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CONTENT<br />

About us 3<br />

Quality 4<br />

Our Shop 5<br />

<strong>Bean</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>Bar</strong> 6<br />

Origins of our cocoa 7<br />

Flavored bars 18<br />

Vegan chocolates 28<br />

Dragées “Suchti” 34<br />

Hazelnut Creme Gianduja 40<br />

Muesli 41<br />

Filled chocolates 42<br />

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© 2017 <strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Ramon</strong> GmbH & Co. KG<br />

Pho<strong>to</strong>s: Page 8 © Zotter, Page 9 © Fazenda Camboa, Page 11 © PISA, Page 12 © Fazenda Camboa, Page 14 pho<strong>to</strong> down © Jürgen Weber,<br />

Page 14 © Klaus Blumer, Page 15 © Tranquilidad Catalogue, Page 16 © Hotel Chocolat, Page 19 © Halen Mon, Page 23 © Lavers<strong>to</strong>ke Farm,<br />

Page 24 © Caffè a Casa<br />

All our packaging is produced with FSC-certified paper. The pergamin-bags are 100% biodegradable.


About us<br />

<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Ramon</strong> was founded in spring 2015 by<br />

Georg Bernardini and <strong>Ramon</strong>a Gustmann in<br />

the Oberkassel district of Bonn. The shop with<br />

integrated production and a small café are also<br />

located there.<br />

Georg is a trained confectioner and has been a<br />

chocolate maker and confectioner for over twenty<br />

years. He is co-founder of the chocolate company<br />

Confiserie Coppeneur from Bad Honnef and left<br />

the company in June 2010. He is the author of the<br />

award winning books “Der Schokoladentester”<br />

(“The Chocolate Tester”), published in Oc<strong>to</strong>ber<br />

2012 and voted the world’s best chocolate book of<br />

2013 in May 2014, and “Chocolate-The Reference<br />

Standard”. In 2016 his first two recipe books were<br />

published by the two publishers Lempertz and<br />

Heel.<br />

<strong>Ramon</strong>a is Georg‘s de fac<strong>to</strong> partner and a trained<br />

salesperson. She has, among other things,<br />

experience in the fashion and food industry, since<br />

she also worked for two years at the Confiserie<br />

Coppeneur as s<strong>to</strong>re manager in Bonn. In Vienna<br />

she worked with Georg in a famous chocolaterie<br />

in production.<br />

About us 3


Quality<br />

Flavors,<br />

coloring agents and<br />

preservatives<br />

We do not use any kind of flavor, coloring<br />

agent or preservative.<br />

We exclusively process high-quality<br />

essential oils, organic spices and pure<br />

organic fruit or vegetable powders<br />

without further additives.<br />

All our chocolates, including those for our Bio-<br />

Dragées Suchti, are produced in our fac<strong>to</strong>ry in<br />

Bonn-Oberkassel from bean-<strong>to</strong>-bar.<br />

As far as possible, we use organic cocoa varieties<br />

for our pure organic chocolates.<br />

Our flavored chocolates are produced almost<br />

without exception <strong>to</strong> 100% with organic raw<br />

ingredients.<br />

Organic cocoa is not cultivated in all countries of<br />

origin where you find high quality cocoa beans.<br />

This is particularly true for cocoa beans from<br />

Venezuela, but also for some small Caribbean<br />

Islands, such as Saint Lucia or Jamaica.<br />

This does not necessarily mean that these beans<br />

are inferior. The conventional cocoa beans<br />

purchased and processed by us correspond <strong>to</strong><br />

the same quality standards as our organic cocoa<br />

beans, but are not certified.<br />

That is why, besides our extensive range of<br />

organic products, we also offer chocolates<br />

made with conventional cocoa beans of special<br />

qualities.<br />

Vegan<br />

All our dark chocolates are vegan. In<br />

addition, we also offer an assortment of<br />

vegan light and white chocolates.<br />

In our production facility, we also process<br />

milk powder. After each production, our<br />

machines are carefully cleaned. However, it<br />

is not possible <strong>to</strong> guarantee that there are<br />

no traces of milk in our vegan chocolates.<br />

Gluten<br />

All cereal products processed by us in our<br />

production facility are gluten-free, which<br />

prevents the contamination of our noncereal<br />

products with gluten. Therefore,<br />

we can guarantee without limitation that<br />

all our products are gluten-free.<br />

4<br />

Quality


Our shop and our<br />

production facility<br />

Our shop and our production facility<br />

are located in 53227 Bonn (Oberkassel),<br />

Königswinterer Straße 624. There you can<br />

watch us during the production of all our<br />

specialties; But it also houses a small café<br />

with 12 seats.<br />

The basis for the delicious coffee - the beans - is<br />

provided by a small coffee roaster from Vienna,<br />

Caffè a Casa, where the beans are roasted<br />

according <strong>to</strong> our specifications. The coffee is<br />

brewed with a handmade portafilter coffee<br />

machine from La Marzocco in Florence/Italy.<br />

To round off the visit <strong>to</strong> our café, fresh cakes<br />

are prepared for our cus<strong>to</strong>mers daily. For<br />

our cakes we also do not use convenience<br />

products, or Flavors. In the winter season we<br />

produce, also gluten-free, a delicious, famous<br />

German speciality, Baumkuchen.<br />

Exclusive and only in our own shop we offer<br />

our cus<strong>to</strong>mers a selection of 18-20 different<br />

filled chocolates.<br />

OPENING TIMES:<br />

Monday <strong>to</strong> Friday: 10am-6pm<br />

Saturday: 10am - 4pm<br />

Sundays and public holidays: closed<br />

Our shop and our production facility 5


<strong>Bean</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>Bar</strong><br />

