Fortunato Chocolate

Chocolate made with a rare variety of cacao from the northern Peruvian jungle

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Security Type
CAFES
Categories
Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods & Products, Retail
Min Investment
$100
Location
Issaquah, , WA
No. Investors
299

Key Deal Facts

We buy a rare and delicious variety of cacao directly from cacao farmers in northern Peru.
We know everything we need to know. We know how to make the products and do all the marketing.
We've already been in this business for 16 years. We know what we are doing.
Because of supply chain innovation we can sell a world class product for an accessible price.
This business is our heart and soul and our life's work.

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

Brian HorsleyCo-Founder - In charge of cacao and ecommerce. Lived in the northern Peruvian jungle for ten years straight running our cacao buying and processing operation. Still runs it, but from the United States. We have a team in Peru now. Father of two children. Married 17 years. Adam's brother., Adam Pearson Co-Founder - In charge of marketing and retail and manufacturing. Master's degree in accounting. Father of three young sons. Married for 21 years. 16-year family business owner. Dan's son. Brian's brother. Lover of swept shop floors.

Author of Finding Fortunato, selected for JP Morgan 2024 summer reading list.
Amount Raised : $177,290
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