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European, Middle Eastern and African Bean-to-Bar Competition 2023 – Grand Jury Finalists

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the 2023 European Middle Eastern and African Bean-to-Bar Competition, which was judged in-person in Florence, Italy during March 2023.

The judging panel included our regular European judges, along with many of our IICCT alumni and other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.

The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and a main round of judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting.

While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.

The 2023 European Bar Grand Jury Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)


Plain/origin bars

Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

Aruntam - Sensory Chocolate (Italy) Chocolaterie Morin (France) Deremiens Chocolate Group (Belgium) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Guido Castagna (Italy) Meybol Cacao (Germany) PERÚ PURO Chuncho Gold (Germany) TRUFAS MARTINEZ (Spain) Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway)

Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars

20°NORD 20°SUD (France) ACAOYER (France) Ara Chocolat (France) Aroko Chocolate (Italy) Audaces (France) Banchini (Italy) Barre Clandestine (France) Beaningful (Lithuania) Beskid Chocolate (Poland) Cacao Experience (France) Chocokoo (Estonia) Chocolate Tree (United Kingdom) Chocolatoa (Belgium) Choconuva (Germany) cocoa49.2 (United Kingdom) Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) DESEO Chocolate (Poland) Fabric Chocolate (Hungary) Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) Garçoa Chocolate (Switzerland) Kaitxo (Spain) Kakau Worship (Greece) Kankel cacao (Spain) Karuna Chocolate (Italy) L'INSTANT CACAO (France) La Brigaderie de Paris (France) La Fèverie by Hasnaâ (France) Le Cacaotier (France) Les copains de Bastien (France) LIM Chocolate (Italy) Livstory Craft Chocolate (Romania) London Chocolate (United Kingdom) Lucifèves d’Aubrac (France) Lurka chocolate (Spain) MADALO (Belgium) Meybol Cacao (Germany) MoonChocolate (Czech Republic) Pastisseria Àger (Spain) Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) Puchero (Spain) RAFA GORROTXATEGI (Spain) SAND SA (France) Shoukâ Chamonix (France) Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) Sopocka Manufaktura Czekolady (Poland) Taman Artisan Chocolates (Croatia) Terre de Fèves (France) Utopick Cacao (Spain) xoco (Kuwait) Zoto (Belgium)

High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)

Barcelona Chocolate Company (Spain) Chocolate Tree (United Kingdom) Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Fyns Chokolade - Bønne Til Bar (Denmark) Guido Castagna (Italy) Kaitxo (Spain) Kakau Worship (Greece) Karuna Chocolate (Italy) Meybol Cacao (Germany) PERÚ PURO Chuncho Gold (Germany)

Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

Chocolaterie Morin (France) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) PERÚ PURO Chuncho Gold (Germany) Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway)

Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars

ACAOYER (France) Barre Clandestine (France) Butterfly Chocolate Turkey (Turkey) cocoa49.2 (United Kingdom) Duffy's (United Kingdom) Essenzo Cacao (Spain) Ivee Promenade (Poland) Kaitxo (Spain) Kankel cacao (Spain) L'INSTANT CACAO (France) La Fèverie by Hasnaâ (France) Lucifèves d’Aubrac (France) MoonChocolate (Czech Republic) Pastisseria Àger (Spain) Shoukâ Chamonix (France) Terre de Fèves (France) Tobago Estate Chocolates (Sweden) Utopick Cacao (Spain) xoco (Kuwait)

Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients

Barre Clandestine (France) Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) Kakau Worship (Greece) Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) Shoukâ Chamonix (France) Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom)

Plain/origin white chocolate bars

Cacao Experience (France) Chocolaterie Morin (France) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Fyns Chokolade - Bønne Til Bar (Denmark) Lucifèves d’Aubrac (France)

Flavoured bars

Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

Beau Cacao (France) Butterfly Chocolate Turkey (Turkey) Chocolaterie Morin (France) Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) DESEO Chocolate (Poland) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Ivee Promenade (Poland) Kakau Worship (Greece) Karuna Chocolate (Italy) LABYs (Sweden) Lidka Chocolate (Czech Republic) LIM Chocolate (Italy) Livstory Craft Chocolate (Romania) Lucifèves d’Aubrac (France) Nordic Chocolate (Sweden) Shoukâ Chamonix (France) Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) Standout Chocolate (Sweden)

Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Aruntam - Sensory Chocolate (Italy) Barre Clandestine (France) Chocolate Tree (United Kingdom) DESEO Chocolate (Poland) Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) Kaitxo (Spain) Karuna Chocolate (Italy) Puchero (Spain) Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway)

Dark chocolate bars with a filling

Aruntam - Sensory Chocolate (Italy) Guido Castagna (Italy) Terre de Fèves (France)

Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

AHERZ (Austria) Beaningful (Lithuania) Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) Kaitxo (Spain) Lilla Chokladfabriken Borgå (Finland) Livstory Craft Chocolate (Romania) Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) Standout Chocolate (Sweden)

Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Chocolate Tree (United Kingdom) DESEO Chocolate (Poland) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Puchero (Spain) Shoukâ Chamonix (France) Solkiki Chocolatemaker (United Kingdom) Utopick Cacao (Spain) Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway)

Milk chocolate bars with a filling

Guido Castagna (Italy)

White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring

AHERZ (Austria) DESEO Chocolate (Poland) Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) Kilian & Close (Germany) Pastisseria Àger (Spain) Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic)

White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces

Cacao Experience (France) Chocolate Tree (United Kingdom) Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) Kaitxo (Spain) Lurka chocolate (Spain) RAFA GORROTXATEGI (Spain)

White chocolate bars with a filling

DESEO Chocolate (Poland)

Ingredients from cacao

Cocoa Powder

Chocolaterie Morin (France)

Cocoa Butter

Chocolaterie Morin (France)