The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalist entrants of the 2025 European, Middle Eastern and African Bean-to-Bar Competition, which was judged remotely April-May 2025, with final Grand Jury decisions in May 2025.
The winners’ announcement was held at Artisan HUB in Bucharest, Romania on Saturday, 17th May during a fun live event where specialty coffee expertise met with the best craft chocolate of Europe. Our co-founder Martin Christy was hosting the event together with Alex Rast, one of our Grand Juror, while our co-founder Monica Meschini and another Grand Juror, George Gensler joined us through Zoom.
The judging panel included our regular 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 2025 European, Middle Eastern and African Bean-to-Bar Competition Grand Jury Finalists are:
(In alphabetical order within each category)
Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - O'Payo 68% (90.22)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Johe 70% (88.88)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Nicaliso 70% (88.67)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Chuno 70% Double Turned (88.44)
Meybol Cacao (Germany) - Vraem 72% (88.16)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Chuno 70% Triple Turned (88.08)
Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) - 80% Echarate (87.74)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Barba 70% (87.70)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Indio Rojo 70% (87.38)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Madagascar 64% Fast Dried (87.28)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Rugoso 70% (87.02)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Don Alfonso 70% (86.54)
Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Pérou Chanchamayo 63% A. Morin (86.50)
Meybol Cacao (Germany) - Piura 72% (86.39)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Madagascar 64% Slow Dried (86.17)
Ōme (France) - Tien Giang - Vietnam 74% (85.47)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Medagla 70% (85.23)
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Raw Madagascar (84.86)
Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Pérou Rio Ené 63% A. Morin (84.84)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Rugoso 70% - Bad Fermentation (84.33)
Meybol Cacao (Germany) - Inti 70% (84.33)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Acaoyer (France) - Nicaragua 70% - O'Payo (89.44)Ara Chocolat (France) - Santa Cruz 72% (88.76)
Kaitxo (Spain) - Tanzania 75% (88.67)
LīLā (Czech Republic) - Philippines Luna 75% (88.60)
Shoukâ Chamonix (France) - Philippine 73% de Cacao (88.46)
S T R A N G E R craft chocolate (Ukraine) - Ecuador 70% (88.46)
Acaoyer (France) - Madagascar 70% - T'mar (88.44)
S T R A N G E R craft chocolate (Ukraine) - Guatemala 70% (87.74)
Shoukâ Chamonix (France) - Chuao Grand Cru 74% de Cacao (87.46)
Kaitxo (Spain) - Filipinas 70% (87.41)
Kestar Chocolate (Romania) - Grenada Mount Horn Specialty 70% (87.38)
Aroko Chocolate (Italy) - Porcelana 72% Sierra de Perija,Venezuela (87.32)
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - 70% Dark Madagascar (87.24)
S T R A N G E R craft chocolate (Ukraine) - Colombia 73% (87.23)
Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 68% Dark Chocolate Grana (87.22)
TËRT Kakao (Estonia) - Peru Ucayali River 70% (87.18)
Taman Artisan Chocolates (Croatia) - Ecuador Finca Garyth National 70% (87.16)
20°Nord 20°Sud (France) - Utkku - Perou (87.14)
Cacao Experience (France) - Perou 75% Gran Palo (87.08)
Kestar Chocolate (Romania) - Peru Chuncho Chungi 70% (87.08)
Utopick Cacao (Spain) - Haiti 70% (87.00)
Kina Chocolates (Spain) - Chuncho 70% (86.98)
Diamonds Roastery (Slovakia) - Peru Utkku Organic (86.90)
Aurélien Plassard Chocolatier (France) - Tablettes 70% De La Serrania Colombie (86.82)
Meybol Cacao (Germany) - Chuncho Collection N°5 (86.78)
S T R A N G E R craft chocolate (Ukraine) - Solomon Islands 70% (86.73)
Kestar Chocolate (Romania) - Venezuela Criollo Choroni 70% (86.68)
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - 70% Tanzania, Women´s lot (86.65)
