FUTURE, WE’RE
STARTING AT THE ROOTS
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Three Mountains Cocoa was founded on a simple principle: lasting change starts at the roots.
Three Mountains Cocoa has its origins in the unlikely setting of rainy England. Its founder, Leslie Agyare, just wanted a decent cup of hot chocolate to beat back the English weather.
Being a superfood enthusiast, it disheartened Leslie that his local barista couldn’t offer him milk-free hot chocolate. This lack of quality hot chocolate began an unexpected journey of discovery and enlightenment, leading Leslie back to his family roots in the heartland of Ghana.
Leslie found himself immersed in the cocoa communities of Asante Akim South, in Ghana’s mountainous Asante Region. Inspired by the farmers’ stories there, as well as the breathtaking environment — not to mention the cocoa itself — Leslie’s mission evolved.
In 2020, Leslie founded Three Mountains Cocoa and worked with the local Ghanaian communities to form the Three Mountains Organic Cooperative Union. Throughout Leslie’s journey, he has remained committed to lasting change, starting at the roots.
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- Leslie, a superfood enthusiast, embarks on a journey to create an allergy-free hot chocolate.
- Leslie visits cocoa-growing communities and cocoa farms near his family’s ancestral lands in Ghana’s mountainous Eastern region and witnesses their economic and farming challenges.
- Three Mountains Cocoa is founded.
- Three Mountains Cocoa company works with farming communities to create the Three Mountains Organic Cooperative Union.
- Cocoa farmers receive 116,462 cocoa seedlings and 210,000 shade trees.
- Regeneration of Cocoa farmers and rehabilitation with 67,740 cocoa seedlings and 1,620 shade trees.
- TMC works with community leaders to protect forest reserves and preserve wildlife.
- TMC offers training to support local farmers in establishing “organic communities.”
- Three Mountains Cocoa obtains organic certification.
- TMC donates 20,000 hardwood trees to communities.
- TMC becomes one of the few producers’ organisations in Ghana to sell to into the speciality supply chain.
US, IT’S ABOUT HER, HIM
& THEM (THE PEOPLE)
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- The real story starts here. As Leslie began to connect with the farmers and forge relationships, their everyday stories began to inspire the ethos of the company. LISTEN TO THEIR STORIES
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