We aim <strong>to</strong> achieve the best possible quality. This<br />

is only possible by buying and processing the best<br />

raw materials. Another step is that we use as few<br />

as possible convenience products. It is only logical<br />

that we produce all our chocolates from bean <strong>to</strong><br />

bar. We roast, grind and conche all our chocolates<br />

ourselves.<br />

The production of own chocolate is extremely complex,<br />

difficult and expensive, but this is rewarded by<br />

an incomparable taste experience.<br />

Contrary <strong>to</strong> the general assumption, there are only<br />

6<br />

<strong>Bean</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>Bar</strong><br />

a few chocolatiers and even fewer confectioners/<br />

pâtissiers who produce chocolate from bean <strong>to</strong> bar<br />

themselves.<br />

Without taking in<strong>to</strong> account about half a dozen<br />

industrial manufacturers, there are no ten bean<strong>to</strong>-bar<br />

chocolatiers in Germany and only three<br />

or four confectioners/pâtissiers who make filled<br />

chocolates with their own bean-<strong>to</strong>-bar chocolate.<br />

All others buy chocolate as convenience products;<br />

sometimes in good, rarely in very good, but very<br />

often in simple quality.


ORIGINS<br />

OF OUR<br />

COCOA


Belize<br />

TCGA-COOPERATIVE | TRINITARIO<br />

Belize is a country on the eastern coast of Central America and<br />

is located in the southeast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Belize is<br />

bordered on the north <strong>to</strong> Mexico and on the south and west by<br />

Guatemala.<br />

The Maya civilisation spread across what is now Belize around<br />

1500 BC and cultivated cocoa in this area and in parts of<br />

Honduras and El Salvador.<br />

Even <strong>to</strong>day, descendants of the ances<strong>to</strong>rs of cocoa culture in<br />

Belize live and cultivate the knowledge about cocoa that has<br />

been passed down over centuries.<br />

The organic cocoa from Belize is one of the very few and<br />

rare heirloom cocoa varieties. A true heirloom of the cocoa<br />

cultivated in Belize centuries ago.<br />

The cooperative TCGA (Toledo Cacao Growers Association)<br />

was founded in 1984. Since 1993 the TCGA cocoa has been<br />

certified organic and fairtrade. Meanwhile, the cooperative<br />

includes more than 1,100 and 95% native Mayan farmers.<br />

Grower Partner: TCGA-Cooperative<br />

www.tcgabelize.com<br />

Certifications: Organic ∙ Fairtrade<br />

Cocoa Variation: Trinitario<br />

70%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

ROASTING<br />

LIGHT<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Belize, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Flavor: Very mild, fragrant, slightly nutty, in the finish with a hint of fruits. Notes of cereals,<br />

grapes and vanilla.<br />

ROASTING GRINDING CONCHING<br />

LIGHT<br />

72 H<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Belize<br />

100% Flavor: Bitter, but mild in flavor. Very aromatic, fragrant and nutty, with a fruity and slightly<br />

C O C O A<br />

smoky finish. Notes of cereals and grapes.<br />

8<br />

Origins of our cocoa


Brazil<br />

PLANTATION FAZENDA CAMBOA | TRINITARIO<br />

Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South<br />

America. It has ten neighbors and, with the exception of<br />

Ecuador and Chile, borders all South American states.<br />

The Carvalho family has been active in cocoa cultivation since<br />

1942. The plantation Fazenda Camboa has been owned by the<br />

brothers Arthur and Eduardo Carvalho since 1982 and is by now<br />

the largest organic plantation in Brazil with a size of 500 ha.<br />

The farm workers receive above average wages for the region<br />

and the production equity incentives provide the workers with<br />

additional compensation tied <strong>to</strong> their partial ownership in the<br />

annual production of the farm.<br />

Due <strong>to</strong> higher wages and a pesticide-free environment, the<br />

farm maintains a very high worker-retention rate. Many of the<br />

farm workers live in the neighboring village, which the farm<br />

supports by financing the local primary school along with the<br />

local school bus system.<br />

Grower Partner: Fazenda Camboa<br />

www.cacaobahia.com<br />

Certifications: Organic<br />

Cocoa Variation: Trinitario<br />

ROASTING<br />

medium<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Brazil, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Flavor: With flavors of raspberries and jasmine tea, with nutty notes.<br />

70%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

ROASTING<br />

medium<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Brazil<br />

Flavor: Herb and milky creamy. With flavors of raspberries, jasmine tea and slightly nutty.<br />

60%<br />

M I L K<br />

chocolate<br />

Origins of our cocoa<br />

9


Congo<br />

MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON | FORASTERO & TRINITARIO<br />