Beaningful (Lithuania) - Bolivia Wild Tranquilidad 70 % (86.64)
Kaitxo (Spain) - Peru Cuzco 70% (86.64)
Maychoco (Spain) - Chocolate 70% Cuzco (86.64)
Beaningful (Lithuania) - Peru Qori Inti 70% (86.63)
Feitoria do Cacao (Portugal) - Chocolate Negro Tailândia Chanthaburi 72 (86.62)
Choklad i väst (Sweden) - Peru 70% (86.54)
Cacao Experience (France) - Philippines 70% Mana (86.32)
Choklad i väst (Sweden) - Nicaragua 80% (86.28)
Chocokoo (Estonia) - Thailand Chanthaburi 78% (86.16)
Standout Chocolate (Sweden) - Single Origin India Idukki 70% (86.02)
Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 70% Dark chocolate Piura, Perú (85.97)
Acaoyer (France) - Martinique 70% - Valcaco (85.96)
chocoMe (Hungary) - chocoMe Atelier - Åkesson 69% dark (85.94)
LIM Chocolate (Italy) - Piura Blanco 70% (85.83)
Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 80% Dark Chocolate Villa Angela,Colombia (85.75)
chocoMe (Hungary) - chocoMe Atelier - Rugoso 70% dark (85.75)
Karuna Chocolate (Italy) - India GoGround, Idukki 70% (85.57)
Feitoria do Cacao (Portugal) - Chocolate Negro Índia Idukki 72% (85.31)
Taman Artisan Chocolates (Croatia) - Tanzania Kilombero Kokoa Kamili 72% (85.12)
Diamonds Roastery (Slovakia) - Madagascar Mivoatra Organic (85.06)
chocoMe (Hungary) - chocoMe Atelier - Choroni 72% dark (84.89)
Essenzo Cacao (Spain) - Chanthaburi 72% (84.59)
chocoMe (Hungary) - chocoMe Atelier - Chuao 72% dark (84.51)
Origine Chocolaterie (France) - Tablette 70% Noir Mexique (84.49)
Carrack (Switzerland) - Abozao 75% (84.43)
Kina Chocolates (Spain) - Piura 72% (84.41)
Beskid Chocolate (Poland) - Nikaragua O’PAYO 70% (84.29)
Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 75% Dark Chocolate Chiapas, México (84.15)
TËRT Kakao (Estonia) - Thailand Chanthaburi 70% (84.12)
20°Nord 20°Sud (France) - Dong Nai - Vietnam (84.03)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - La Dalia 85% (88.74)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - La Dalia 100% (88.24)
Kestar Chocolate (Romania) - Venezuela Criollo Choroni 95% (88.16)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Chuncho 88% (87.66)
Aurélien Plassard Chocolatier (France) - Tablettes 90% Guatemala (87.48)
Kina Chocolates (Spain) - 100% Chuncho (87.34)
Acaoyer (France) - Madagascar 85% - T'Mar (86.76)
Aroko Chocolate (Italy) - Tesoro di Chuao (86.74)
Höganäs Chocolate (Sweden) - Höganäs - 100% Dark Chocolate Bar (86.62)
Meybol Cacao (Germany) - Solo Kakao 90% (86.56)
Holy Cow (Belgium) - 100% Dark (86.16)
Shoukâ Chamonix (France) - Tanzanie 85% de Cacao (86.01)
Essenzo Cacao (Spain) - Perla 100% (85.99)
Utopick Cacao (Spain) - Tanzania 87% (84.73)
Maychoco (Spain) - Chocolate 87% Cuzco (84.07)
Essenzo Cacao (Spain) - Hacienda Victoria 85 % (83.37)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - O'Payo Milk 50% (89.03)Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Dark Milk 65% (87.53)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Dark Milk 55% (86.35)
Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Equateur Esmeralda LAIT 48% A. Morin (85.83)
Micro-batch - Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 48% Milk Chocolate from indonesia (88.53)Standout Chocolate (Sweden) - Dark Milk Madagascar Sambirano 60% (87.80)
Shoukâ Chamonix (France) - Tanzanie Lait 60% de Cacao (87.03)
Shoukâ Chamonix (France) - Venezuela Lait 52% de Cacao (86.60)
Maychoco (Spain) - Chocolate con Leche 55%, Dark Milk (86.38)
TËRT Kakao (Estonia) - Peru Ucayali River Dark Milk (85.93)
TËRT Kakao (Estonia) - Nicaragua O'Payo Dark Milk (85.70)
Sopocka Manufaktura Czekolady (Poland) - O'Payo Barrel 52% Milk BIO (85.29)
Beskid Chocolate (Poland) - Belize Peini 50% (83.74)
LīLā (Czech Republic) - Philippines Luna 60% (83.67)
Divina Colina (Germany) - Milk Chocolate Cream Bar (83.41)
20°Nord 20°Sud (France) - Kekeli Nujeje Lait 55% Togo (82.98)
Idilio Origins (Switzerland) - 15nto · Idilio con Leche (82.57)
Sopocka Manufaktura Czekolady (Poland) - Kokoa Kamili 52% Milk BIO (82.55)
Carrack (Switzerland) - Callaloo 50% (82.01)
Choklad i väst (Sweden) - Mjölkchoklad 43% (82.00)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Clorawfila (Spain) - Tuma 72%, Waslala - Nicaragua (89.52)Kaicao (Spain) - 90% Cacao Hacienda la Carrera (88.00)
