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'''Madécasse is a chocolate brand sold wholesale and retail primarily in US and Canadabut also in Europe. The Their chocolate is produced from bean to bar in Madagascar using cocoa of single source origin.''' [[File:Cinagra 122.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Madécasse chocolate produced at the [[Cinagra]] factory in [[Antananarivo]]]] Two former Peace Corps workers, Tim McCollum and Brett Beach, co-founded Madécasse in 2008 while working in Madagascar with an aim to benefit a local farming industry through a cooperative of 45 farmers. Their chocolate was originally made and packaged on behalf of Madécasse by [[Chocolaterie Robert]] and is since 2009 produced and packaged by [[Cinagra]], using cocoa grown from plantations in [[Ambanja]], such as the [[SambiranoMillot Plantation]] region of Madagascar. [[File:Madecasse bars 2014.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Madécasse therefore qualifies as bars in a beanchocolate store]] In 2011, Madécasse was awarded one of ''[http://www.fastcompany.com/most-toinnovative-bar and single-origin cocoa chocolate brandcompanies/2011/profile/madecasse.php 50 Most Innovative Companies]''by ''[http://www.fastcompany.com Fast Company]'' - a media company which features unique business concepts and the individuals behind them in their printed and online publications.
== Contact details ==
United States<br>
Tel: +347 750 8727<br>
Email [mailto:info@madecasse.com info@madecasse.com]<br>Website: [http://www.madecasse.com www.madecasse.com] == Additional information == * [[COCOMA]] - Cocoa Company of Madagascar* http://www.theconche.com/2009/01/madecasse-67-75/* http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/tasteful-company-madecasse/* http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/category/chocolate/nutella/* http://www.smsmallbiz.com/bestpractices/Launching_a_Business_With_a_Cause.html