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Usulut\u00e1n<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('domrep')\">Dominican Republic \u2014 Cibao Valley<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('bali')\">Bali \u2014 Jembrana Regency<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">The Premier Cru Collection<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">The Comparison Tasting<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('story')\" id=\"nl-story\">Our Story<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('contact')\" id=\"nl-contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <a class=\"nav-enquire\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire<\/a>\n <div class=\"mob-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleMob()\">\n <span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n<div id=\"mob-menu\" style=\"display:none;position:fixed;top:60px;left:0;right:0;z-index:190;background:var(--ink);padding:20px 24px 28px;border-top:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.2)\">\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('home');toggleMob()\" 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style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(247,243,236,.7);text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.1)\">Our Story<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('contact');toggleMob()\" style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(247,243,236,.7);text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0\">Contact<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page active\" id=\"page-home\">\n\n \n <div class=\"hero\">\n <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Corporate Gifting \u00b7 Bean-to-Bar \u00b7 Premier Cru<\/span>\n <h1 class=\"hero-h\">Chocolate made the way<br><em>wine is made.<\/em><br>Selected before purchase.<\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero-sub\">Le Chocolat des \u00celes is a Premier Cru bean-to-bar chocolate. Every bar begins at the cooperative, where beans are tasted and approved before a single kilogram is purchased. We work with corporate gifting companies \u2014 providing trade pricing, customisation, and the provenance story your clients receive alongside each gift.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-gold\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Gifting Programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"stat-bar\">\n <div class=\"stat-bar-inner\">\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">5<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Origins<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">2<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">9<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Years of field research<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">4<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Continents<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Three product tiers<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">The range available<br><em>to gifting partners<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:36px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"product-grid\">\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Single Origin Bar<\/div>\n <h3>Single Origin Bar<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$30 per bar<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">63g \u00b7 Two ingredients<\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\">\n <span class=\"pill\">Haiti<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Belize<\/span><span class=\"pill\">El Salvador<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dominican Republic<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bali<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Desk gift \u00b7 Event favour \u00b7 Welcome gift<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Experiential<\/div>\n <h3>The Comparison Tasting<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$65<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">Two bars + blind tasting guide \u00b7 Deluxe box<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:52px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Premium experiential gift \u00b7 Team events \u00b7 Client appreciation<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Executive Tier<\/div>\n <h3>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$150<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">All five origins \u00b7 315g total \u00b7 Gift-ready packaging<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:52px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Executive gifting \u00b7 Milestone recognition \u00b7 Holiday luxury tier<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Why LCDI for corporate gifting<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Four reasons gifting<\/em><br>companies work with us<\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"why-grid\">\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">01<\/div>\n <h4>The story holds up<\/h4>\n <p>Every origin has a verifiable provenance and a founder narrative communicable in a single sentence alongside the gift. The story is not marketing copy invented after the fact \u2014 it is the business model.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">02<\/div>\n <h4>Two ingredients. Nothing hidden.<\/h4>\n <p>Cacao and sugar. No cocoa butter added, no lecithin, no vanilla, no emulsifiers. The cleanest possible label for a gifting context where your clients may ask.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">03<\/div>\n <h4>Three price points. One supplier.<\/h4>\n <p>Single bar at $30 for desk gifting. The Comparison Tasting at $65 for premium experiential gifting. The Premier Cru Collection at $150 for executive tier. One supplier relationship covering three distinct gifting needs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">04<\/div>\n <h4>Made in New York. Reliable supply.<\/h4>\n <p>Manufactured in Central Islip, New York. Domestic production means predictable lead times, no import complexity, and a supply chain we control end to end.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-band\">\n <p class=\"cta-p\">We work with gifting companies directly. If you are evaluating LCDI for a corporate gifting programme, we would like to hear from you.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-gold\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div id=\"home-footer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-gifting\">\n\n \n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Corporate Gifting Partners<\/span>\n <h1>Gifting Programmes<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Trade pricing, customisation, and the provenance story your clients receive alongside every gift.<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">\n Three product tiers <span>\u00b7<\/span> Five cooperative origins <span>\u00b7<\/span> Made in New York <span>\u00b7<\/span> Domestic shipping\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">Every bar of LCDI chocolate begins at the cooperative, before a single kilogram is purchased. Beans are tasted and approved at origin \u2014 a process we call Premier Cru selection. What arrives in a gift box is the result of that standard: two ingredients, five cooperative origins, and a story that is verifiable from the cacao tree to the wrapper.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:680px\">LCDI works exclusively through corporate gifting companies, luxury concierge services, and event specialists. We do not sell direct to corporate end-buyers. If you are a gifting aggregator, concierge, or events company looking for a premium, story-led chocolate at trade pricing, this page is for you.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Why LCDI for your clients<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Four reasons gifting<\/em><br>companies work with us<\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"why-grid\">\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">01<\/div>\n <h4>The story holds up<\/h4>\n <p>Every origin has a verifiable provenance and a founder narrative communicable in a single sentence alongside the gift. The story is not marketing copy invented after the fact \u2014 it is the business model. Recipients can look it up. The claim survives scrutiny.