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located<br />

in Central Africa and borders on Uganda, among other states.<br />

On the border between the two countries lies the Rwenzori<br />

Mountains, also called Mountains of the Moon. The mountains<br />

are also part of the Virunga National Park.<br />

There is a mild and unique climate, so that this region produces<br />

some of the finest fruits, coffee beans, vanilla and cocoa beans.<br />

The German-born Clemens Fehr, who has been living in Uganda<br />

since 1999, started a project <strong>to</strong>gether with his wife Corinne <strong>to</strong><br />

support the farmers living in extreme poverty. The farmers<br />

formed a cohesive community and successfully received the<br />

Organic and Fairtrade certification of, among others, coffee,<br />

vanilla and cocoa. Today, the community brings <strong>to</strong>gether<br />

almost 1,000 families and the quality and quantity of cocoa has<br />

been significantly increased.<br />

Grower Partner:<br />

Mountains of the Moon<br />

www.mountains-of-the-moon.com<br />

Certifications: Organic ∙ Fairtrade<br />

Cocoa Variation: Forastero & Trinitario<br />

70%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

ROASTING<br />

MEDIUM<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Congo, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Flavor: Subtly fruity with flavors of cherries, plums and apricots. In the finish with notes<br />

of spices.<br />

100%<br />

C O<br />

C O A<br />

ROASTING<br />

MEDIUM<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Congo<br />

Flavor: Bitter, but mild flavor. With flavors of cherries, plums and apricots. In the finish with<br />

notes of spices.<br />

10<br />

Origins of our cocoa


Haiti<br />

PISA FARMERS | TRINITARIO & CRIOLLO<br />

Haiti is an island country located on the island of Hispaniola<br />

in the Great Antilles. Haiti is located in the western part of the<br />

island and the neighboring Dominican Republic in the eastern<br />

part.<br />

More than a century ago, the Dufort family began their activities<br />

in the coffee business. The family was one of the largest coffee<br />

exporters in Haiti and in 1970 they decided <strong>to</strong> roast their own<br />

coffee and <strong>to</strong>day operates Haiti’s largest coffee roasting house.<br />

The brand REBO is <strong>to</strong>day Haiti‘s largest coffee-making brand.<br />

Over the years, they have worked, learned, and grown,<br />

<strong>to</strong>gether with farmers and cooperatives. The commitment <strong>to</strong><br />

quality helped raise awareness for the value behind the fruits<br />

With the same philosophy, the Dufort family started a new<br />

operation with cocoa farmers in 2014 dedicated <strong>to</strong> help the<br />

cocoa growers <strong>to</strong> understand the value of their products and<br />

increase the appraisal level of the end user.<br />

Under the name “Produits des Iles SA (PISA)” they set up a<br />

facility in Haiti‘s north, the center of cocoa cultivation. In the<br />

middle of the five main regions you need a maximum of three<br />

hours <strong>to</strong> the furthermost plantation.<br />

By now, the network consists of more than 1,500 organic<br />

farmers, the average plantation size is relatively small and the<br />

largest plantation is just one hectare.<br />

Grower Partner: PISA<br />

www.facebook.com/PisaHaiti<br />

Certifications: Organic<br />

Cocoa Variation: Trinitario & Criollo<br />

ROASTING<br />

MEDIUM<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Haiti, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Flavor: Ripe figs, sour cherries and roasted nuts. With floral notes.<br />

80%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

Origins of our cocoa<br />

11


Ecuador<br />

COOPERATIVE UNOCACE | NATIONAL<br />

Ecuador is a republic in the north-west of South America<br />

between Colombia and Peru. The capital of Qui<strong>to</strong>, located in the<br />

Andean highlands, at 2,850 m, is the highest capital in the world.<br />

The producer organization Unión de Organizaciones Campesinas<br />

Cacaoteras, or UNOCACE, was founded in February 1999. In the<br />

meantime, the organization brings <strong>to</strong>gether around 900 smallscale<br />

farming families in the provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, El<br />

Oro and Bolivar.<br />

Nacional (or Arriba) cocoa is unique and thrives exclusively<br />

in Ecuador. It belongs <strong>to</strong> the Forastero variety, but no other<br />

forastero develops such a pronounced flavor. The cocoa we use<br />

comes from the famous cocoa region of Los Ríos.<br />

Grower Partner: Cooperative<br />

UNOCACE<br />

www.unocace.com<br />

Certifications: Organic ∙ Fairtrade<br />

Cocoa Variation: Nacional<br />

90%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

ROASTING<br />

MEDIUM<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Ecuador, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Flavor: Flowery nutty and elegant bitter. With fruity and spicy notes.<br />

12<br />

Origins of our cocoa


Peru<br />

SUMAQUAO | TRINITARIO<br />

Peru is a country in western South America and borders the<br />

countries of Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile.<br />

In 2010, the Swiss cocoa expert Stefan Bloch and the Peruvian<br />

Israel Pisetsky founded SUMAQAO <strong>to</strong> buy cocoa in the region of<br />