Kaicao (Spain) - 85% Quinacho Cooperative Peru (87.30)
Kaicao (Spain) - 75% Kokoa Kamili Tanzania (87.26)
Trufas Martinez (Spain) - Dark Vegan Mylk Chufa de Valencia (86.60)
Kaicao (Spain) - 75% Oko Caribe, Dr (86.38)
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - Cioccolato del MONVISO - ChocoAmel (85.58)
Nittedal Sjokoladefabrikk (Norway) - Karamellisert Geitemelk (84.45)
Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - 44% Milk Chocolate Guatemala (84.30)
Clorawfila (Spain) - Chuao 75%, Venezuela (84.12)
Kestar Chocolate (Romania) - Colombia Zocay 70% (83.49)
Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) - Aluna 55% with Almonds (83.00)
Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) - Aluna 55% Milk (82.84)
Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) - Aluna 44 Coconut (82.76)
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - Cioccolato del Monviso - Capuazu 70% (82.53)
Origine Chocolaterie (France) - Tablette Theobroma Bicolor Equateur (82.43)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Divina Colina (Germany) - White Chocolate Cream Bar (88.63)Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Pérou Chanchamayo Blanc 40% A. Morin (87.91)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - White 40% (85.53)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Ivee Promenade (Poland) - Red Currant. Dark Chocolate Brazil 70% (89.86)Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 70% Dark Chocolate W/ Macallan Whiskey (88.98)
Lady Merveilles (France) - Chocolat Noir Whisky 75% Nicaragua (88.66)
SAM Schoggi (Switzerland) - Dunkli Schoggi mit Schweizer Arvenöl (88.38)
Nittedal Sjokoladefabrikk (Norway) - Villpepper Og Kaffirlime (87.94)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Nicaliso 70% Cinnamon Leaf (87.86)
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Thai Chili (87.26)
Ivee Promenade (Poland) - Blueberry.Dark Chocolate Philippines 70% (87.26)
Standout Chocolate (Sweden) - Nordic Autumn Apple (86.71)
Chocokoo (Estonia) - Costa Rica Black Garlic (86.54)
Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 80% Dark Chocolate W/ Green Tea Jasmine (86.34)
Standout Chocolate (Sweden) - Nordic Summer Blossom (86.26)
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Mulled Wine (86.08)
Standout Chocolate (Sweden) - Nordic Nature Sugar Kelp & Sea Salt (86.00)
Lady Merveilles (France) - Chocolat noir Hydromel 75% Belize (85.96)
Beskid Chocolate (Poland) - Hispaniola Barrel Aged 70% (85.24)
NINA Kakaw (Italy) - Alpine Pine Flavoured Dark Chocolate 60% (84.18)
chocoTales of Warsaw (Poland) - Dark Chocolate Infused W/ Exotic Citrus (83.68)
Ivee Promenade (Poland) - Peach. Dark Chocolate Peru 70% (83.46)
Picalia (Italy) - Perù 80% (83.33)
Shoukâ Chamonix (France) - Bresil 72% Cacao Au Cafe (82.83)
Ivee Promenade (Poland) - Sweet Cherry. Dark Chocolate Vietnam 70% (82.70)
Karuna Chocolate (Italy) - Lapsang Souchong Öko Caribe 70% (82.38)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - Cioccolato Del Monviso : al Genepy (90.20)Vigdis Rosenkilde (Norway) - 70% Piura with cacao nibs (89.40)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - La Dalia 60% Nibs (89.25)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Åkesson 69% With Yuzu (88.93)
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Vermouth O'clock (88.66)
Motoki_Labo (France) - Un Après-midi D'automne (88.58)
20°Nord 20°Sud (France) - Tsarafandray - Mada & Poivre Sauvage (87.60)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Medagla 70% Soy (86.78)
Kestar Chocolate (Romania) - Venezuela Villa Franca 70% Crunchy (86.75)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Rugoso 70% With Panko (86.70)
Kina Chocolates (Spain) - Oli & Sal (85.85)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier- Choroni 72% With Iyokan (85.68)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier-choroni 72%,blood Orange (85.46)
Terre de Fèves (France) - Nicaragua Kubaly Non Conché (85.43)
Ara Chocolat (France) - Chocolat Noir Avec Amandes Et Roses (84.50)