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">02<\/div>\n <h4>Two ingredients. Nothing hidden.<\/h4>\n <p>Cacao and sugar. No cocoa butter added, no lecithin, no vanilla, no emulsifiers. The cleanest possible label for a gifting context where your clients \u2014 and their recipients \u2014 may ask what’s in it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">03<\/div>\n <h4>Three price points. One supplier.<\/h4>\n <p>Single bar at $30 for desk gifting. The Comparison Tasting at $65 for premium experiential gifting. The Premier Cru Collection at $150 for executive tier. One supplier relationship covers three distinct gifting needs across your client base.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">04<\/div>\n <h4>Made in New York. Reliable supply.<\/h4>\n <p>Manufactured in Central Islip, New York. Domestic production means predictable lead times, no import complexity, and a supply chain we control end to end \u2014 from the bean to the wrapper to your client’s desk.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Products for gifting<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Three tiers, <em>one supplier<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"product-grid\">\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Tier 1 \u00b7 Entry<\/div>\n <h3>Single Origin Bar<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$30 retail \u00b7 from $17 trade<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">63g \u00b7 Two ingredients \u00b7 Available in five origins<\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Haiti<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Belize<\/span><span class=\"pill\">El Salvador<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dominican Republic<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bali<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Desk gift \u00b7 Conference favour \u00b7 Welcome gift \u00b7 Volume event gifting<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Tier 2 \u00b7 Experiential<\/div>\n <h3>The Comparison Tasting<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$65 retail \u00b7 from $40 trade<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">Two bars + blind tasting guide \u00b7 Deluxe presentation box<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:8px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Structured experience<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Guided notes<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Premium experiential gift \u00b7 Team events \u00b7 Client appreciation \u00b7 Onboarding<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Tier 3 \u00b7 Executive<\/div>\n <h3>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$150 retail \u00b7 from $90 trade<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">All five origins \u00b7 315g total \u00b7 Gift-ready outer box<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:8px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Full provenance set<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Origin cards included<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Executive gifting \u00b7 Milestone recognition \u00b7 Holiday luxury tier<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--cream-dk)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Trade Pricing<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Volume pricing <em>for programme partners<\/em><\/h2>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:640px;margin-bottom:0\">Trade pricing is available to approved gifting partners. Pricing bands by annual volume across all product lines combined. Prices below are per unit, ex-warehouse Central Islip.<\/p>\n <table class=\"pricing-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr>\n <th>Annual volume (units)<\/th>\n <th>Single Origin Bar<\/th>\n <th>Comparison Tasting<\/th>\n <th>Premier Cru Collection<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td>24 \u2013 99<\/td>\n <td>$22<\/td>\n <td>$48<\/td>\n <td>$110<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>100 \u2013 499<\/td>\n <td>$19<\/td>\n <td>$44<\/td>\n <td>$100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>500 \u2013 999<\/td>\n <td>$17<\/td>\n <td>$41<\/td>\n <td>$94<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>1,000 +<\/td>\n <td>$15<\/td>\n <td>$38<\/td>\n <td>$88<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <tfoot>\n <tr><td colspan=\"4\">Retail pricing: Single Origin Bar $30 \u00b7 Comparison Tasting $65 \u00b7 Premier Cru Collection $150. Volume calculated across all product lines over a rolling 12-month period. Pricing confirmed in writing at programme onboarding.<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tfoot>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What the recipient receives<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">The unboxing <em>experience<\/em><\/h2>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:640px;margin-bottom:40px\">Every LCDI product is designed to communicate provenance at the moment of opening. The gift does the explaining \u2014 your client doesn’t need to.<\/p>\n <div class=\"unbox-cols\">\n <div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The bar<\/span>\n <h4>63g of two-ingredient chocolate<\/h4>\n <p>Moulded from a single cooperative harvest lot. The wrapper names the origin, the cooperative, the cacao variety, and the year of harvest. The back panel shows the full ingredient list \u2014 two lines.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The provenance card<\/span>\n <h4>Origin story in 120 words<\/h4>\n <p>Included with every product. Written for the recipient, not the trade buyer: the country, the cooperative, why LCDI chose this origin above others, and how the tasting selection works. A story they can hold while they eat.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">Tasting notes<\/span>\n <h4>Varietal-specific flavour profile<\/h4>\n <p>Every origin has a distinct sensory profile derived from the cacao variety, fermentation protocol, and roast. Notes are written for a non-specialist reader \u2014 no jargon, no wine vocabulary borrowed unnecessarily.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The Comparison Tasting \u2014 additional<\/span>\n <h4>Blind tasting guide<\/h4>\n <p>A structured double-blind tasting experience for two. Two bars from different origins, covered sleeves, a note-taking guide. The experience is participatory \u2014 the recipient doesn’t just eat the chocolate; they evaluate it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The Premier Cru Collection \u2014 additional<\/span>\n <h4>Five origin set with full provenance<\/h4>\n <p>All five cooperative origins presented together. An individual provenance card for each. The collective narrative \u2014 five countries, four continents, nine years of field research \u2014 is implicit in the set.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-note\">\n <p>“The gift communicates its own story. You do not need to explain Premier Cru chocolate to a recipient \u2014 the packaging does it for you.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink);padding:80px 0\">\n <div class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Customisation Options<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\">Three levels of<br><em>customisation<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"custom-tiers\">\n <div class=\"custom-tier\">\n <span class=\"tier-name\">Tier 1 \u2014 Standard<\/span>\n <h4>LCDI Packaging<\/h4>\n <p>LCDI packaging as presented. Full provenance story included. Your company is acknowledged on the insert card as the gifting sender if required.<\/p>\n <div class=\"detail\">Lead time: 5\u20137 business days<br>Minimum: 24 bars \/ 12 Comparison Tastings \/ 6 Collections<br>No artwork approval required<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"custom-tier\">\n <span class=\"tier-name\">Tier 2 \u2014 Plus<\/span>\n <h4>Custom Insert Card<\/h4>\n <p>A branded gift card or personalised message insert from your company, printed to your specification and included inside LCDI outer packaging. We supply the insert template; you supply the artwork.