The Indian Craft Chocolate Competition honors a defining moment in India’s chocolate journey, recognizing work that reflects the skill, integrity, and a strong sense of place for Indian makers, as Indian cacao and chocolate begin to earn global attention.
The first national competition for India creates a space for meaningful recognition and strengthens the Indian craft chocolate community, inspires conscious production, and will help to position Indian chocolate with confidence on the world stage.
Judges
This competition was judged remotely to include a wide range of judges from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, and members of our international Grand Jury.Â
Winners were selected by the Grand Jury after the main round of judging from the Grand Jury Finalists. While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.
All judging was anonymised, included at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes were awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.
All winners in this competition are eligible to enter the World Final in October/November 2026.
The awards ceremony and celebration for this Indian competition will be held at the Indian Cacao and Craft Chocolate Festival in Bangalore, India in December 2026. Ceremony details will be available soon.
Prizes
The winners of the 2026 Indian Craft Chocolate Competition are:
(Prizes are shown in score order for each medal)
Barras de origen no saborizadas
Barras de chocolate negro de origen no saborizadas
Bronze: Paul And Mike (India) – 72% Dark Chocolate (Yellow Fermentation) (86.5) (**)
Micro-batch – Barras de chocolate negro de origen no saborizadas
Bronze: Savorworks Roasters (India) – 72% Dark Chocolate (87.7) (**)
Bronze: Manam Chocolate (India) – Origin Tablet No.7 (86.7) (**)
Barras de chocolate de origen negro sin, sabor – alto % (85% +)
Gold: Savorworks Roasters (India) – 85% Dark Chocolate (89.1) (**)
+ Gold: Direct Traded
Bronze: Anuttama (India) – Ultimate 99% Dark (87.5) (**)
Bronze: Paul And Mike (India) – 99% Dark Chocolate (86.7) (**)
Barras de chocolate de origen con sustitutos de leche, no saborizadas
Bronze: Anuttama (India) – Bella Tharai (85.5) (**)
Barras de chocolate blanco
Bronze: Manam Chocolate (India) – Origin Tablet No.9 (86.7) (**)
Barras saborizado
Barras de chocolate negro con infusiones o polvos
Silver: Savorworks Roasters (India) – 72% Dark Chocolate – Gin & Tonic (88.0) (**)
Barras de chocolate negro con inclusiones o piezas
Silver: Anuttama (India) – Coconut Crunch (88.7) (**)
Bronze: PASCATI, artisan chocolate (India) – Mango Dark (86.3) (**)
Bronze: Baker’s Artisanal Recipes (India) – The Buzzz..ed Bar (dark 60% W/nibs) (85.5) (**)
Barras de chocolate con leche con infusiones o polvos
Silver: Manam Chocolate (India) – Origin Tablet No.1 (88.3) (**)
Bronze: Chitra’m Craft Chocolates (India) – Mango Lassi ( Dark Milk Chocolate ) (85.6) (**)
Barras de chocolate con leche con inclusiones o piezas
Silver: Paul And Mike (India) – Pistachios & Idukki Cardamom Chocolate (87.5) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Bronze: Manam Chocolate (India) – Chai Biscuit (86.5) (**)
Barras de chocolate blanco con inclusiones o piezas
Gold: Chitra’m Craft Chocolates (India) – Sugarless Masala Buttermilk ( Chaas ) (89.9) (**)
+ Special: Innovation
Silver: Chitra’m Craft Chocolates (India) – Pineapple & Mulligatawny (Pepper Rasam) (87.8) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Bronze: Subko Cacao (India) – The Flat White Bar (85.9) (**)
Ganaches, palets, ganaches pralinés y trufas
Ganaches o trufas de chocolate con leche saborizado
Gold: Paul And Mike (India) – Masala Chai Bonbon (89.5) (**)
+ Special: Ingredients
Nueces
Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate con leche
Bronze: Manam Chocolate (India) – Cashew Praline Clusters (86.0) (**)
Bronze: Manam Chocolate (India) – Almond Praline Cluster (85.5) (**)
Grajeas de chocolate con leche, nueces enteras cubiertas de chocolate con leche
Gold: Manam Chocolate (India) – Malted Cacao Bean Dragees (88.9) (**)
+ Special: Recipe
Grajeas de chocolate blanco, nueces enteras cubiertas de chocolate blanco
Silver: Savorworks Roasters (India) – CashewNut Tom Kha Dragee (87.5) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
Grajeas cubiertas de una combinación de chocolates, nueces enteras cubiertas de una combinación de chocolates
Bronze: Manam Chocolate (India) – Double Chocolate Hazelnut Dragees (85.8) (**)
Otros – fruta/azúcar/mantequila/crema/misceláneos
Frutas enteras cubiertas de chocolate con leche
Gold: Paul And Mike (India) – Milk Chocolate Coated Salted Capers (90.9) (**)
+ Special: Gastronomic
+ Special: Ingredients
Frutas enteras cubiertas con chocolate blanco
Bronze: Manam Chocolate (India) – Toasted Sesame & Yogurt Blueberry Dragee (86.3) (**)
Ingredientes de cacao
Cacao en polvo
Silver: PASCATI, artisan chocolate (India) – Cacao Powder (88.0) (**)
+ Gold: Organic
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.
