About Lok Foods Austria

Social commitment, fair trade: LÖK chocolate tells the story of the transformation and resurgence of regions that have historically been affected by violence and coca crops. Cocoa has become the pillar of agricultural transformation and peacebuilding in Colombia, being the first product of illicit crop substitution. Since its creation in 2014, LÖK has established a fair trade system, negotiating directly with agricultural cooperatives and paying a 20% quality premium on the international price of cocoa. Today, 1,300 farming families have discovered that cocoa is a profitable and different alternative to illicit crops. Environmental commitment: Lök leads the "Cacao Bosques y Paz" initiative, which promotes deforestation-free cocoa production models that integrate conservation, restoration, water resources and sustainable use of forests in Colombia. Bean-to-Bar: Lök is committed to guaranteeing the traceability of its products by breaking away from traditional purchasing schemes and negotiating directly with cooperatives that seek to transform informal cocoa crops into true agro-industrial crops. Fine flavor cocoa, Arauca and Tumaco origins: In Colombia we produce one of the best cocoa genetics in the world, fine flavor cocoa, which is equivalent to 8% of world production and can only be grown in special climatic conditions, such as in Arauca in the Orinoco region and in Tumaco, in the Pacific region. Handcrafted, high quality raw materials and Colombian labor. Read their story