<\/p>\n <div class=\"detail\">Lead time: 10\u201314 business days<br>Minimum: 12 units<br>Artwork: PDF supplied to spec sheet<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"custom-tier\">\n <span class=\"tier-name\">Tier 3 \u2014 Premium<\/span>\n <h4>Branded Outer Sleeve<\/h4>\n <p>Custom belly band or outer sleeve carrying your company branding. LCDI inner packaging \u2014 and all provenance materials \u2014 fully retained beneath. The co-branding approach most requested by luxury concierge clients.<\/p>\n <div class=\"detail\">Lead time: 3\u20134 weeks<br>Minimum: 50 units<br>Artwork: press-ready PDF, LCDI template supplied<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:rgba(247,243,236,.4);margin-top:20px;font-style:italic\">Holiday orders: submit artwork by 1 November for guaranteed pre-Christmas delivery. Custom sleeve orders for the holiday window typically book out in September.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Programme Process<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">How a gifting<br><em>programme works<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"steps\">\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">1<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Enquire<\/h4>\n <p>Submit the form below or email gifting@lechocolat.us. Include your company type, anticipated volume, and any timing requirements. We respond within one business day.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">2<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Receive a sample set<\/h4>\n <p>We send one of each product at trade cost \u2014 the Single Origin Bar, the Comparison Tasting, and the Premier Cru Collection \u2014 so you can evaluate quality, packaging, and presentation before committing. Most gifting buyers make their decision at this stage.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">3<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Agree terms<\/h4>\n <p>Volume pricing band, customisation tier, lead times, and payment terms are confirmed in writing. No minimum annual volume is required to establish a programme, though pricing bands apply as set out above. You are assigned a named point of contact.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">4<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Place orders<\/h4>\n <p>Orders may be placed per-campaign or under a standing arrangement with a quarterly forecast. We accommodate both models. Orders are confirmed with a written acknowledgement and a delivery estimate.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">5<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Receive and distribute<\/h4>\n <p>Shipped from Central Islip, New York to your fulfilment warehouse, your office, or directly to individual recipients. We support both bulk-to-warehouse and direct-to-recipient models. Tracking provided on all shipments.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink);padding:80px 0\">\n <div class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Seasonal Gifting Planner<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Key gifting windows<\/em><br>and recommended products<\/h2>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13.5px;color:rgba(247,243,236,.55);max-width:560px;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:0\">Plan your annual gifting programme around these windows. Order deadlines are advisory minimums; custom sleeve orders require additional lead time.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:36px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"season-grid\">\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q4 \u00b7 November \u2013 December<\/span>\n <h4>Holiday & Year-End<\/h4>\n <p>The primary gifting window. Client appreciation, employee recognition, and executive year-end gifts. The highest-volume period by a significant margin.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Premier Cru Collection<br>Comparison Tasting<br>Single Origin Bar (volume)<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">Order deadline: 1 November for standard packaging \u00b7 1 October for custom sleeve<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q1 \u00b7 January \u2013 February<\/span>\n <h4>New Year & Valentine’s<\/h4>\n <p>Client retention and relationship re-engagement after the holiday break. Valentine’s Day creates a second premium window for luxury concierge clients.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Comparison Tasting<br>Single Origin Bar<br>Premier Cru Collection (Valentine’s)<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">Order deadline: 15 January for Valentine’s delivery<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q2 \u00b7 April \u2013 June<\/span>\n <h4>Spring Recognition & Events<\/h4>\n <p>Employee milestone recognition, conference season, and business event favours. The Comparison Tasting works well as a structured team experience at offsites and retreats.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Single Origin Bar (event volume)<br>Comparison Tasting (team events)<br>Premier Cru Collection (senior recognition)<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">No hard deadline; 10 business days standard lead time<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q3 \u00b7 July \u2013 September<\/span>\n <h4>Summer & Early Holiday Planning<\/h4>\n <p>Conference season peaks. Early holiday programme planning for Q4 custom orders should begin by September. New programme onboarding is easiest in this window.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Single Origin Bar (conferences)<br>Comparison Tasting (client hospitality)<br>Custom sleeve orders: begin artwork<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">Begin Q4 custom sleeve artwork: 1 September<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Logistics & Fulfilment<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Shipping, storage, <em>and shelf life<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"logistics-row\">\n <div class=\"log-cell\">\n <span class=\"log-cell-label\">Shipping<\/span>\n <h4>Domestic (US) only<\/h4>\n <p>All orders ship from Central Islip, New York via UPS Ground or UPS 2-Day. Tracking provided on all shipments. We support bulk-to-warehouse and individual direct-to-recipient models. International shipping is not currently available.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"log-cell\">\n <span class=\"log-cell-label\">Shelf life<\/span>\n <h4>18 months from production<\/h4>\n <p>Two-ingredient bean-to-bar chocolate without emulsifiers has a minimum shelf life of 18 months from the production date when stored correctly. All LCDI products ship with at least 12 months remaining. Best stored below 70\u00b0F, away from direct light.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"log-cell\">\n <span class=\"log-cell-label\">Dietary<\/span>\n <h4>Vegan \u00b7 Dairy-free \u00b7 Kosher<\/h4>\n <p>All LCDI products are vegan and dairy-free by formulation \u2014 cacao and sugar, nothing else. Kosher certification is in progress; contact us for current certification status. Not produced in a nut-free facility.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--cream-dk)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Partner resources<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">What we provide to<br><em>gifting partners<\/em><\/h2>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:600px\">All approved partners receive a digital asset pack at onboarding, plus a named account contact for ongoing orders. Below is the full list of what’s included.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:8px\"><\/div>\n <ul class=\"assets-list\">\n <li>High-resolution product photography for all three products \u2014 lifestyle and pack-shot variants<\/li>\n <li>Origin story copy for all five cooperatives, written at two lengths: one sentence (for gift cards) and one paragraph (for client emails and brochures)<\/li>\n <li>Full tasting notes and flavour descriptors for each origin, written for a non-specialist audience<\/li>\n <li>Product specification sheets: dimensions, weight, ingredients, shelf life, storage instructions<\/li>\n <li>Brand guidelines: LCDI colour palette, typography, logo files in SVG, PNG, and PDF<\/li>\n <li>Custom sleeve artwork template and print specification for Tier 3 customisation<\/li>\n <li>A named point of contact for all orders, artwork approvals, and account queries<\/li>\n <li>Seasonal gifting calendar with order deadlines updated each year<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Partner feedback<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">What gifting partners <em>tell us<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"testimonial-row\">\n <div class=\"testimonial\">\n <p>“Our clients ask about the chocolate. That almost never happens with gifting. The story on the wrapper is the reason \u2014 recipients actually read it.