Bija Chocolate Company

changing lives, one bar at a time. bija has always been more about people than chocolate. we wanted to do something that was different. so instead of buying from large cacao suppliers, we created direct trade partnerships with select women’s cooperatives in the dominican republic and peru. these cooperatives partner with farmers who carefully nurture and harvest their organic cacao — producing the most complex, distinctively flavored bean-to-bar chocolate in the world. the bija mission we believe that if we invest in women they will reinvest in their families and their communities. by working with co-ops, we create real relationships with the women and pay them directly. this ensures greater economic opportunities to help their communities and families. at bija, we are mission-driven and see chocolate as a tool for social change. • we provide small women's cooperatives with organizational and financial support to bring their facilities into organic certification status. • we support sm