Chocolate & confectionery

Work with us to choose the finest ingredients, understand exactly where they come from, then create indulgent chocolate bars, low-sugar treats, delicious pralines and luxurious sweet spreads.

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We love bringing new concepts and fresh ideas to life. Explore our portfolio where we can offer ingredients that are good for consumers and good for farmers. From bars to beverages, we bring expertise across cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices.

Chocolate bars

Chocolate bar. Two words that make mouths water. How can you unleash the potential of this classic treat? Use our vast experience on the farm and in the food lab. Low-sugar, plant-based, sustainable and traceable. With our cocoa butter, cocoa powder, cocoa liquor and cocoa beans, you can deliver what today’s consumers expect.

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Compound coatings

Compound coatings and enrobing

Chocolate all over. The right compound coating can transform a good product into an irresistible one. Together, we select the cocoa powders and confectionery fats you need, optimized for your specific recipe. Let our ingredients support your development of the most delicious and stable products possible.

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Fillings, pralines & inclusions

There's nothing quite like biting into a treat with a perfectly smooth and satisfying filling, praline or inclusion. We help you select the right cocoa powder, cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and nut pieces or pastes to surprise and delight your customers. Then we support you turning it into fillings for bars and tablets that fly off the shelves.

Sweet spreads

Sweet spreads are exploding in popularity. Think beyond just toast – add a spoon and now it's a snack. Capture a slice of this exciting market by partnering with us to create flavorsome, satisfying recipes. Why not pair some of our delicious nuts with our premium cocoa ingredients?

Cocoa beans

We source more than a million tons of cocoa beans from every major growing region across the world. Our superior cocoa beans range from high quality West African bulk shipments to small lot, fine flavor cocoa beans. How about a traceable single-origin option for a premium taste, like bold Ghanaian or aromatic Ecuadorian beans?

Cocoa liquors

Also known as cocoa mass or cocoa paste, cocoa liquor is considered the base ingredient of chocolate. We use cocoa from different origins with variations in roasting and post-roast treatment to offer a choice of liquid or solid cocoa liquors. We're at the wheel from sourcing and processing through to packaging.

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Cocoa butters

High quality chocolate and confectionery call for high quality cocoa butter. Our pure prime pressed cocoa butters deliver creamy, smooth and melt-in-mouth consistency. Choose from formats including fully and partially deodorized options to ensure easy integration into any recipe or manufacturing process.

half of natural cocoa powder with half of smooth cocoa consistency

Cocoa powders

We never take cocoa powder for granted. The key to so many tasty treats, make sure you have the right type to get exceptional results. Fruity or bitter, vibrant red to dark brown and black – our exciting variety of cocoa powders is an endless source of inspiration.

A pile of different raw nuts, such as cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, and pistachios

Whole nuts & pieces

Add textural interest with perfectly roasted whole nuts or pieces, carefully produced to retain flavor, texture and aroma. How about nutty, buttery hazelnuts for a classic favorite? Or pistachio, a rising star that is winning consumers’ hearts with an excitingly vivid color.

Almonds spread around the bowl filled with almond flour

Nut powders & flour

Our nut protein powders and nut flours are made from the finest quality almonds and cashews and partially defatted for higher compatibility with cocoa butter. Choose between neutral flavors or new propositions. Dairy-free treats with the right hardness, snap, taste and melting properties are just around the corner.

Nut butters & pastes

Are you team smooth or team crunchy? For delicious spreads at any time of day, our wide portfolio of nut butters and pastes can bring a health halo and unique taste experiences to your consumers. Pair our cocoa ingredients with your pick of almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts, pistachios, walnuts and macadamias.

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Inspiration

Sensory satisfaction, premiumization or plant-based ingredients: what is your next challenge? Our ingredients portfolio offers near endless natural, nutritious and delicious possibilities for new product development across categories. Learn more about some of our latest chocolate and confectionery application innovations.