Tocache. In addition, the company works closely with the farmers<br />

and assumes tasks similar <strong>to</strong> a cooperative. The now 2,000<br />

farmers from all over Peru receive support with the transition <strong>to</strong><br />

organic farming, increasing productivity and improving quality.<br />

The cocoa we use is only slightly fermented and dried in the sun.<br />

It is not roasted by us, so the antioxidants originally contained<br />

in the cocoa are preserved.<br />

Fahrenheit 132 (April 2017)<br />

* R.A.W.: ROUGH - AUTHENTIC - WILD<br />

This Choci was made with unroasted cacao beans and at a<br />

maximum temperature of 132 °F. One of our first 2IC-Chocolates<br />

(2 Ingredients Chocolate, only cocoa beans and raw cane sugar).<br />

Note: Since the cocoa beans are not roasted, the official trade<br />

name can not be chocolate.<br />

Fermentation: low - Max. 50 °C / 122 °F<br />

Drying: low - Max. 50 °C / 122 °F<br />

Remove bacteria: Max. 55,55 °C / 132 °F in the core<br />

Grower Partner: SUMAQAO<br />

Special Edition<br />

Certifications: Organic ∙ Fairtrade<br />

Cocoa Variation: Trinitario<br />

ROASTING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Peru, raw cane sugar<br />

Flavor: Fermented new wine (Federroter), balsamic vinegar and notes of spices.<br />

IC<br />

82%<br />

COCOA<br />

R.A.W.<br />

C H O C I<br />

Origins of our cocoa<br />

13


Venezuela<br />

PORCELANA | CRIOLLO (APRIL 2017)<br />

Venezuela is a country located along the Caribbean coast.<br />

It is bordered by Colombia on the west, Brazil on the south,<br />

Guyana on the east, and the islands of Trinidad and Tobago <strong>to</strong><br />

the north-east.<br />

Heirloom cacao varieties are the diamonds of cacao and rare —<br />

cacao trees and beans endowed with a combination of his<strong>to</strong>ric,<br />

cultural, botanical, geographical, and most importantly flavor<br />

value (www.hcpcacao.org).<br />

Porcelana is one of the finest and most prestigious varieties<br />

of cocoa. It grows mainly in the south of Lake Maracaibo in<br />

Venezuela. Our Porcelana beans come from the Finca “La<br />

Orquidea” from Santa Bárbara de Zulia.<br />

Grower Partner: Finca La Orquidea<br />

Special Edition<br />

Cocoa Variation: Criollo<br />

75%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

ROASTING<br />

LIGHT<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Venezuela Porcelana, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Flavor: Macadamia, ripe berries, cream and delicate spice.<br />

14<br />

Origins of our cocoa


Bolivia<br />

WILD BENÍ | BENIANO (March 2017)<br />

Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South<br />

America. It is bordered <strong>to</strong> the west by Peru and Chile, <strong>to</strong> the south<br />

by Argentina and Paraguay, <strong>to</strong> the north and east by Brazil.<br />

Heirloom cacao varieties are the diamonds of cacao and rare —<br />

cacao trees and beans endowed with a combination of his<strong>to</strong>ric,<br />

cultural, botanical, geographical, and most importantly flavor value<br />

(www.hcpcacao.org). The wild growing cacao Wild Bení comes<br />

from the Hacienda Tranquilidad from the Bolivian Itenez-basin in<br />

the Amazon Delta. This cocoa is known as Beniano, genetically<br />

unique and not found anywhere else in the world.<br />

In this area more and more forested elevations emerge, which<br />

protrude a few meters out of the plain. The locals call these<br />

forest islands Chocolatales. One of these Chocolatales is called La<br />

Tranquilidad, the calm or serenity. The former German development<br />

expert Volker Lehmann, based in Santa Cruz, bought the place in<br />

2001 and established a center for the exploration of wild cocoa. The<br />

finca with 500 hectares of natural forest and 80 hectares of lowyielding<br />

natural pasture, as well as 40 hectares of nature reserve is a<br />

medium-sized farm, which gives two indigenous families permanent<br />

work, in comparison <strong>to</strong> the neighboring huge cattle farms with<br />

thousands of hectares. A series of Chocolatales has been cleared<br />

for grassland, which has already made the rare heirloom cacao<br />

disappear in some areas. In Tranquilidad a project was therefore<br />

initiated <strong>to</strong> preserve the Chocolatales.<br />

One of our first 2IC-Chocolates (2 Ingredients Chocolate, only<br />

cocoa beans and raw cane sugar).<br />

Grower Partner: Hacienda Tranquilidad<br />

Special Edition<br />

Cocoa Variation: Beniano<br />

ROASTING<br />

medium<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Bolivia Wild Bení, raw cane sugar<br />

Flavor: Honey, roasted nuts, ripe fruits (figs, plums, currant), coffee.<br />

IC<br />

84%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

Origins of our cocoa<br />

15


Saint Lucia<br />

ISLAND GROWERS | TRINITARIO<br />

Saint Lucia is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean<br />

and belongs <strong>to</strong> the Islands over the wind, which in turn belong<br />

