Robert Makassar brochure

"Emotions, sharing and the pleasure of discovery..."

1940: Chocolaterie Robert was founded in Tamatave by Robert from Réunion.

1948: Moving of the factory to its current site located at 472 Boulevard Ratsimandrava Ouest Ambohijanahary in Antananarivo.

1977: Full incorporation of Chocolaterie Robert by the Ramanandraibe family until today.

1999: Opening of the first La Chocolatiere in the Santa Antanimena building in Antananarivo.

2006: The dark 73% chocolate "Mora mora" produced by Chocolaterie Robert in partnership with Malagasy ltd. won the Silver Cup at the World Chocolate Award by the Chocolate Academy.

2008: Opening of La Chocolatiere boutique in the departure area at Ivato International Airport.

Cacao

Height: 15m in the wild
6m in plantations
1000 white or pinkish flowers
6 years to have fruit
25 years lifetime

1% of 1000 flowers produce fruits (cocoa pods)
Weight: 400gr to 500gr
Measuring: 15cm to 20cm

Soil humidity up to 85%
1,500 to 2,500ml of rain
Acid soil

3 pod categories

Trinitario
orange
15% of the world production

Criollo
purplish red at maturity
5% of the world production

Forastero
yellow at maturity
80% of the world production

Inside a pod
grey violet, even blueish
between 25 and 75 seeds
measuring 2cm to 2.5cm