Hazelnut spread

A growing appetite for sweet spreads plus the ever-expanding plant-based market equals a huge opportunity for confectionery brands. That’s why we created a concept for a plant-based chocolate hazelnut spread that replaces milk powders with high roasted hazelnut flours. A creamy, rich hazelnut taste without the dairy.

Plant-based chocolate bar

What could possibly be better than a vegan chocolate bar made with our rich cocoa powder and filled with our macadamias, pistachios or hazelnuts? Rich, crunchy and sweet. Use cashew and almond defatted flour as a replacement for milk-based ingredients in great tasting chocolate mass.

Moonlight bonbon

Truffles have never been so eye-catching. With our extra white cocoa butter, color contrasts can be taken to new vivid heights. The perfect visual match for rich and indulgent fillings like hazelnut praline, dulce de leche and coffee, or caramel, lemon and ginger.

Dark Ghana chocolate bar with whole hazelnuts

Different origins offer signature sensory profiles. Our concept for a premium dark Ghana 65% cocoa chocolate bar oozes indulgence with its thick tablet and fruity flavor profile unique to Ghanaian origin cocoa. It also leans on the potential of single-origin cocoa for giving consumers greater choice and traceability.

Sustainability

Our approach to sustainability is guided by our Purpose ‘To be the change for good food and a healthy future’. It is rooted in our belief that healthy, natural food is possible when people working in the food systems prosper and contribute to the restoration of the living world.

As the ones on the ground, in the heart of farming communities, we are well positioned to drive positive environmental and social change in communities and landscapes. And to accelerate and deliver change at scale, we are part of many multi-stakeholder partnerships. When we combine this impact with the application innovations of our chefs, we can offer sustainable choices to our customers and together, help feed the growing appetite for naturally good food.

Cocoa Compass

We've set concrete goals to work together with customers and partners to tackle the key issues facing the cocoa supply chain by 2030, with milestones for action in 2020 and 2024. Our progress is tracked, and the results are transparently published in our annual Cocoa Compass reports.

Coffee LENS

We've set challenging goals to tackle the key issues facing the coffee supply chain by 2025, enabled through structured collaboration with partners. We have achieved a number of 2021 milestones, all of which contribute to our longer-term goals.

Almond Trail

Believe it or “nut,” almonds can only grow in a handful of places with ideal growing conditions. We address sustainability challenges facing the supply chain by setting out targets for water stewardship, carbon reduction and support for ecosystems.

Cashew Trail

Each nut story starts with hard-working farmers and processing workers. Cashew Trail sets 2030 targets to tackle poverty and create economic opportunity. Let's improve the livelihoods of people in the cashew communities and grow farmer yields.

Hazelnut Trail

Our vision: creating a collaborative trail to sustainable hazelnuts by addressing the most pressing issues facing hazelnut farmers, their communities and migrant workers. Our goals build on the progress we’ve made over the last decade with our partners.

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Events Feb 21, 2025

Meet ofi at Aahar 2025

We are thrilled to announce that ofi will be participating in Aahar 2025, one of the most prestigious and influential food and beverage events in South Asia. As a global leader in natural ingredients and innovative food solutions, we are excited to showcase our expertise and connect with industry leaders, partners, and customers at this premier event.

At ofi, we are known for our unique and complementary portfolio of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spice ingredients, crafted with care from plant to palate and bean to blend. Our commitment to quality, sustainability, and innovation has positioned us as a trusted partner for food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, and food service providers worldwide.

This year, we are taking our legacy a step further by focusing on shaping the future of food and beverage solutions. At our stand, you’ll discover how we deliver value across industries through our innovative and on-trend products tailored for bakery, beverages, dairy, desserts, culinary, savory, and snacking categories.

What to Expect at Our Stand:

#MakeItReal Solutions Centre: Visit our dedicated space to explore transformative ideas that help you create fresh flavors and bold blends for products that are as delicious, delightful, and natural as possible.
Expert Insights: Meet our team of experts to discuss co-creation opportunities and explore how we can collaborate to bring your product visions to life.
Sustainability in Focus: Learn about our commitment to sustainability and how we are driving positive change across the food and beverage industry.