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"testimonial-attr\">Director of Client Experience \u00b7 Luxury Concierge Firm \u00b7 New York<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"testimonial\">\n <p>“We use the Premier Cru Collection for C-suite year-end gifting and the single bars for volume desk gifting. One supplier, two very different price points. It simplifies the programme considerably.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"testimonial-attr\">Gifting Manager \u00b7 Corporate Gifting Aggregator \u00b7 Chicago<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--cream-dk)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Frequently asked questions<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Programme <em>questions answered<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"faq-list\">\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">What is the minimum order to start a programme?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">There is no minimum annual volume to establish a programme and receive trade pricing. The pricing bands above apply per order \u2014 the entry point is 24 Single Origin Bars, 12 Comparison Tastings, or 6 Premier Cru Collections. Orders below those minimums are fulfilled at retail pricing through lechocolatdesiles.com.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Can I mix origins within a single order?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. Single Origin Bar orders can be split across any combination of the five origins (Haiti, Belize, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Bali) at no additional cost. Minimum per origin within a mixed order is 6 bars. If you need a specific origin split for a large order, note it in your enquiry.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Can LCDI ship directly to individual recipients?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. We support direct-to-recipient fulfilment for programme partners. You supply a recipient list in the format we provide; we manage the individual shipments and send you a consolidated tracking report. A per-shipment fulfilment fee applies. Minimum 12 individual shipments per campaign to use direct-to-recipient. Bulk-to-warehouse is also available with no minimum beyond the standard order minimums.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">What is the lead time for holiday orders?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">For standard LCDI packaging, orders placed by 1 November are guaranteed for pre-Christmas delivery to the continental US. Custom insert card (Tier 2) orders should be placed by 20 October. Custom outer sleeve (Tier 3) orders should be submitted with approved artwork by 1 October. We strongly recommend beginning artwork for custom sleeve holiday orders in September. We cannot guarantee holiday delivery for custom orders submitted after these dates.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Can we arrange a standing order or recurring programme?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. Standing arrangements with a quarterly volume forecast are accommodated. This is the preferred model for gifting aggregators who distribute LCDI products year-round across multiple client programmes. A standing arrangement is confirmed in writing and reviewed annually. It does not commit you to a fixed volume \u2014 it establishes pricing, lead time agreements, and a preferred ordering cadence.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Do you offer exclusive arrangements for specific categories or territories?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Exclusivity arrangements are considered case-by-case for partners with significant annual volume commitments. We do not offer blanket category or territory exclusivity as standard. If you represent a programme that would warrant a discussion about exclusivity, please raise it in your initial enquiry and we will address it directly.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Are the products suitable for clients with dietary restrictions?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">All LCDI products are vegan and dairy-free \u2014 cacao and sugar are both plant-derived and there are no other ingredients. Kosher certification is in progress; contact us for the current status. Products are not manufactured in a dedicated nut-free facility. We recommend that end-recipients with severe allergies check with us directly before consuming. We are happy to provide full allergen documentation for any product on request.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">How do I evaluate LCDI before committing to a programme?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Request a sample set. We will send one of each product \u2014 the Single Origin Bar (one origin of your choice), the Comparison Tasting, and the Premier Cru Collection \u2014 at trade cost. Shipping is at cost. No commitment is required. Most gifting buyers make their programme decision after the sample stage. Use the enquiry form below or email gifting@lechocolat.us with “Sample request” in the subject line.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-band\">\n <p class=\"cta-p\">Before committing to a programme, evaluate the product. Request a sample set \u2014 one of each tier \u2014 at trade cost. No commitment required.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-gold\" href=\"#gifting-form\">Request a sample set<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div id=\"gifting-form\" style=\"background:var(--ink)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Get in touch<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Enquire about a<br>gifting programme<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"form-layout\">\n <form onsubmit=\"handleFormSubmit(event)\">\n <div class=\"form-fields\">\n <div><label>Company name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your company\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Full name\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your role<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Job title\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Type of company<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select type\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Corporate gifting aggregator<\/option>\n <option>Luxury concierge & events<\/option>\n <option>Event services<\/option>\n <option>Other<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Products of interest<\/label>\n <div class=\"checkboxes\">\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Single Origin Bars<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Comparison Tasting<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Premier Cru Collection<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Sample set request<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Custom sleeve (Tier 3)<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Not sure yet<\/span><\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Estimated annual volume<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select volume\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Under 100 units<\/option>\n <option>100\u2013500<\/option>\n <option>500\u20131,000<\/option>\n <option>1,000+<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Timing<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select timing\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Immediate (within 2 weeks)<\/option>\n <option>Within 3 months<\/option>\n <option>Holiday season (Q4)<\/option>\n <option>Planning ahead<\/option>\n <option>Exploring options<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Anything else we should know?<\/label>\n <textarea placeholder=\"Origins, customisation requirements, recipient list size, direct-to-recipient, specific dietary needs, etc.