Marañon Chocolate - Cacao Thought to Be Extinct Found in Peru
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Hi Guys,
This is Adam Pearson from Maraon Chocolate. I am Dan Pearson's son and Brian Horsley's brother. Clay, I really appreciate you taking the time to do the research that you've done. Your write-up is very good. Brian is in the midst of our second harvest season and my dad is swamped with the fancy food show. We've sold almost all of the chocolate we have available for this year. I'm the company accountant and so I am buried as well. I'll try my best to address a lot of what you've written here in the coming days.
One thing to keep in mind as you cover this story is that we really are a small family business. This is our first time ever working with chocolate. The main reason that we've been so careful and private is because we truly did not know what to expect. When you have renowned scientists telling you that you have this incredible discovery on your hands and really world class people telling you that its the best chocolate that they've ever tasted, taking it slow and being cautious is a must. The press blitz is really beyond anything we could have reasonably expected.
We are honest and ethical people and have come to appreciate the fine chocolate industry very much. We are committed to being responsible members of the chocolate society. We have just been overwhelmed and are trying to figure out the best way to handle everything. The good thing is that we have a great team and are very hard workers so we'll get everything figured out.
Clay, I'd love to hear your thought on the Moonstruck Tumbled Beans that Julian Rose makes.
More to come.
Adam Pearson
Maraon Chocolate