The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2025 Peruvian Competition, the 10° Concurso Nacional de Chocolate Peruano, which was judged remotely in Peru and also by our international pool of judges and Grand Jury during June-July 2025.
This competition spotlights the creativity, innovation, and deep-rooted cacao culture that continues to define Peru as one of the world’s most exciting craft chocolate origins.
This year’s judging revealed not only technical excellence but a continued emphasis on origin traceability, local ingredients, and bold innovation. From traditional bars to inspired flavour infusions, Peru’s makers are setting a high standard both nationally and globally.
The winners were announced on 19 July 2025 in Lima, Peru as part of the Salón del Cacao y Chocolate in person at a delightful ceremony.
Last year, the Peruvian competition became part of the World Final series of the International Chocolate Awards, and thus its winners are eligible to enter the World Final competition organized in October 2025. Just like last year, the competition saw a record number of entries again, from all over the country.
Judges
The judging panel included our regular judges from Peru, along with many of our IICCT alumni and other specialists from the local area and members of our international Grand Jury panel.
All judging was anonymized, including the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes were awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.
See the list of Grand Jury Finalists here.
Competition Highlights
The strongest products reflected not just exceptional cacao but an intimate understanding of flavour layering – especially through local ingredients like Sal de Maras, Lucuma, Camu Camu, Aguaje, Cedrón, and Zapallo Nativo. While producers like Chocolatería Pumatiy and Renacer Chocolatier were recognised for exploring Theobroma speciosum and subincanum, pushing boundaries while staying rooted in Amazonian biodiversity. Many winning products also reflect a dual commitment to local culinary heritage and fine chocolate innovation, such as Lomo Saltado ganaches, Turrón de Doña Pepa pralines, and Chicha Morada bars.
Many Gold and Silver winners came from small producers who also cultivate or ferment their own cacao—illustrating Peru’s vibrant bean-to-bar ecosystem. With scores above 90, pure cacao expressions like Altoshima’s 100% and ChocoMuseo’s inclusion bars show that bold, unsweetened profiles are earning critical acclaim.
The 2025 Peruvian Competition affirms Peru’s position as a powerhouse in craft chocolate, blending deep respect for its unique cacao origins with fearless creativity and technical mastery.
The 2025 Peruvian Competition Winners are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
‘Best in competition’ overall winners
Plain/origin dark bar categories
Gold: Altoshima (Peru) – Pasta Pura de Cacao (91.3)Plain/origin milk bar categories
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Chulucanas – Dark Milk 51% Cacao (89.2)Flavoured bar categories
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy 70% Chuncho con Sal de Maras (93.2)Filled chocolates
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Pecana y Caramelo Salado (90.6)Plain/origin bars
Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Piura Select (90.1) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Gold: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – El Ganso (90.1) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Chuncho-cuzco (89.4) (**)
Silver: Elemento Chocolates (Peru) – Elemento Chocolates 70% Intense Roast (88.9) (**)
Silver: PAYTITI (Peru) – 70% Blend de Cacao Chunchos (88.1) (**)
Silver: Cacaosuyo (Peru) – Lakuna (88.0) (**)
Bronze: PAYTITI (Peru) – 63% Blend de Chunchos (87.9) (**)
Bronze: PAYTITI (Peru) – 80% Blend de Chunchos (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Maraná (Peru) – Marana Chocolates Piura 70% (86.5) (**)
Micro-batch – Plain/origin dark chocolate bars
Gold: Kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro 80% Kampaq (90.5) (**)
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Silver: Miski Warmi (Peru) – 72% Cacao Nativo Blanco Origen La Pareja (89.4) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Burgos Chocolates (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 70% Cacao (89.3) (**)
Silver: Inka’Kaw (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro 70% Cacao (89.3) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy 70 % Chuncho – Rodriguez (89.2) ( * Finca Pumatiy – Comunidad nativa Koribeni – Producción propia.) (**)
Silver: PANGOA (Peru) – Infinity (89.1) (**)