\"><\/textarea>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"submit-wrap\">\n <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-gold\">Send Enquiry<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/form>\n <div class=\"form-aside\">\n <p class=\"prefer\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Prefer to reach us directly?<\/p>\n <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:gifting@lechocolat.us\" style=\"color:var(--cream)\">gifting@lechocolat.us<\/a>\n <p class=\"form-aside-note\" style=\"color:rgba(247,243,236,.5)\">Buyers at this level often prefer direct email. Both routes reach the same person. We aim to respond within one business day.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"form-aside-note\" style=\"color:rgba(247,243,236,.35);font-size:11px\">We work exclusively with gifting companies, concierge services, and event specialists \u2014 not with corporate end-buyers directly. Individual bars are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\" style=\"color:rgba(184,148,42,.7)\">lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-chocolates\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Bean-to-Bar \u00b7 Premier Cru<\/span>\n <h1>Our Chocolates<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">Seven products. Two ingredients. The same standard applied to every bar: beans tasted and selected at origin before purchase. This is the LCDI Premier Cru collection.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\n <div class=\"collection-grid\">\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Haiti \u00b7 Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord Cooperative. Where the story began \u2014 nine years of field research started with a single taste in a Cap-Ha\u00eftien market.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Dark cherry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried fig<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('haiti')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Belize \u00b7 Toledo District<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>San Antonio Maya Cooperative. Three thousand years of cacao cultivation, uninterrupted. The Maya Q’eqchi’ farmers have passed this knowledge across generations.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Red berry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Toasted almond<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bright acidity<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('belize')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">El Salvador \u00b7 Usulut\u00e1n<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>Cacahuatl Cooperative. Sixteen members, eight men and eight women, producing one of the rarest beans in Central America.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Walnut<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried mango<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('elsalvador')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Dominican Republic \u00b7 Cibao Valley<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds Cooperative. Centuries of cultivation in the agricultural heartland of the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Stone fruit<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Gentle sweetness<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Silky texture<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('domrep')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Bali \u00b7 Jembrana Regency<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>Jembrana Cooperative. The agricultural west of Bali \u2014 volcanic soil, island microclimate, and a chocolate unlike anything from the Americas.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Ripe banana<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Warm spice<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Aromatic finish<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('bali')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Gift Set \u00b7 Five Origins<\/div>\n <h3>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h3>\n <p>All five cooperative origins in one gift-ready box. 315g total. The full range of what Premier Cru selection produces across four continents.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:14px\"><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">View collection<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Tasting Experience \u00b7 Two Origins<\/div>\n <h3>The Comparison Tasting<\/h3>\n <p>Two Premier Cru bars, delivered blind. A tasting guide walks you through the comparison. Origins revealed after.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:14px\"><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">View experience<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"text-align:center;padding:56px 0 0\">\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:24px\">Available for corporate gifting programmes across all three tiers.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Gifting Programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-haiti\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Haiti \u00b7 Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">I found these beans on a Thursday afternoon in Cap-Ha\u00eftien in 2013 \u2014 not looking for chocolate, but on a UN humanitarian mission that happened to pass through a market. One taste stopped me completely.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">That moment became nine years of field research across cacao-producing regions. Haiti was where it started. It is still, in many ways, where the story is most alive.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>Every LCDI bar begins before a single kilogram is committed. At Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord, I spent time with the cooperative, tasting across harvests until I could identify the lots worth selecting. Only beans that pass my tasting standard make it into an LCDI bar. This is what Premier Cru means in the context of chocolate: not simply single-origin, but the specific lots within an origin chosen for their flavour profile above all else. The beans in this bar earned their place.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord beans produce a chocolate that is deeply complex \u2014 earthy and full-bodied, with a long finish. Dark fruit notes emerge as the bar warms on the tongue.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Dark cherry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried fig<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Long finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord sits in the northern highlands of Haiti \u2014 the same region where Haitian cacao cultivation has its deepest roots. The cooperative is small by design: a tight network of farmers who prioritise fermentation quality and post-harvest care above volume. These practices are the reason this chocolate is possible.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Haiti<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2013<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">First sourced<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. No added cocoa butter, no lecithin, no vanilla \u2014 no additives of any kind. The flavour you taste is the flavour of the bean: the soil it grew in, the way it was fermented, the care taken at every step before it reached our factory in New York.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-belize\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Belize \u00b7 Toledo District<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">San Antonio Maya Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">The Toledo District sits at the base of the Maya Mountains, where cacao has been cultivated without interruption for over three thousand years. When I first tasted beans from San Antonio, I understood immediately that this was a place with nothing left to prove.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">The Maya Q’eqchi’ farmers here have passed down cacao knowledge across generations \u2014 not as heritage performance, but as lived practice. The fermentation protocols, the drying rhythms, the understanding of when a bean is ready: these are not things learned in a textbook. They are the reason this chocolate tastes the way it does.