We invite you to join us at Hall no 5F Stall no 5B to experience our innovative solutions firsthand. Whether you’re looking to enhance your product portfolio, explore new trends, or discuss sustainable practices, our team is here to help you #MakeItReal.

ofi at Aahar 2025: Shaping the Future of Food

We are also proud to participate in the Aahar Leadership Summit, a platform that brings together the most influential leaders in the food and beverage industry. Join us at Aahar 2025 and let’s explore how we can work together to create a brighter, more sustainable future for the food and beverage industry.

We look forward to seeing you at Aahar 2025!

ofi – Innovating for a Better Tomorrow.

Articles Feb 17, 2025

CashewNuss: Advancing Sustainable Cashew Farming in Côte d’Ivoire

Guest Author: Maude Manoukian, Chief Community Officer, Forager Project

At Forager Project, our journey has always been about more than just food. We believe that small, thoughtful choices—what we eat, how we source ingredients, and who we partner with—can lead to a more sustainable future.

For years, cashews have been at the heart of what we do. They’re the foundation of our creamy Cashewmilk Yogurt, an essential source of protein in our plant-based shakes, and the star ingredient in most of the products we make. But behind every cashew is a farmer, a family, and a community working hard to make a living—often with limited resources and opportunities.

That’s why we asked ourselves: What more can we do?

The answer: CashewNuss, an initiative we’re launching with ofi and German development agency GIZ as part of our

One Small Step program. Through this partnership, we’re working hand-in-hand with 10,000 cashew farmers in Côte d’Ivoire to support sustainable farming, organic certification, business training, and community development.

Why this matters

For many cashew farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, their orchards are their only source of income. With just one harvest per year, it can be challenging to provide for their families, invest in their farms, or access the training and resources needed to grow their businesses.

Women farmers, in particular, face additional challenges—they often have less access to education, training, and markets, making it harder for them to build financial independence.

We believe sustainability isn’t just about the planet—it’s also about people. CashewNuss is about taking small but meaningful steps to support farmers, their families, and their communities in ways that create lasting change.

Press Release Feb 13, 2025

GIZ, ofi and Rikolto expand low carbon agriculture in Ecuador to boost cocoa farmer incomes and cut emissions

ofi, a global leader in food and beverage ingredients and solutions, international NGO Rikolto, and the German Development Agency GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), have today announced a low-carbon agriculture project in Ecuador, which aims to support farmers to mitigate against and adapt to the impacts of climate change on cocoa production.

The consortium is co-funded by BMZ and ofi, with Rikolto leading the implementation for ofi’s sustainability programs, including those it delivers for its customers over a three-year period. It seeks to address the impact of unpredictable weather conditions on growing cocoa by training 2,800 farmers in climate-smart agriculture.

Climate change poses a significant threat to 1.7 million Ecuadorians dependent on cocoa, with approximately 60% of cocoa farmers relying on cocoa as their main source of income.¹

The low-carbon agriculture project aims to help support farmers in creating more resilient livelihoods and increasing the efficiency of their cocoa production. By implementing agroforestry, a regenerative farming approach, cocoa can grow alongside other plant species. The technique can help farmers to improve cocoa yields and provide additional income from other planted crops, while sequestering carbon and promoting biodiversity.

The training will be delivered through 600 tailored coaching sessions or 'field schools'. Farmers, at least 20% of whom will be women, will be taught to integrate sustainability principles and agricultural standards into existing farming approaches, helping them to boost cocoa productivity and build climate resilience. The project will also produce 40,000 plants of the rare and native Nacional cocoa variety for distribution, housed within an organic cocoa production community nursery.

Insights from the project will be generated by leveraging ofi’s award-winning AtSource sustainability management system with best practices and learnings shared with national authorities, including the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to help inform national climate policy. The project is aligned with Ecuador's REDD+ Action Plan "Forests for Good Living" 2016-2025.

¹ Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. 2019. Report on cocoa yields

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