<strong>to</strong> the Lesser Antilles.<br />

These Saint Lucian beans have been supplied through a special<br />

collaboration with Hotel Chocolat. Since 2006 Hotel Chocolat<br />

has been working on their beautiful Rabot Estate in Saint Lucia<br />

and is a pioneer in connecting cacao agriculture with luxury<br />

chocolate. More than 150 other growers on the island have<br />

joined Hotel Chocolat‘s Engaged Ethics programme and benefit<br />

from price and volume guarantees, making their livelihoods<br />

long term sustainable. They have also built an amazing hotel in<br />

this cacao estate, called Boucan, so their cus<strong>to</strong>mers can come<br />

and stay.<br />

Grower Partner:<br />

Island Growers & Hotel Chocolat<br />

(www.hotelchocolat.com)<br />

Special Edition<br />

Cocoa Variation: Trinitario<br />

77%<br />

D A R K<br />

chocolate<br />

ROASTING<br />

medium<br />

GRINDING<br />

72 H<br />

CONCHING<br />

WITHOUT<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Saint Lucia, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Flavor: Red wine like a <strong>Bar</strong>baresco, berries, roasted nuts and coffee.<br />

16<br />

Origins of our cocoa


Dominican<br />

Republic<br />

The Dominican Republic is an island state located on the island<br />

of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean<br />

region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation<br />

of Haiti.<br />

From the Dominican Republic, we get our cocoa beans from<br />

several partners. Our preferred and main suppliers are ÖKO<br />

Caribe and YACAO.<br />

ÖKO Caribe, founded by Gualber<strong>to</strong> Acebey Torrejon and<br />

Adriano de Jesus Rodriguez, works in close cooperation with<br />

180 farmers. The export quantity is rather modest for the local<br />

conditions. However, it still works very well because ÖKO Caribe<br />

maintains a close cooperation with farmers and also pays them<br />

much higher prices. For the year 2017, ÖKO Caribe is also<br />

planning <strong>to</strong> support the farmers with cocoa seedlings in order<br />

<strong>to</strong> increase farm yields and family income.<br />

YACAO is a project in the Yamasá region (40 km north of<br />

San<strong>to</strong> Domingo) and was lauchnched by the swiss company<br />

PRONATEC and local partners in 1999.<br />

The beans used in the Yacao project come from smallholders<br />

affiliated <strong>to</strong> the Fundación Dominicana de Produc<strong>to</strong>res Orgánicos<br />

(FUNDOPO). Grown from 84 families in 2000 <strong>to</strong>day FUNDOPO<br />

has more than 1000 members<br />

These cocoa beans are used in all our flavored chocolates, whole<br />

milk chocolates, vegan chocolates, Suchti-Dragees and Müsli.<br />

In our dark chocolate for the flavored chocolates the proportion<br />

is 60% (and 40% Ecuador UNOCACE), in all other chocolates<br />

the proportion is 100%.<br />

Grower Partner: ÖKO Caribe<br />

www.oko-caribe.com<br />

YACAO<br />

www.yacao.com<br />

Certifications: Organic<br />

Fairtrade (YACAO)<br />

Cocoa Variation: Trinitario<br />

Origins of our cocoa 17


FLAVORED<br />

BARS


Halen Môn®<br />

Sea Salt Flakes 70%<br />

Dark chocolate flavored with Halen Môn® sea salt, which is<br />

obtained around the “Isle of Anglesey” in Wales from the Atlantic.<br />

Halen Môn® is a brand of the Anglesey Sea Salt Company (http://<br />

www.halenmon.com).<br />

Acting out of necessity, the co-owners David Lea-Wilson and his<br />

wife Alison began <strong>to</strong> experiment with the extraction of salt in<br />

1997. The previous business, oyster farming, fish wholesale and<br />

aquarium was very seasonal, therefore they both looked for a<br />

new business idea. In 1999 the first salt was sold <strong>to</strong> the local<br />

butcher. Today the salt is popular with <strong>to</strong>p chefs and hobby<br />

chefs around the world, and is indispensable in the culinary<br />

world.<br />

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Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Dominican Republic & Ecuador, raw cane sugar, cocoa<br />

butter, Halen Môn® Sea Salt Flakes (0.9%).<br />

Flavored bars<br />

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Carolina Reaper<br />

Chili 70%<br />

Dark chocolate flavored with Carolina Reaper, the hottest chili<br />

in the world. With an average of 1,569,300 Scoville and peak<br />

values of more than 2,200,000 Scoville this variety achieved an<br />

entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in November 2013.<br />

The chocolate knows no mercy, only pain. For true gourmet<br />

masochists. The chocolate has no right <strong>to</strong> exist, except that<br />

many people enjoy it when the hot pain of chili rises <strong>to</strong> their<br />

head. You have been warned!<br />

Inspired by Jeff Shepherd (Lillie Belle Farms) and his chocolate<br />

bar “Do not eat this chocolate”.<br />

Scoville Level 10+ (1.569.300 Scoville)<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Dominican Republic & Ecuador, raw cane sugar, cocoa<br />