Silver: Miski Warmi (Peru) – 65% Cacao Nativo Blanco Origen La Pareja (89.1) (**)
Silver: Yunka (Peru) – Dark Chocolate al 70% Cacao con Panela (89.0) (**)
Silver: Intikilla Kakau (Peru) – Chocolate al 70% Cacao Chuncho Echarati (89.0) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy 70 % Chuncho – Santa Ana (88.6) (**)
Silver: Duuale (Peru) – Chocolate Dark 60% (88.6) (**)
Silver: Wilces (Peru) – Chocolate Camaleon 80% Wilces (88.1) (**)
Bronze: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Cacao Chuncho 70% (87.7) (**)
Bronze: Amasisa Peru (Peru) – Amasisa – Alegria (87.6) (**)
Bronze: Yoyo Cacao Y Chocolate (Peru) – Chuncho Napolitano 70% (87.6) ( * Joel cuentas astete) (**)
Bronze: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate de Cacao Chuncho al 70% (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura 60% (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro 70% Kampaq (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate Cacao Chuncho Blanco al 70% (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Frandhi (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao (87.4) (**)
Bronze: ChocoMuseo (Peru) – 70% Cacao Chocolate (87.3) (**)
Bronze: Kiénti el Sol de Los Dioses (Peru) – Chocolate 70% Cacao Chuncho Blanco (87.3) (**)
Bronze: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperio Kareena 75% Cacao ” Heredera” (87.0) ( * IRVING SMITH PIÑIN ATO) (**)
Bronze: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) – 70% Chuncho Santa Ana by Kontiti (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) – 70% Chuncho Koribeni by Kontiti (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – 70% Cacao – Single Selection Vrae 99 (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – 79% Cacao- Single Selection Vrae-15 (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Conveca (Peru) – 70% Cacao Chuncho Santa Ana (86.6) (**)
High % plain/origin dark chocolate bars (85% and over)
Gold: Altoshima (Peru) – Pasta Pura de Cacao (91.3) (**)
+ Gold: 100%
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Silver: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate Chuncho Blanco al 95% (89.9) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Silver: Agrobosque (Peru) – Eori (88.7) (**)
Silver: Conveca (Peru) – 90% Cacao Chuncho Achoqcha (88.6) (**)
Silver: Yanary (Peru) – Chocolate Cacao Chuncho Blanco al 85 % (88.1) (**)
Bronze: Municipalidad Distrital de Echarati (Peru) – Chocolate 90 % Md Echarati Riqchari (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Xhamin chocolates (Peru) – Xhamin Chocolate al 95% (vrae99 ) (87.4) (**)
Bronze: Ura Chocolates (Peru) – 85% Pichari Vraem 99 (87.0) (**)
Bronze: El Forastero (Peru) – 100% Cacao (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Municipalidad Distrital de Echarati (Peru) – Chocolate 100 % Md Echarati Riqchari (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Kampaq (Peru) – Chocolate 100% Kampaq (86.6) (**)
Bronze: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – 90% Cacao (86.5) (**)
Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Micro-batch – Plain/origin milk chocolate bars
Gold: Scrap & Chocolates (Peru) – Chulucanas – Dark Milk 51% Cacao (89.2) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
Silver: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperio Kareena,50% Cacao Milk la Pareja (87.4) ( * IRVING SMITH PIÑIN ATO) (**)
Bronze: Chocoparaiso (Peru) – Dark Chocolate Milk 52% Cacao (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – 50% Cacao con Leche (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Valle del Pinchinkuru – Supreme Foods (Peru) – Dark Milk Chocolate 52% (86.5) ( * Sebastián Faura (Supreme Foods)) (**)
Plain/origin chocolate bars with alternative ingredients
Gold: Valle del Pinchinkuru – Supreme Foods (Peru) – Pebas – Dark Milk Chocoazu 54% (91.0) ( * Sebastian Faura (Supreme Foods)) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
+ Gold: Chocolate Maker
+ Special: Innovation
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Theobroma Speciosum (cacawillo) 67% (87.2) ( * Finca Pumatiy – Comunidad nativa Koribeni – Producción propia.) (**)
+ Special: 100%
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Silver: Maywa (Peru) – 72% Chuncho with Cocoa Fruit Pulp (89.9) ( * Raul Durand y Marta Cometti) (**)
Silver: Wilces (Peru) – Chocolate Oscuro Sinfonia 70% Wilces (89.4) (**)
Silver: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy 85 % Chuncho con Miel (89.1) (**)
Silver: Pachinkao (Peru) – Dark Choco 80% Cacao with Melipona Honey (88.2) (**)