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>At San Antonio, I worked through multiple harvests before committing to a sourcing relationship. The beans in this bar were chosen because they passed a tasting standard \u2014 not because they were available, or affordable, or convenient. Premier Cru is the French term for a wine classification built on exactly this logic: origin matters, but selection within the origin matters more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Belize produces a chocolate of uncommon brightness \u2014 a clean, assertive acidity that opens into notes of red fruit and toasted almond. The finish is long and dry, with none of the bitterness that comes from inferior beans or excessive roasting.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Red berry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Toasted almond<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bright acidity<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Clean finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">San Antonio is a small village in the Toledo District, one of the least-visited and most agriculturally rich corners of Belize. The Maya Q’eqchi’ cooperative here grows cacao intercropped with native forest \u2014 a practice that preserves biodiversity, improves fermentation complexity, and produces beans of a character impossible to replicate in monoculture plantations.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Belize<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">3,000+<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Years of cultivation<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. No added cocoa butter, no lecithin, no vanilla. Every flavour note you taste comes entirely from these beans \u2014 from the soil they grew in, the forest they grew alongside, and the care taken at every step before the bar reached you.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-elsalvador\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">El Salvador \u00b7 Usulut\u00e1n<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Cacahuatl Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">The name the cooperative chose for themselves tells you everything: Cacahuatl \u2014 the original Nahuatl word from which the modern word ‘cacao’ descends. These sixteen farmers understood what they were growing before I arrived. My job was simply to listen.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">El Salvador is one of the smallest cacao-producing countries in the Americas. That scarcity is part of the story \u2014 but it is not the most important part. What drew me to the Cacahuatl cooperative was the deliberateness of what they had built: eight men and eight women running a small operation with an outsized commitment to quality. Sixteen people. One extraordinary bean.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>El Salvador produces very little cacao relative to its neighbours. That alone does not make it special. What makes the Cacahuatl beans special is what emerged when I tasted them: an earthy, layered complexity that is genuinely rare in Central American chocolate. Premier Cru means I did not buy these beans because they were available. I bought them because, after tasting, I could not justify buying anything else.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Cacahuatl bar is the most grounded in the LCDI collection \u2014 deeply earthy, with a nutty richness and waves of dried tropical fruit underneath. It rewards slow eating. This is not a chocolate that reveals itself immediately.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Walnut<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried mango<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Slow finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Sixteen members. Eight men, eight women. The Cacahuatl cooperative operates in Usulut\u00e1n, one of the few Salvadoran regions with the microclimate conditions necessary for fine-flavour cacao. Their output is small enough that most of the world has never tasted what they produce.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">El Salvador<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">16<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Cooperative members<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. The flavour of this bar is entirely the flavour of these beans \u2014 grown by sixteen people in one of the least-known cacao regions on the continent, selected because they were the best I tasted.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-domrep\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Dominican Republic \u00b7 Cibao Valley<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">San Francisco de Macor\u00eds Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">The Cibao Valley has been producing fine-flavour cacao for centuries. Long before ‘single-origin’ became a marketing term, the farmers of San Francisco de Macor\u00eds were growing beans that European chocolatiers sought by name. I came to understand why.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">The Dominican Republic is one of the world’s most important sources of fine-flavour cacao \u2014 not because of volume, but because of what generations of careful cultivation have made possible in its soils. What I found there confirmed something I already suspected: the best chocolate in the world is made by people who have been at it for a very long time.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>The Cibao Valley produces more fine-flavour cacao than most people realise \u2014 which means there is also more variation in quality than most buyers acknowledge. Premier Cru is not a country designation. It is a lot-level commitment. The beans in this bar were selected from within the cooperative’s harvest because they met a flavour standard. The cooperative’s reputation made them a candidate. The tasting made them a certainty.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">San Francisco de Macor\u00eds produces the smoothest bar in the LCDI collection \u2014 a chocolate of great elegance, with stone fruit and a natural sweetness that does not require sugar to amplify. The texture is silky and full. The finish lingers without effort.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Stone fruit<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Gentle sweetness<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Silky texture<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Lingering finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">San Francisco de Macor\u00eds is the capital of Duarte Province, deep in the Cibao Valley \u2014 the agricultural heartland of the Dominican Republic. The cooperative here has roots that predate modern direct-trade frameworks by generations. They did not need an outside buyer to tell them what quality meant. What they needed was a partner willing to pay for it.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Dom. Republic<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Cibao Valley<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Growing region<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. The smoothness of this bar is not manufactured through additives or emulsifiers. It is the result of centuries of cultivation practice compressed into a single bean \u2014 and the discipline to leave everything else out.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-bali\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Bali \u00b7 Jembrana Regency<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Jembrana Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">Most people go to Bali and see what has been built for visitors. Jembrana is the other Bali \u2014 the agricultural west, where the island grows things instead of performing itself. The cacao there is as serious as anything I have tasted in the Americas.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">Nine years of field research across cacao regions taught me one consistent lesson: the most interesting beans grow where the fewest buyers are looking. Jembrana is not a famous origin. It does not need to be. The proof is in the cup \u2014 a chocolate of tropical complexity and startling depth that could not come from anywhere else on earth.