PERÚ PURO nominated for the German Sustainability Award!
We are “Greatly sustainable”! This is the conclusion reached by the jurors whonominatedPERÚ PURO for the 17th German Sustainability Award.This business award recognizes pioneers in 100 sectors and honours the beacons of sustainable solutions. We are delighted with this nomination, as social and environmental sustainability are our top priorities. Everything we do contributes to the
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Did you know that “sustainability” is not always sustainable?
In fact, real sustainability is a tricky thing:The term “sustainable” is just as unprotected as “ecological” or “fair”, for example. And because these words are not defined strictly enough, they are used excessively in corporate communications and advertising. Basically, sustainability means satisfying the needs of the present in such a way that the opportunities of
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PERÚ PURO honored by Federal Environment Minister!
We are delighted: PERÚ PURO has won the audience award in the prestigious “The supply chain is alive” competition! On Tuesday, Federal Environment Minister Lemke presented awards to three companies for their commitment to protecting biodiversity in the festive atmosphere of the AXICA Congress Center right next to the Brandenburg Gate. PERÚ PURO, the smallest
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Did you know that the fresh harvest of our “Para Perú” Brazil nuts now has new, elegant and environmentally friendly packaging?
We have given our freshly arrived Brazil nut harvest a new packaging:The godfather of our wild-collected PARA PERÚ Brazil nuts is the aguti(Dasyprocta spp.). It is part of the breathtaking wildlife of the Peruvian lowland rainforest and the only wild animal that can open Brazil nuts. The artist Willian Mamani Loyaza created this drawing for
PERÚ PURO on ARTE
We have made it back onto television! In its series “Agree to Disagree”, ARTE asks whether it is even possible to reconcile fairness and sustainability with low prices.We at PERÚ PURO deliberately argue against the strategy of the discounters and the fair trade label. We say: “Chocolate must become a luxury again.Less, but better, fairer
Did you know that one bar of CHUNCHO GOLD Grand Cru contains cocoa from two CHuncho fruits?
That’s a total of about 66 cocoa beans. Because chuncho pods are smaller than the highly cultivated industrial cocoa varieties and the cocoa beans, the seeds of the fruit, are also small, extra handwork goes into each chocolate.This aspect also contributes to the fact that our Chuncho Gold Grand Cru chocolates are real specialties and
Did you know that cocoa shell tea is made from the dried skins of roasted cocoa beans?
Each cocoa bean is surrounded by a thin skin. Before the cocoa is processed into nibs or chocolate, it is removed. Poured over hot water, these cocoa shells become a velvety, smooth, incredibly chocolaty tea. Make yourself also comfortable with a cup of cocoa shell tea and enjoy the incomparable, and at the same time
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Did you know that agroforestry systems are also a pantry, bank, and health insurance?
In and around our agroforestry areas, many other food crops grow besides cacao papayas, avocados, chili, cinnamon. Because they ripen at very different times, this pantry of farmers is always fresh and richly filled. As shade trees, our farmers also plant mahogany. Because this noble tree now grows and grows, it becomes worth more every
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