Silver: CODI (Peru) – Chocolate Premium 85% Cacao con Estevia (88.2) (**)
Silver: Kiabame (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco de Copoazú – Kiabame (88.2) (**)
Bronze: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy 75 % Majambo (86.7) ( * Finca Sol Naciente – Altura 750 msnm – Comunidad nativa Koribeni – Producción propia.) (**)
Bronze: Diha Tropical (Peru) – Chocolate al 100% de Cacao de Monte (86.6) (**)
Plain/origin white chocolate bars
Bronze: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperio Kareena Chocolate Blanco 40% (86.2) ( * IRVING SMITH PIÑIN ATO) (**)
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura 37% Leche Asada (84.6) (**)
Flavoured bars
Dark chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: PANGOA (Peru) – Cedrón (89.2) (**)
Silver: Magaya (Peru) – Chocolate 60% Cacao con Masato (88.7) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: PANGOA (Peru) – Love Is Inmortal (88.0) (**)
Silver: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) – Choco Camucamu 60% Cacao (87.8) (**)
Silver: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) – Chocolate con Camu Camu 60% Cacao (87.5) (**)
Silver: PANGOA (Peru) – Caoba 360° (87.4) (**)
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Kiénti el Sol de Los Dioses (Peru) – Chocolate Dark Intense 70% con Café (87.4) (**)
Silver: Cafe y Cacao Q’Orirurus (Peru) – Sal Rosada de Maras con Cacao Chuncho (87.3) (**)
Silver: Milan Peruvian Chocolates (Peru) – Chocolate con Maracuya 70% Cacao (87.3) (**)
Silver: Cooperativa Agraria Agroecologica Cacaotera de Pichari Vrae (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao con Lucuma (87.2) (**)
Bronze: Maná Chocolate (Peru) – Chocolate Maná Aguaymanto al 62% (86.9) (**)
Bronze: PANGOA (Peru) – Moena Alcanforada (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Kontiti Historia, Arte y Chocolate (Peru) – Pineapple Chocolate by Kontiti (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Wayu Chocolates (Peru) – 62% – Maracuya (86.6) (**)
Bronze: D´Rio (Peru) – Chocolate 70% Cacao con Aji (86.4) (**)
Bronze: Ovaldizan (Peru) – Chocolate al 65 % con Naranja (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Tsinane (Peru) – Dark Chocolate con Hierba Luisa (85.8) (**)
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura 60% con Muña (85.7) (**)
Bronze: Cedromayo (Peru) – 70% Cacao Chuncho y Café Geisha (85.5) (**)
Bronze: Wayu Chocolates (Peru) – 75 % Cacao con Maracuya (85.5) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy 70% Chuncho con Sal de Maras (93.2) (**)
+ Special: Classic
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Juan Laura- The Chocolate Farmer (Peru) – 70% Cacao With Mandarina (92.5) (**)
Silver: ChocoMuseo (Peru) – 100% Cacao With Pineapple (91.2) (**)
Silver: Tsinane (Peru) – Dark Chocolate 70% con Piña (90.3) (**)
Silver: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Imperiokareena 75% con Mucilago de Cacao (89.5) (**)
Silver: ChocoMuseo (Peru) – 100% Cacao With Red Berries (89.5) (**)
Silver: Cheema (Peru) – Chocolate 70% con Polen (88.7) (**)
Silver: Intikilla Kakau (Peru) – Chocolate al 70% con Fresa Echarati (88.5) (**)
Silver: PAYTITI (Peru) – Mate de Quinua & Cacao Chuncho (88.1) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: Chocolatería Kumay Jaén (Peru) – Tableta de Chocolate 80% Cacao Mixto (87.8) (**)
Silver: Cafe y Cacao Q’Orirurus (Peru) – Maracumango 70% (87.3) (**)
Bronze: Brassia (Peru) – 72% Cacao con Piña y Mango (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Kusty (Peru) – Chocolate con Kinua y Quiwicha (86.8) (**)
Bronze: CODI (Peru) – Chocolate 70% Cacao con Pistacho y Sal (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Fama de Quillabamba (Peru) – Chocolate con Chicha Morada 65% Cacao (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy 70 % Chuncho con Naranja (86.5) (**)
Bronze: Kiénti el Sol de Los Dioses (Peru) – Chocolate Dark Intense 70% Exotic Andes (86.2) (**)
Bronze: Santa Cacao (Peru) – Chocolate con Piña (86.2) (**)
Bronze: Yanary (Peru) – Chuncho Blanco al 70 % con Arandanos (86.1) (**)
Bronze: Kiénti el Sol de Los Dioses (Peru) – Chocolate Dark Intense 70% con Coca (83.1) (**)
Dark chocolate bars with a filling
Bronze: Korín Chocolate Premium (Peru) – El Chocolate Apasionado (86.0) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Silver: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – 50% Cacao Milk con Hierva Luisa (88.4) (**)
Milk chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura 49% con Ajonjoli y Piña (89.5) (**)
Bronze: La Realeza Chocolateria Artesanal (Peru) – Arroz con Leche 53% de Cacao (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura 49% con Cafe y Avellana (86.3) (**)
