We use cutting-edge science and convert plant-based, sustainable ingredients into our indulgent ‘choc’. Delicious choc that snaps, tastes and melts just like regular chocolate, only it’s cocoa-free.
Oh, and did we mention? It’s dairy-free, gluten-free, palm oil-free, caffeine-free.. We could go on!
It all began back in 2020. With a DM. Which is probably how a lot of things start these days.
Ahrum is a former banker and management consultant who was inspired after her MBA at INSEAD to tackle food waste and sustainability. Looking for a partner to collaborate with on her next sustainability project, Ahrum reached out to her network and was put in touch with Dr Johnny… The rest, as they say, is history.
Dr Johnny is a leading global expert on fermentation who grew up a stone’s throw from the world-famous Cadbury chocolate factory in Birmingham. Before founding WNWN with Ahrum, Johnny used the insights gained from his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Oxford to help the world’s best bars and restaurants pioneer sustainable solutions.
It all began back in 2020. With a DM. Which is probably how a lot of things start these days.
Ahrum is a former banker and management consultant who was inspired after her MBA at INSEAD to tackle food waste and sustainability. Looking for a partner to collaborate with on her next sustainability project, Ahrum reached out to her network and was put in touch with Dr Johnny… The rest, as they say, is history.
Dr Johnny is a leading global expert on fermentation who grew up a stone’s throw from the world-famous Cadbury chocolate factory in Birmingham. Before founding WNWN with Ahrum, Johnny used the insights gained from his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Oxford to help the world’s best bars and restaurants pioneer sustainable solutions.
We’re working towards a future where we enable change for the way mass market chocolate is produced. Creating a system that’s more equitable for cocoa farmers.
There are currently 12 large multinationals that purchase the majority of the world’s cocoa supply. Around 75% of it comes from just two countries: Ghana and the Ivory Coast in West Africa. This centuries-long monopoly over the cocoa trade will only continue to exacerbate deforestation, the practice of child and slave labor and keep workers in poverty.
We’re working towards a future where we enable change for the way mass market chocolate is produced. Creating a system that’s more equitable for cocoa farmers.
There are currently 12 large multinationals that purchase the majority of the world’s cocoa supply. Around 75% of it comes from just two countries: Ghana and the Ivory Coast in West Africa. This centuries-long monopoly over the cocoa trade will only continue to exacerbate deforestation, the practice of child and slave labor and keep workers in poverty.
of the world's cocoa comes from Ghana and Ivory Coast in West Africa
child labourers in Ghana and Ivory Coast
(International Cocoa Initiative, 2020)of West African Guinean Rainforest lost to deforestation since 1990
(Mighty Earth, 2017)more water is used in chocolate production than beef (litres/1kg)
(The World of Food)more greenhouse gases are emitted by dark chocolate than cow's milk
(Our World in Data, Poor & Nemecek 2019)
As the world’s first company to bring cocoa-free choc to market, we’re proud to offer a delicious, sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional chocolate. It tastes, snaps and melts just like conventional chocolate. By choosing our choc, you’re saying ‘YES!’ to a fairer, more sustainable and ethical future.
As the world’s first company to bring cocoa-free choc to market, we’re proud to offer a delicious, sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional chocolate. It tastes, snaps and melts just like conventional chocolate. By choosing our choc, you’re saying ‘YES!’ to a fairer, more sustainable and ethical future.
cocoa-free
chocolate in the world
We source
and affordable plant-based ingredients with secure supply chains and harness cutting edge science with no GMO or syn-bio
less greenhouse gases
than regular chocolate
less water usage
than regular chocolate
plant-based and delicious