Fortuna Chocolate

Fortuna Chocolate Queer, Latinx, Feminist Chocolate Makers working with organic ancestral cacao grown in what is now Mexico. Cacao is our medium.

Fortuna was born on a bicycle in the streets of Tokyo and at a long wooden table in the Danish countryside. It was born on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and in the forests of the Rocky Mountains. Witness to our story and elder, we sit at the feet of its wisdom. Bloodied by human hands and talisman of our ceremonies, cacao is already answering our questions.

Chocolate pairs with all kinds of beverages. This holiday why not create your own pairing party? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Pic...
12/12/2021

Chocolate pairs with all kinds of beverages. This holiday why not create your own pairing party? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Pictured here are three of our white chocolates paired with three styles of aged Puerh teas from Yunan province in China.

Truffles are live on the website! Available in sets of 12 & gift wrapped we are happy to include a personal note, just ...
12/12/2021

Truffles are live on the website! Available in sets of 12 & gift wrapped we are happy to include a personal note, just let us know when you order. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All four flavors are in stock - Raspberry with Papantla Vanilla, Dos Leches Cajeta, Honeycomb & Turmeric (BEEgan), and Hazelnut with Figs (Vegan).

Foraging for arrangements is one of our favorite ways to appreciate the seasons, this one was gathered last spring. ⠀⠀⠀⠀...
12/10/2021

Foraging for arrangements is one of our favorite ways to appreciate the seasons, this one was gathered last spring. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As we celebrate the changing seasons, take a look around and see what is reflected in your wild spaces.

Remember when we served hot drinking chocolate? It is super easy to make for yourself at home! Simply melt any of our M...
12/09/2021

Remember when we served hot drinking chocolate? It is super easy to make for yourself at home! Simply melt any of our Mordiscos in a cup of hot liquid - think hot oat milk, organic whole milk, even hot water! Perfect as the weather is starting to turn cold in our part of the world.

Check out these gorgeous flowers! Did you know that we also have a background in floral design? Cacao beans start as flo...
12/08/2021

Check out these gorgeous flowers! Did you know that we also have a background in floral design? Cacao beans start as flowers growing from the trunk of the Theobroma tree, once pollinated they grow into large pods with an average of 50 beans or seeds inside.

Plants and flowers are where chocolate starts. Cacao grown in biodiversity is the heart of what we make and we believe t...
12/07/2021

Plants and flowers are where chocolate starts. Cacao grown in biodiversity is the heart of what we make and we believe that the very best flavors come from the intersection of thriving land and thriving people.

By opening lines of communication this way, we amplify the work of our Radical partners and share the work that we do by...
11/26/2021

By opening lines of communication this way, we amplify the work of our Radical partners and share the work that we do by making chocolate. This way the impact of the money we invest is more about community building.

When a sale is made we resupply the production fund and then invest 100% of the profit from the sale into the work being...
11/25/2021

When a sale is made we resupply the production fund and then invest 100% of the profit from the sale into the work being done by our partners. This means that we are able to connect with like minded people we admire.

Next we worked deeply to identify partners to offer our a radical profit shift. We spent time considering our location,...
11/24/2021

Next we worked deeply to identify partners to offer our a radical profit shift. We spent time considering our location, position and privilege. The process led us to land, family and gender rights.

We began by investing our humble marketing budget as seed money for merchandise. Working with an amazing art collective...
11/23/2021

We began by investing our humble marketing budget as seed money for merchandise. Working with an amazing art collective in TX shout out three of our designs were hand printed with eco inks onto a t-shirt, tote bag and a bandana.

Last year instead of taking the sage advice from our very cool media consultant friends, I wondered if there was a way t...
11/22/2021

Last year instead of taking the sage advice from our very cool media consultant friends, I wondered if there was a way to achieve my professional goals of reaching out to our community with Fortuna and giving our money to organizations we admired and with whom our investment had an impact.

Recent academic work suggests that human beings have been cultivating cannabis for 12,000 years! Working in collaborati...
11/16/2021

Recent academic work suggests that human beings have been cultivating cannabis for 12,000 years! Working in collaboration with _Compounds in Denver, our collaboration with has produced some delicious industry leading chocolate bars. Infused with expertly grown Colorado cannabis flower these chocolates are the food forward option for those looking to eat ethical chocolate with the powerful benefits offered by the cannabis plant.
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There is a wave of inspired people mobilizing a peaceful and equitable revolution activating business as a force for good and we are shiny drops in that wave. We are bi-cultural food loving artists collaborating across borders to craft organic chocolate with MexicXn heirloom cacao. We believe in equitable trade, sustainable design and world-class flavor. All of our chocolate is organic, small batch and stone ground in our mobile chocolate factory in Boulder, Colorado.