October is Forest Month -the perfect time to explore insights and best practices on the much-discussed yet often ...

Exploring the Island's distinctive terroir and its unique, rare, exquisite cacao in ...

As you may know, at Silva, we take pride in our unique focus on the forest, the farmers, flavours, and the futur ...

The World Cocoa Conference, held in Brussels from April 21st to April 24th, offered a rich platform for cacao stake ...

As we welcome the arrival of spring, we're eager to unveil some fresh additions to our lineup. Prepare to discover ...

Even with their distinct characteristics, specialty coffee and specialty cacao share more similarities than we ...

The Amsterdam Cocoa Week was a bustling hub of educational sessions, keynotes, tastings, panel debates and ...

As we embark on the journey of a new year, we are eager to reveal our ambitious plans for the upcoming months. But ...

Indulging in chocolate is more than just a guilty pleasure: it's a scientific shortcut to happiness. This has been ...

We are celebrating Silva Cacao's 5th anniversary this month. In our opinion the perfect moment to pause, look back, ...

Amidst Peru's rich biodiversity, the cacao industry stands out, boasting genetic diversity and quality that has ...

How do we determine which beans are high quality or which cacao boasts great flavour? How do we do quality control? ...

Slowly concepts as single origin, single region, single farm and single variety are entering the chocolate scène... ...

Chocolate's Ancient Origins to Modern Misconceptions. Join us on a fascinating journey as we explore sugar and chocolate. ...

There is a lot of talk about origin, terroir and identity in chocolate. In this insight, we shed light on 'origin', ...

The so-called 'Theobroma Cacao' is always in the spotlight. But deep in the Amazon Forest, we ran across the rare ...

When tasting chocolate, the general rule is that we need to use all our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, ...

The Story of a Young Woman Who Revived the Family Cacao Hacienda

Silva's Ultimate Chocolate Bar Wrapping Guide - Why, and especially How to Presuade with Powerful Packaging. ...

Today the origin label (GI South Bahia) is associated with reliable sourcing and sustainable cacao. ...

Silva's Ultimate Sourcing Guide: Where, How and especially Why we Source some of the World's Best Cacao...

Silva's 2023 New Year's Resolution : Planting trees in Guatemalan Eco region 'Lachuá', together with our partners ...

Recently Thailand appeared on the specialty cacao radar, and suddenly gained popularity in the artisan chocolate ...

Cacao beans are an extremely complex raw material. Its intrinsic nature has such a unique chemical makeup that it ...

What makes certain Nicaraguan cacao so special?

Part II of our Ecuadorian Adventure in which we will unwrap a sweet, savory surprise...

Our love affair with chocolate is much older than we thought; recently discovered traces of cacao on ancient pottery ...

There is an opportunity for the craft to differentiate on sustainable topics, but it requires work and a genuine ...

Chocolate, something that we all know and that has become a household staple for many. People tend to describe it as ...

As Albert Einstein once said, “Assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong.” In the world of cocoa, there ...

Since the start of Silva, Zoi from ZOTO has been a highly valued partner, and we work together in various projects ...

Since the start of Silva, Zoi from ZOTO has been a highly valued partner, and we work together in various projects ...

Allow us to introduce you to the Ecuador Zamora Chinchipe Organic Cacao and the fascinating history and people ...

The fresh cocoa harvest from Uganda has just arrived in the port of Antwerp and is ready to be shipped and turned ...

As Silva team we are sending our warmest Christmas wishes your way. We hope your home will be filled with happiness. ...

DNA fingerprinting makes it possible to pinpoint specific plant traits and accurately identify cacao genetics. ...

Did you know “Kamili” means ABSOLUTELY in Swahili? Synonyms of absolutely are precise, exact, unconditionally, ...

CHUAO:  A BEST-IN CLASS CACAO Chuao is known as the most mythical, famous and expensive cacao worldwide. We are ...

We often get inquiries from chocolate makers whether we have Criollo beans in our range. The first question we ask ...

Despite perfect climatic conditions and abundant fertile soils, cacao arrived relatively late in Congo DRC. The firs ...

If you are interested to read more about our cacao origins (of course, all have perfect humidity), read on! ...

If you are interested to read more about our cacao origins (of course, all have perfect humidity), read on! ...

Looking at the climatic and geographical conditions of the Philippines you would think it is a major producer of ...

At Silva we picked our brains, and came up with a list of cacao products that work well in the summer season. Read ...

Although cacao has always existed in Nicaragua, it was never an important export product. Only in 1990s the ...

The title of this blog post might seem a bit bold – after reading it you might have many more things you want to ...

We had the opportunity to have a long talk with Ellen and Luca from GoGround and heard their journey from a romance ...

At Silva, we generally like to think we are positive: positive mind set, making positive impact in the field, and po ...

What is heirloom, besides a beautiful word? When is a cacao heirloom? Why is it important? Dive into this article ...

When sourcing cacao, it is interesting to know who is involved in the production, as it tells you more about the ...

All around the world Easter is associated with eggs, bunnies, chicken and lambs, and most of these in a chocolate ...

You might have seen pictures like the one above. Cut tests are quite photogenic. However, good looks are not the pri ...

Unlike its neighbors Ivory Coast and Ghana, Togo is not known for its cacao. Nor is it recognized as a producer of f ...

Although they might not have been fully aware of the scientific evidence related to the valuable traits of Theobroma ...

All chocolate makers recognize the excitement of seeing (and hearing) a constant flow of cacao nibs falling out of t ...

Read all about the rise and fall of Brazilian cacao due to one of the deadliest diseases known to cacao farmers: ...

Christmas in Mexico is a feast unlike anywhere else in the world as Christian traditions beautifully mingled with ex ...

You may have seen striking images of bisected cacao beans. These vivid purple slices aren’t just for show – they’re ...

You may have seen striking images of bisected cacao beans. These vivid purple slices aren’t just for show – they ...

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez congratulated Auro Chocolate for being the first ...