butter, Carolina Reaper chili (0.3%), pain.<br />

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Malabar<br />

& Cubeb-Pepper 70%<br />

Dark chocolate flavored with Indian Malabar pepper of fruitymild<br />

sharpness and Indonesian Cubeb pepper with spicypeppery<br />

notes.<br />

The Malabar region on the west coast of India is most likely<br />

the origin of the pepper plant. From there the pepper spread<br />

throughout India. In this region, pepper has been cultivated for<br />

thousands of years and is still hand-picked.<br />

The Cubeb-pepper is native <strong>to</strong> Java and other Indonesian<br />

islands. Cubebs are the immature fruits of the plant species.<br />

In China, Cubebs have long been used in medicine for healing<br />

purposes. Cubebs have a warm, turpentine-like aroma. The<br />

taste is bitter-eucalyptus-like.<br />

Cubeb-pepper is the medicinal plant of the year 2016.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Dominican Republic & Ecuador, raw cane sugar, cocoa<br />

butter, Cubeb-pepper, Malabar-pepper (2%).<br />

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Almonds<br />

& Spices 70%<br />

Dark chocolate flavored with crispy roasted Sicilian almonds<br />

and wintry spices.<br />

The almonds came <strong>to</strong> Sicily from Southwestern Asia. The<br />

almond blossom season in Sicily extends over a long period.<br />

While the numerous almond trees already bloom mid-January<br />

in mild years, the almond blossom season extends <strong>to</strong> the end<br />

of March.<br />

In addition <strong>to</strong> the Spanish almonds of the Marcona variety,<br />

Sicilian almonds are particularly aromatic.<br />

Only available in the winter season!<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Dominican Republic & Ecuador, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter,<br />

roasted almonds (10%), Spices (2%) (cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, mace, bourbon vanilla,<br />

ginger, Cubeb-pepper, Malabar-pepper), sea salt.<br />

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Buffalo Milk 50%<br />

Buffalo milk is rich in vitamins and minerals, has a strong taste<br />

and develops a wonderful melt-in-your-mouth experience<br />

in our chocolate. Any fan of buffalo mozzarella will love this<br />

chocolate.<br />

We obtain our buffalo milk from the English Lavers<strong>to</strong>ke Park<br />

Farm, where a herd of 1,500 buffalo enjoys a happy and stressfree<br />

life. Because the protein composition is different from<br />

cow’s milk, in many cases people with an allergy <strong>to</strong> cow‘s<br />

milk can consume buffalo milk. However, anyone wishing <strong>to</strong><br />

consume our chocolate should seek medical advice first.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, buffalo milk powder, raw cane sugar, cocoa liquor<br />

Dominican Republic.<br />

Flavor: Pronounced cocoa note with a delicate taste of buffalo milk. Creamy-milky<br />

with delicate melt.<br />

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Coffee<br />

& Cocoa-Nibs 55%<br />

Conched with liquefied coffee beans Bench Maji from<br />

Ethiopia. The Arabica plant, originating from the primeval<br />

forests of Ethiopia, spread all over the world and is considered<br />

as ances<strong>to</strong>r of all Arabica varieties. Roasted by Caffè a Casa in<br />

Vienna (www.caffeacasa.com) the coffee chocolate harmonizes<br />

very well with crisp roasted cocoa nibs made from cocoa from<br />

the Dominican Republic.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, cocoa liquor Dominican Republic, whole milk powder,<br />

raw cane sugar, coffee beans “Bench Maji” (7%), Kakao-Nibs (5%).<br />

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Vanilla<br />

The vanilla is a spice which is obtained from the fermented<br />

capsules (“pods”) of different species of the orchid genus<br />

Vanilla.<br />

The genus Vanilla comprises about 110 species, 15 of which<br />

supply aromatic capsules, commonly referred <strong>to</strong> as vanilla<br />

pods. The most important way of producing vanilla pods is the<br />

vanilla planifolia. Originally from Mexico and Central America,<br />

the spice vanilla is mainly cultivated in Madagascar, Réunion<br />

(formerly called Île Bourbon and hence the name Bourbon<br />

vanilla) and other islands of the Indian Ocean.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, whole milk powder, Bourbon vanilla<br />

(0.9%).<br />

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Raspberry<br />

& Rose<br />

Flavored with aromatic-fruity raspberries and precious Bulgarian<br />

rose oil (rosa damascena). The raspberries are ripe and harvested<br />

with full aroma and immediately freeze-dried. This preserves<br />

their full fruity-acid flavor.<br />

We use 100% pure essential rose oil for our chocolate. It is<br />

ecovered by steam distillation. Rose oil from Bulgaria, where<br />

roses have been grown since 1710, is regarded as the best quality.<br />

The price per litre in the organic quality we use is between 25,000<br />

and 40,000 €.<br />

The production is very complex. The flowers are picked by hand<br />

and from 1,000 kg rose flowers you only get 200-300 g rose oil.<br />

In naturopathy rose oil has long been a panacea and is applied<br />

in a very broad spectrum.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, whole milk powder, dried<br />

raspberries (12%), rose oil (rosa damascena) (


Yellow Passion Fruit<br />

& Basil<br />

Flavored with aromatic-fruity yellow passion fruits and fragrant<br />

basil oil from France. The passion fruits are ripe and harvested<br />

with full aroma and immediately freeze-dried. This preserves its<br />

full fruity-acidic flavor.<br />

Yellow passion fruit/Maracujas are often confused with passion<br />

fruit. They have much in common and belong <strong>to</strong> the genus<br />

passion flower. The main difference is that the shells of yellow<br />

passion fruits have a light green <strong>to</strong> yellowish color and the fruits<br />

