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"Emotions, sharing and the pleasure of discovery..."
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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 ==
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Height: 15m in the wild<br>
6m in plantations<br>
1000 white or pinkish flowers<br>
6 years to have fruit<br>
25 years lifetime<br>
1% of 1000 flowers produce fruits (cocoa pods)<br>
Weight: 400gr to 500gr<br>
Measuring: 15cm to 20cm<br>
Soil humidity up to 85%<br>
1,500 to 2,500ml of rain<br>
Acid soil<br>
== 3 pod categories ==
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'''Trinitario'''<br>
orange<br>
15% of the world production<br>
'''Criollo'''<br>
purplish red at maturity<br>
5% of the world production<br>
'''Forastero'''<br>
yellow at maturity<br>
80% of the world production<br>
'''Inside a pod'''<br>
grey violet, even blueish<br>
between 25 and 75 seeds<br>
measuring 2cm to 2.5cm<br>
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