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>Bali produces cacao across several regencies, with enormous variation in quality. The decision to source from Jembrana specifically \u2014 and from within the cooperative’s lots specifically \u2014 was made on taste alone. Premier Cru means the geography is a starting point, not a guarantee. The guarantee comes from the tasting that happens before any commitment is made.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Jembrana bar is the most tropical in the collection \u2014 warm and aromatic, with a profile that moves from ripe fruit to a deep, almost spiced finish. It is the most immediately seductive of the five origins, and the one most likely to surprise someone who thinks they already know what dark chocolate tastes like.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Ripe banana<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Warm spice<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Tropical depth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Aromatic finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Jembrana is the westernmost and least-touristed regency of Bali \u2014 an agricultural landscape of rice paddies, coconut groves, and cacao farms growing in volcanic soil enriched by centuries of eruption and recovery. The cooperative here produces a small volume of beans with a quality consistency that reflects both the exceptional terroir and the post-harvest discipline of the farmers.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Bali<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Volcanic<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Terroir<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. The tropical warmth of this bar is not flavouring \u2014 it is the bean itself. Volcanic soil, island microclimate, and the fermentation knowledge of a cooperative refining its practice for years. Two ingredients. One place in the world that could produce this.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-premiercru\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Gift Set \u00b7 Five Origins<\/span>\n <h1>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Five origins. Two ingredients. One standard.<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">$150 retail<span>\u00b7<\/span>5 bars \u00b7 63g each \u00b7 315g total<span>\u00b7<\/span>Gift-ready packaging<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">There are roughly 600 volatile aroma compounds in <em>Theobroma cacao<\/em>. Fine wine produces around 200. Most people have never tasted the difference between origins \u2014 because most chocolate is not made to show it.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Premier Cru Collection is five bars that make the difference impossible to miss. Each comes from a single cooperative, made from a single harvest lot selected before purchase. Each contains two ingredients: cacao and sugar. What changes between bars is everything that grows in the ground \u2014 and what that produces in the cup.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s Included<\/span>\n <table class=\"origins-table\">\n <tr>\n <td>Haiti<small>Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord Cooperative<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Dark cherry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried fig<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>Belize<small>San Antonio, Toledo District<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Red berry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Toasted almond<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bright acidity<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>El Salvador<small>Cacahuatl Cooperative, Usulut\u00e1n<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Walnut<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried mango<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>Dominican Republic<small>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, Cibao<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Stone fruit<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Gentle sweetness<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Silky texture<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>Bali<small>Jembrana Cooperative<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Ripe banana<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Warm spice<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Aromatic finish<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <div style=\"height:16px\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Selection Standard<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase \u2014 across five cooperative origins<\/span>\n <p>Every bar in this collection begins before a single kilogram of cacao is purchased. Across five cooperatives on four continents, the same standard applies: beans are tasted at origin, and only the lots that pass that tasting make it into an LCDI bar. This is what Premier Cru means \u2014 a lot-level commitment to flavour that precedes and supersedes every other consideration. It is, as far as we know, what makes LCDI the only true two-ingredient dark chocolate made from beans flavour-tested and approved before purchase across five cooperative origins.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Why It Makes a Gift<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Chocolate at this level does not need occasion. It is its own occasion.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Premier Cru Collection is the gift for someone who appreciates the difference between a thing made carefully and everything else \u2014 a wine drinker, a coffee drinker, a cook, or anyone who has ever wondered what chocolate actually tastes like when nothing is added to cover what the bean does on its own.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pullquote\">\n <p>Five bars. Five places. One standard that connects them. This is what we built.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\" target=\"_blank\">Available to purchase at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-tasting\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Tasting Experience \u00b7 Two Origins<\/span>\n <h1>The Comparison Tasting<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Two Premier Cru bars. One blind tasting. Infinite difference.<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">$65 retail<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 bars \u00b7 63g each<span>\u00b7<\/span>Deluxe box \u00b7 Tasting guide included<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">You don’t choose which two origins you receive. That’s the point.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">A wine professional tastes blind because knowing the label changes what you taste. The same principle applies here. Two Premier Cru bars \u2014 drawn from our five cooperative origins \u2014 arrive in a deluxe presentation box without identification. A tasting guide walks you through the comparison. The origins are revealed only after you have encountered them on your own terms.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">It is, in our experience, the most honest way to understand what terroir actually means in chocolate.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s Included<\/span>\n <div style=\"display:flex;gap:32px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(197,181,138,.4);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(197,181,138,.4);margin-bottom:40px\">\n <div style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)\"><strong style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;display:block;margin-bottom:4px\">Two 63g Premier Cru bars<\/strong>Drawn from five cooperative origins<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)\"><strong style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;display:block;margin-bottom:4px\">Blind tasting guide & card<\/strong>Structured comparison format<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)\"><strong style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;display:block;margin-bottom:4px\">Deluxe presentation box<\/strong>Gift-ready packaging<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">How It Works<\/span>\n <div class=\"steps\">\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">01<\/div>\n <div><h4>Open the box<\/h4><p>Two bars, labelled only Bar A and Bar B. Origins sealed beneath a reveal tab.