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What isReal hot chocolate?
Most hot chocolates begin with cocoa powder and sugar. We begin with real chocolate.
Made with finest cocoa beans from Ghana, Ivory Coast and the Dominican Republic. Harvested by hand. Fermented under banana leaves. Dried in the sun. Roasted whole. Slowly conched. Then crafted by our chocolatiers in Essex into our signature Hot Chocolate Melting Beads, inspired by ex-Harrods chocolatier Bill.
Starting with real chocolate, you end up with something richer, smoother and far more satisfying. Nothing like powder. Nothing like flakes. Just real hot chocolate, as it should be. So you can enjoy the best 10 minutes of your day.
Harvestedby hand
Made with finest cocoa beans from Ghana, Ivory Coast and the Dominican Republic. Harvested by hand, fermented under banana leaves and dried in the sun.
Roastedwhole
The cocoa beans are roasted whole, then slowly conched to develop a deeper, smoother chocolate flavour. It takes time, but that’s what gives the chocolate its richness, rather than just sweetness.
Craftedin Essex
Then crafted by our chocolatiers in Essex into our signature Hot Chocolate Melting Beads, inspired by ex-Harrods chocolatier Bill.
It startsUnderThe canopy
Our name comes from the forest canopy that shelters cacao trees as they grow. It’s a reminder of where everything starts.
With the people who grow the cocoa. The knowledge passed down over generations. The time spent harvesting, fermenting and drying every bean. Each origin brings its own character, like coffee or wine, adding depth, balance and complexity to every cup. Our chocolatiers carefully bring those origins together before crafting them into our signature Hot Chocolate Melting Beads in Essex.
For peoplewho likeThings doneproperly
Some people are happy with powder. We’re not.
Cocoa Canopy is for people who care about the chocolate. The cocoa. The texture. The ritual. The satisfaction of making something properly.
Whether you’re steaming milk behind a coffee machine, making an evening hot chocolate in your hot chocolate maker, pouring it over ice, or serving customers in your café, we believe every cup deserves real chocolate.
Unlike most luxury hot chocolate, ours comes at a much better price.
That’s why our Hot Chocolate Melting Beads are trusted by true chocolate connoisseurs, baristas, speciality coffee shops and chocolate lovers who expect more.
Cheers to thebest 10 minutesof your day
Real hot chocolate is made from chocolate rather than cocoa powder and sugar. Cocoa Canopy melting beads are real chocolate, made from beans harvested by hand in Ghana, Ivory Coast and the Dominican Republic, and crafted into beads by chocolatiers in Essex.
Powder is cocoa and sugar. Our beads are real chocolate, made with cocoa solids and naturally rich cocoa butter. When melted into milk, that cocoa butter gives the drink its rich, creamy texture and smooth, satisfying finish. Nothing like powder.
At our chocolate factory in Essex, in small batches, from cocoa sourced through Cocoa Horizons.
Yes. We work with Cocoa Horizons, supporting better farming practices and stronger cocoa-growing communities.
Cocoa Canopy is available online and stocked in Waitrose, Ocado, Morrisons, Booths, Amazon and Costco.
We make five hot chocolate blends, with Rich Dark and Super Dark both vegan friendly.
Make timefor realchocolate
A spare minute between meetings where nobody needs anything from you. The best 10 minutes of your day.