are almost twice as large. The passion fruit is used very often in<br />

promotions, as it is much more colorful.<br />

The basil is still one of the most important medicinal herbs of<br />

Ayurveda, the ancient Indian medicine. It is used as a panacea<br />

and is used in a broad spectrum. Its scent is strong and intense,<br />

balsamic, fresh-sweet, light and spicy.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, whole milk powder, dried yellow pasion<br />

fruits (13%), basil oil (0.01%).<br />

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VEGAN<br />

CHOCI


Broccoli<br />

& salted Almonds<br />

Vegan choci conched with deoiled almond flour and air-dried<br />

broccoli powder. Flavored with roasted and salted almonds<br />

from Sicily.<br />

Almond flour differs from ground almonds due <strong>to</strong> the lower<br />

fat content. Almond flour contains only about 12% almond oil<br />

(instead of 60 % in ground almonds). The almonds are deoiled<br />

by cold pressing. The ground press cake contains approx. 35%<br />

protein, approx. 21% fiber and not a lot of carbohydrates.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, almond flour (14%), dried broccoli<br />

powder (10%), roasted almonds, sea salt.<br />

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Beetroot<br />

& Coconut<br />

Vegan choci conched with defatted coconut flour and air-dried<br />

beetroot juice powder, refined with roasted coconut chips.<br />

Our beetroot juice powder comes from Austrian organic<br />

farming. They are rich in vitamins and minerals. Especially B<br />

vitamins, folic acid, potassium and iron are found in the red<br />

tuber and contribute <strong>to</strong> a balanced nutrition.<br />

Coconuts are the aromatic fruits of the coconut trees and they<br />

are an all-round fruit in their effect and use. The coconut thrives<br />

on the tropical tree in the coastal regions of South and Central<br />

America, Africa, Asia and the Polynesian and Hawaiian islands.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, beetroot juice powder (16%), <strong>to</strong>asted<br />

coconut chips (8%), coconut flour (7%).<br />

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Toma<strong>to</strong><br />

Vegan choci conched with defatted coconut flour and airdried<br />

<strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong> juice powder from the species Volgograd from<br />

Uzbekistan.<br />

Volgograd is an old Russian <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong>, which is very resistant and<br />

robust. Their fruits are slightly flattened and can reach a harvest<br />

weight of 200 grams. The skin of the fruit is rather soft, the fruit<br />

is full-bodied and aromatic.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong> juice powder (15%), coconut<br />

flour, sea salt.<br />

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Stinging Nettle<br />

Vegan choci conched with deoiled almond flour and air-dried<br />

stinging nettle powder.<br />

Almond flour differs from ground almonds due <strong>to</strong> the lower<br />

fat content. Almond flour contains only about 12% almond oil<br />

(instead of 60% in ground almonds). The almonds are deoiled<br />

by cold pressing. The ground press cake contains approx. 35%<br />

protein, approx. 21% fiber and not a lot of carbohydrates.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, almond flour (14%), stinging nettle<br />

powder (11%)..<br />

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Almonds<br />

& Pumpkin Seeds<br />

Vegan Almond Chocolate flavored with roasted almonds from<br />

Sicily and slightly salted pumpkin seeds from Styria in Austria.<br />

Pumpkin seeds from Styria are considered <strong>to</strong> be the highest<br />

quality pumpkin seeds. They have many health-promoting<br />

properties and are tasty. They have many nutrients that<br />

contribute <strong>to</strong> a balanced and healthy diet.<br />

Ingredients: Cocoa liquor Dominican Republic, cocoa butter, raw cane sugar,<br />

almond flour (15 %), roasted almonds (7%), pumpkin seeds (5%), sea salt.<br />

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SUCHTI


Sicilian Hazelnuts<br />

in Caramel & Gianduja<br />

The Sicilian hazelnuts used are the Faiçon Romaine variety and are harvested by Sicilian farmers in<br />

loving detail. Freshly roasted by us they are caramelized in small batches by hand in a copper cauldron,<br />

then rolled in our <strong>Bean</strong>-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>Bar</strong> Gianduja chocolate and dusted with cocoa powder.<br />

Ingredients: Hazelnuts (38%), raw cane sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder,<br />

cocoa mass, cocoa powder, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin.<br />

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Wild Mountain Almonds in Raspberry<br />

Our wild mountain almonds come from pristine collection areas in Uzbekistan. Once the fruit is ripe,<br />

the farmers pick the almonds directly from the wild growing trees. The almonds are gently roasted and<br />

rolled in dark chocolate. To refine them, the almonds are coated with an aromatic raspberry powder at<br />

the end.<br />

Ingredients: roasted almonds (37%), cocoa mass, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter,<br />

dried raspberries (5%), emulsifier: sunflower lecithin.<br />

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Cashews in Coffee<br />

The cashews come from Burkina Faso and our roasted fresh, rolled in coffee chocolate and powdered<br />

with cocoa powder. Our coffee chocolate is conched with liquefied coffee beans of the Bench Maji<br />

variety from Ethiopia. The Arabica plant, which stems from Ethiopia’s primeval forests, is spreading<br />

across the whole world and is regarded as the ances<strong>to</strong>r of all of <strong>to</strong>day’s Arabica varieties. Roasted by<br />

our coffee partner Caffè a Casa from Vienna.<br />

Ingredients: Roasted cashews (32%), cocoa butter, whole milk powder, raw cane sugar,<br />

cocoa mass, coffee beans “Bench Maji”, cocoa powder.<br />

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Cranberries in Lavender<br />

