Qantu Chocolate Maker (Canada)
One of the industry’s most adorable married couples, Elfi and Maxime exploded onto the chocolate scene in 2017, winning two Academy of Chocolate Awards. They encourage the farms they work with in Elfi’s home country of Peru to avoid the economic temptation of commercial cacao strains or hybrids, instead promoting biodiversity by focusing strictly on native varieties of cacao.
Qantu’s chocolate is a deep dive into the role genetics and terroir play in the flavours novices and experts alike can revel in.
