Making better decisions requires better information.
Whether you’re a customer, consumer, grower, or at-origin processor in the KSW supply base, traceability provides vital information and insight. Tracking solutions, provided by Petrichor, empower processors to capture ingredient flow to and through their facilities. Processors can then communicate that information to determine import compliance, food safety, and marketing strategies.
We Know Origin
Strong relationships. Frank and open conversation. With decades of experience in confection ingredients, we know that quality begins at origin — and is maintained through ever step of the supply chain. Our products are grown and processed in Africa through trusted, long-term partnerships. No guesswork, no gimmicks. Just quality you can count on.
Processed at the Source
Processing techniques pioneered over centuries in Europe are now being skillfully employed at origin in West Africa — for cocoa, vanilla, and beyond. Processing locally adds value, supports local communities, and shortens the supply chain. Shipping finished product instead of raw material can cut logistics costs in half.
Chocolate
Vanilla
We Question the Status Quo
What drives us to change the future of confection ingredients for good?
70% of the world’s chocolate is grown in West Africa, but less than 10% is processed there. The specialty ingredient industry is opaque. Farmer income has not improved with crop yields. It can do better — and we’re here to make sure it does.
Practical Problem Solving
Doing better means knowing more. Tracing the supply chain unearths persistent issues in West Africa and provides the insight we need to facilitate lasting solutions.
Adding Value at Origin
For cocoa communities, this means grinding and pressing at source. For vanilla communities, it means extracting before the beans ever leave Madagascar. In both cases, keeping that work close to the farm creates far more than jobs — it creates opportunity. The chance for future generations to grow true wealth.
Efficient Distribution
The traditional model ships raw material halfway around the world for processing, then ships it back out again. Redundant, carbon-heavy, and costly at every step. Processing at source cuts the journey in half — for cocoa, finished product ships at half the volume of raw beans. For vanilla, concentrated extract ships in place of tons of raw pods. Less distance. Less waste. Better value.
Consistent Quality
Increasing efficiency and reducing costs does not mean compromising quality — it means a better future for confection ingredients, for origin communities, and for the buyers who depend on both. Want to know more? Contact us today for product specifications and samples.
Our Partners
Transcao
(Ivory Coast)
With a highly experienced team and the backing of the Ivorian Conseil du Café-Cacao (CCC), Transcao is pioneering the next era of origin processing in the Ivory Coast. Transcao has an existing processing facility in San Pedro with capacity for 30,000 MT of bean grind, with additional facilities under construction in San Pedro and Abidjan.
Atlantic Cocoa Corp Cameroon (AC3)
ACC operates in both Cameroon and Ivory Coast, managing state-of-the-art facilities. In Kribi, Cameroon, ACC runs a newly commissioned (2020) facility with a 48,000 MT bean grind capacity. In Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ACC operates another 48,000 MT facility, with an additional 60,000 MT bean grind facility under construction in San Pedro. A highly experienced team leads ACC’s operations.
Premium Goods
Based in France, Premium Goods specializes in processing plant-based raw materials for aromatic applications in the “sweet” food industry. Through their extraction partner Orkidex, they operate their own facility in Madagascar — making them one of the only vanilla suppliers extracting at source rather than importing raw beans. Their product range covers extracts, natural and synthetic flavors, and derivatives in liquid and powder form, all meeting global regulatory standards.
Petrichor
Based in Chicago, Petrichor develops and implements a system for supply-chain tracing. Partnering with Petrichor ensures transparency and traceability from farm to final product. This partnership also strengthens our sustainability efforts, ensuring the highest quality, best flavor, and consistent growing supply of confection ingredients across our portfolio.