Our cranberries are from traditional growing areas in Canada. They are lightly sweetened with cane sugar,<br />

the whole juice remains in the fruit. Therefore they taste especially aromatic and fruity-tart. Powdered<br />

with beetroot juice powder, which not only has color, but is also rich in vital substances.<br />

Ingredients: Cranberries (Cranberries, raw cane sugar, sunflower oil) (36%),<br />

cocoa mass, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter, beetroot juice powder, emulsifier:<br />

sunflower lecithin, lavender oil (0.1%).<br />

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Ginger in Yellow Passion Fruit<br />

The Asian ginger is boiled in syrup in the country of origin, preserved, drained and rolled in cane<br />

sugar. The candied ginger is rolled by us in dark chocolate and covered with fruity aromatic yellow<br />

passion fruit.<br />

Ingredients: Candied Ginger (ginger, raw cane sugar) (35%), cocoa mass,<br />

raw cane sugar, yellow passion fruit dried (13%), cocoa butter, emulsifier:<br />

sunflower lecithin.<br />

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Hazelnut Creme Gianduja<br />

The Sicilian hazelnuts used are the Faiçon Romaine variety and are<br />

harvested by Sicilian farmers in loving detail. Freshly roasted by us,<br />

they are finely ground in our grinder, sweetened with raw cane sugar<br />

and refined with tart cocoa powder.<br />

Ingredients: Hazelnuts (55%), raw cane sugar, cocoa powder<br />

Emulsifier: Sunflower lecithin.<br />

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Muesli & Granola<br />

Delicious and healthy muesli made with ingredients from organic controlled cultivation. The oats for<br />

our controlled gluten-free oat flakes are grown and processed free of gluten contaminants.<br />

Each batch is analyzed by our supplier in the labora<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>to</strong> establish that it is gluten-free and is<br />

guaranteed <strong>to</strong> be below 20 ppm gluten. In the Food Act, “Oat in foodstuffs must be produced,<br />

prepared and/or processed in such a way as <strong>to</strong> prevent contamination by wheat, rye, barley or their<br />

cross-breeds for people with a gluten in<strong>to</strong>lerance”, the gluten content of the oats must not exceed<br />

20 mg / Kg (ppm).<br />

Granola Nutty Crunch<br />

Crispy-nutty-aromatic. Tasty in milk and also in yogurt,<br />

especially in combination with fruits or fruit pulps.<br />

Ingredients: Oat flakes, agave syrup, roasted almonds (14%), roasted<br />

cashew kernels (12%), sunflower seeds, rapeseed oil, cocoa nibs Dominican<br />

Republic.<br />

Chocolate Muesli<br />

Nutty-chocolatey with a strong cocoa taste. Without added sugar or<br />

other sweeteners or fillers. The healthy and tasty start <strong>to</strong> the day.<br />

Ingredients: Oat flakes, dark chocolate (cocoa liquor, raw cane sugar, cocoa butter<br />

Emulsifier: sunflower lecithin) (18%), sunflower seeds, roasted cocoa nibs Dominican<br />

Republic, roasted almonds, roasted cashew kernels.<br />

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Filled Chocolates<br />

We have a standard selection of approx. 18 varieties, which is<br />

valid from September <strong>to</strong> August. Afterwards we partly change<br />

the varieties, in order <strong>to</strong> be able <strong>to</strong> act out our creativity.<br />

2016/2017<br />

• Pur<br />

• Mousse au Chocolat<br />

• Halen Môn Salz-Caramel<br />

• Jamaica Rum Smith & Cross Navy Strength<br />

• Glenmorangie Original 10 Years Highland Whisky<br />

• Cointreau Orange<br />

• Portwein-Lavendel<br />

• Kaffee-Cognac<br />

• Zitronen-Caramel<br />

• Himbeer-Balsamico<br />

• Mango<br />

• Haselnuss-Nougat mit karamellisierten Haselnüssen<br />

• Schicht-Nougat<br />

• Sesam-Nougat<br />

• Pistazien-Nougat<br />

• Pistazien-Marzipan<br />

• Walnuss-Marzipan<br />

• Punsch-Marzipan<br />

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AND IN OUR WEB-SHOP!


<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Ramon</strong> GmbH & Co. KG<br />

Königswinterer Straße 624 • D-53227 Bonn/Oberkassel<br />

<strong>Georgia</strong><strong>Ramon</strong>Bonn Georgiva <strong>Ramon</strong> Bonn georgiaramonbonn<br />

+49-228-36036886 info@georgia-ramon.com<br />

www.georgia-ramon.com

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