Cocoa mass

Cocoa mass which is destined to the chocolate industries requires a different processing than cocoa mass which we process further into cocoa butter and cocoa powder. We have dedicated two of our four mass factories in Zaandam, De Jonker I and De Jonker II, to produce tailor made mass for the chocolate industries. In this plant we can adjust the processing conditions and the cocoa bean blends resulting in a range of mass our customers need to make the chocolate they want. An important matter because the chocolate industries are increasingly interested to outsource mass. The other two, Aurora I and Aurora II, produce cocoa mass which are processed further to cocoa butter and cocoa powder at our Eenhoorn plant in Wormer. In the Aurora I and Aurora II we alkalize the cocoa nibs in various ways to produce mass with the characteristic color and flavor profiles needed for our cocoa powders.