Karuna Chocolate (Italy) - Dragon Pearls & Citron, Chuncho 71% (84.40)
Utopick Cacao (Spain) - Coconut Hibiscus (84.13)
Kaicao (Spain) - 75% Cacao With Dukkah (83.63)
chocoTales of Warsaw (Poland) - Dark Chocolate With Dried Cocoa Fruit (83.10)
Kaicao (Spain) - 60% Tahini and Sesame (82.78)
Sopocka Manufaktura Czekolady (Poland) - Hacienda Victoria 70% Dark Raspberry (82.16)
chocoMe (Hungary) - Chocome Atelier - Chuao 72% With Nibs (82.10)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Mes Gianduja Fondente (91.68)Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - Cioccolato del Monviso: l'altro Gianduja (91.54)
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - Cioccolato del Monviso: il Gianduja (87.82)
Beaningful (Lithuania) - Hazelnut Gianduja (87.42)
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cento+Fondente Ripieno Giuinott (86.54)
Terre de Fèves (France) - Praliné Noisette (85.43)
Shoukâ Chamonix (France) - Tablette Fourree la Gourmande (83.23)
Motoki_Labo (France) - Les tournesols (83.03)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Green Szechuan Pepper (90.40)Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - 50% Milk & Wild Blueberry (90.03)
Standout Chocolate (Sweden) - Caramelized Goat Cheese (89.40)
S T R A N G E R craft chocolate (Ukraine) - Milk & Chocolate 47% Cocoa (88.93)
Casa Cacao | El Celler de Can Roca (Spain) - 50% Milk Chocolate with Chai Tea (88.85)
Tobago Estate Chocolates (Sweden) - Tobago Estate Chocolate Sea Salt (87.85)
Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Orange Mandarin Milkchocolate (87.67)
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - 50% Milk & Licorice Root (86.15)
Standout Chocolate (Sweden) - Cloudberry Caramel (85.54)
Kaitxo (Spain) - Dark Milk 50% (84.01)
Lilla Chokladfabriken Borgå (Finland) - Kuusi 45% (82.59)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Milk Nibs & Oak Smoked Salt (89.45)Maychoco (Spain) - Chocolate con Leche y Queso (89.30)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - Peter Carlsen - Limited Edition (87.43)
SAM Schoggi (Switzerland) - Halbdunkli Schoggi Paranuss&Kürbiskernen (87.43)
Utopick Cacao (Spain) - Tonka y Pera (87.30)
Feitoria do Cacao (Portugal) - Chocolate de Leite Nicarágua 57% + Nibs (85.91)
Utopick Cacao (Spain) - Sanguineli Azahar (85.70)
chocoTales of Warsaw (Poland) - Milk Choco W/ Brown Butter & Smoked Salt (85.55)
Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Sourdoughbread (83.96)
Kaicao (Spain) - 60% Cacao Hazelnuts Butter & Hazelnuts (83.66)
Kestar Chocolate (Romania) - Indonesia Milk Chocolate with Coffee (83.60)
Beaningful (Lithuania) - Buckwheat and Buckwheat Honey (83.45)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - O'Payo Milk 50% Hazelnut (82.76)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Míšina čokoláda (Czech Republic) - Vegan Raspberry Chocolate 42% (92.33)Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Cascara (87.96)
Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik (Czech Republic) - White Chocolate 40% With Asparagus (87.80)
Fjåk Chocolate (Norway) - Matcha & Sea Buckthorn (85.30)
Harrer Chocolat (Hungary) - Tokaj Grape Skin (84.97)
Kina Chocolates (Spain) - Te Matcha (84.44)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - Cioccolato Del Monviso - Viola Mirtillo (91.13)Kaicao (Spain) - 37% White Camel Milk Chocolate (90.13)
Depetris Riccardo / Depetris...i Ciculaté (Italy) - C.monviso Lampone, Rosa Canina, Ibiscus (88.80)
Maychoco (Spain) - Chocolate Blanco Vegano al Té Marroquí (88.53)
Friis-Holm Chokolade (Denmark) - White Nibs (86.43)
Beskid Chocolate (Poland) - Blonde 40% With Salted Almonds (85.53)
White chocolate bars with a filling
Lady Merveilles (France) - Chocolat Blanc Praliné (82.20)Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Poudre Madagascar Sambirano A. Morin (86.36)Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Poudre Vietnam Thanh Long - A. Morin (81.93)
Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Poudre Pérou Chanchamayo A. Morin (81.92)
Cocoa Butter
Chocolaterie Morin (France) - Beurre Pérou Chanchamayo A. Morin (88.55)|||