White chocolate bars with an infusion or flavouring
Gold: Magaya (Peru) – Chocolate 40% Cacao con Zapallo Nativo (90.5) (**)
Silver: Cheema (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco 50% con Cúrcuma (89.8) (**)
Bronze: Diha Tropical (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco con Hierba Luisa (85.9) (**)
White chocolate bars with inclusions or pieces
Gold: Barberis (Peru) – Blondie con Caramelo y Sal de Maras (90.0) (**)
Silver: Warikao (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco con Maracuyá y Piña (87.1) (**)
Bronze: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Chocolate Blanco con Matcha y Caramelo (86.1) (**)
Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines and truffles
Flavoured dark chocolate ganaches or truffles
Gold: Chocolateria Pumatiy (Peru) – Pumatiy Bombon Herbal (89.5) (**)
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Vainilla Pompona y Café (88.3) (**)
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Copoazú y Castaña Amazónica (88.2) (**)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Lima y Cacao (87.8) (**)
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Subincanum y Limón Mandarino (87.5) (**)
+ Special: Alternate theobromas
Flavoured ganaches or truffles with combination coating or filling
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Lomo Saltado (88.7) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Marshmellow y Chocolate Caliente (85.6) (**)
Nuts
Nut based pralines with dark chocolate
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Turrón de Doña Pepa (90.0) (**)
+ Special: Reinterpretation
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Copoazú, Haba Tonka y Castaña Amazónica (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Alfajor (86.1) (**)
Dark chocolate dragées, enrobed whole nuts
Gold: Rio Tambo (Peru) – Gragea de Cacao Chocolate con Aguaje (89.8) (**)
+ Special: Biome
Silver: Kemito (Peru) – Gragea de Mani con Aji Charapita (87.6) (**)
Silver: Chozú (Peru) – Kotsimba (Snack de Copoazú) – Chozú (87.1) (**)
Nut based pralines with milk chocolate
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Manjar Blanco y Crunchy Andino (86.7) (**)
Nut based pralines with white chocolate
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Pie de Limón (89.5) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Kujen de Frutos Rojos (85.9) (**)
Nut based pralines with combination chocolate
Gold: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Pecana y Caramelo Salado (90.6) (**)
Bronze: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Queso Helado (86.8) (**)
Caramels
Dark chocolate enrobed caramels
Silver: Manari Chocolates (Peru) – Gragea de Caramelo de Limón con Ají (87.7) (**)
Bronze: Burgos Chocolates (Peru) – Bombon Relleno de Toffee de Camu Camu (86.9) (**)
Others – fruit/sugar/butter/cream/misc
Milk chocolate enrobed fruit pastes, jellies/gelée
Bronze: Magia Piura (Peru) – Magia Piura Bombón Relleno de Mora (86.2) (**)
Dark chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Gold: Semillas de amor (Peru) – Grajea de Naranja 70% (90.3) (**)
Silver: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – Grageas de Durazno al 60% de Cacao (87.0) (**)
Bronze: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – Grageas de Naranja al 60% de Cacao (86.8) (**)
Bronze: Warikao (Peru) – Aguaymanto Bañadas con Chocolate Bitter (86.7) (**)
Bronze: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – Grageas de Kion al 60% (85.7) (**)
Milk chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Bronze: Chocolates “La Shiliquita” (Peru) – Aguaymantos Bañados con Chocolate (86.7) (**)
Bronze: MANSANO (Peru) – Chocolate con Frambuesa (86.4) (**)
White chocolate enrobed whole fruit
Silver: MANSANO (Peru) – Chocolate con Matcha, Fresa y Maracuyá (87.6) (**)
Dark chocolate enrobed manon/butter/cream
Silver: Renacer Chocolatier (Peru) – Suspiro de Limeña (87.3) (**)
Spreads
Spreads with dark chocolate (no milk powder)
Bronze: Imperio Kareena (Peru) – Crema de Cacao con Algarroba y Maca (85.9) (**)
Ingredients from cacao
Cocoa Powder
Gold: Inka’Kaw (Peru) – Cacao En Polvo (88.9) (**)
Silver: K´Piros (Peru) – K’piros Cacao En Polvo (88.5) (**)
Bronze: Maywa (Peru) – 100% Chuncho Cocoa Powder Not Defatted (86.9) (**)
Bronze: Productos Vilcanota (Peru) – Cacao En Polvo (86.5) (**)
Cocoa Butter
Silver: Wilces (Peru) – Manteca de Cacao Premium Wilces (87.1) (**)
Bronze: K´Piros (Peru) – Manteca de Cacao Chuncho (86.4) (**)
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
