabato 70%	Bronze
Commendations:
Auro Chocolates	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Water Emulsion)	70% Dark Chocolate — Saloy Origin	Commended
	Filled Chocolates (Panned/Enrobed Fruit and Nuts)	36% White Chocolate Covered Freeze Dried Pineapple	Commended
Dalareich Food Products	Drinking Chocolate (Plain, For Water Emulsion)	Dalareich 100% Unsweetened Chocolate	Commended
Malagos Agri-Ventures Corporation	Tree to Bar (Unflavoured)	72% Dark Chocolate	Commended
	Tree to Bar (Unflavoured)	65% Dark Chocolate	Commended
	Filled Chocolates (Panned/Enrobed Fruit and Nuts)	Dried Guyabano in Couverture Dark Chocolate	Commended
	Filled Chocolates (Panned/Enrobed Fruit and Nuts)	Roasted Cocoa Nibs in Couverture Dark Chocolate	Commended
Theo and Philo Artisan Chocolate	Dark Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	65% Dark Chocolate with Calamansi	Commended
	Milk Chocolate Bean to Bar	44% Milk Chocolate	Commended
	Milk Bean to Bar (Flavoured)	Milk Chocolate Turon	Commended
Pangea Chocolate*	Dark Bean to Bar (Below 90% Cocoa Solids)	Philippines- South Cotabato 76%	Commended
Fu Wan Chocolate*	Dark Bean to Bar (Below 90% Cocoa Solids)	Philippines 85%	Commended
Firetree Chocolate Limited*	Dark Bean to Bar (Below 90% Cocoa Solids)	Philippines 74%	Commended
Lemuel Chocolate*	Milk Chocolate Bean to Bar	60% Philippines Dark Milk	Commended

^{*Refers to non-Philippine companies whose cacao beans are sourced from the Philippines}

♦ Date of Release: 1 August 2019