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">02<\/div>\n <div><h4>Follow the tasting guide<\/h4><p>Evaluate each bar for aroma, texture, and flavour. Write notes before moving to the next.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">03<\/div>\n <div><h4>Record your preference<\/h4><p>Which bar, and what would you recognise again?<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">04<\/div>\n <div><h4>Open the reveal<\/h4><p>Discover which cooperative origins you were tasting.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Selection Standard<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Both bars: selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>Whichever two origins arrive in your box, they share one thing: the beans were tasted and approved at the cooperative before a single kilogram was committed to purchase. This is the Premier Cru standard \u2014 applied not to a country designation, but to the specific harvest lot inside each bar. The blind tasting format exists precisely to let that standard speak for itself.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Pairings<\/span>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origins in the collection<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">10<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Possible pairings<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">63g<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Per bar<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;font-style:italic;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:16px\">Each order is a different pair. Ten combinations, each one a distinct conversation between two origins.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\" target=\"_blank\">Available to purchase at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-story\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <h1>Our Story<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Origin of the Name<\/span>\n <p class=\"lead\">Le Chocolat des \u00celes \u2014 the chocolate of the islands.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The name is a direct reference to Mauritius, the island nation where LCDI’s founder was born. The company is a product of that origin in more than name: an island sensibility, a comfort with distance, and a willingness to travel to find what is genuinely worth finding.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">I found these beans on a Thursday afternoon in Cap-Ha\u00eftien in 2013 \u2014 not looking for chocolate, but on a UN humanitarian mission that happened to pass through a market. One taste stopped me completely.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">Ravi Goojha spent decades as a UN diplomat, working with governments through humanitarian missions across South America, Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq, and parts of Africa \u2014 moving between countries in various states of rupture. In Cap-Ha\u00eftien that afternoon, he was not in a market researching the chocolate industry. He was doing his job. What he tasted changed the direction of the years that followed.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Nine Years of Field Research<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">What began as a single encounter in a Haitian market became nine years of systematic research across cacao-producing regions. Not desk research \u2014 field research. Time spent at cooperatives, tasting across harvests, learning what distinguishes a Premier Cru lot from everything produced around it, and building the supplier relationships that make LCDI possible.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Five cooperative origins across four continents: Haiti, Belize, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Bali. Each one reached not through a commodity broker but through direct field contact. Each one selected because the beans, tasted at origin, were the best available in that region at that time.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Premier Cru Standard<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The term Premier Cru comes from French wine classification \u2014 it designates not just a region but the best lots within a region, selected for their specific character. LCDI applies the same logic to cacao. Single-origin means one country. Premier Cru means the specific cooperative harvest lot within that country that passed a tasting standard before any purchase was made.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Every LCDI bar begins with that standard. It is why there are only five origins rather than fifty. Selection takes time. Relationships take years. The result is chocolate that tastes like the place it came from \u2014 because every other decision along the way was made in service of that.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Two Ingredients<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao and sugar. The decision to make chocolate from two ingredients and nothing else is not a marketing position. It is a statement about what chocolate actually is: a product of the bean, the soil, the fermentation, and the craft of the maker. Cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, and emulsifiers exist in most chocolate because they are cheaper than quality. They are absent from LCDI chocolate because quality is the point.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Made in New York<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">LCDI is manufactured in Central Islip, New York. Bean-to-bar means exactly that: from the raw cacao bean to the finished bar, every step of production happens in the same facility under direct oversight. No outsourced conching, no bought-in couverture, no third-party manufacturing. The control over the process is what makes the Premier Cru standard deliverable at scale.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;font-style:italic;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:28px\">We work with corporate gifting companies who want to give something with a story that holds up under scrutiny.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Gifting Programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-contact\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <h1>Contact<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Gifting programmes, trade enquiries, and sample requests.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:560px;margin-bottom:48px\">To discuss a gifting programme, request samples, or ask a question about LCDI products, use the form below or reach us directly.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"form-layout\">\n <form onsubmit=\"handleFormSubmit(event)\">\n <div class=\"form-fields\">\n <div><label>Company name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your company\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Full name\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your role<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Job title\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Type of company<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select type\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Corporate gifting aggregator<\/option>\n <option>Luxury concierge & events<\/option>\n <option>Event services<\/option>\n <option>Other<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Products of interest<\/label>\n <div class=\"checkboxes\">\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Single Origin Bars<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Comparison Tasting<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Premier Cru Collection<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Not sure yet<\/span><\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Estimated annual volume<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select volume\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Under 100 units<\/option>\n <option>100\u2013500<\/option>\n <option>500\u20131,000<\/option>\n <option>1,000+<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Timing<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select timing\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Immediate<\/option>\n <option>Within 3 months<\/option>\n <option>Planning ahead<\/option>\n <option>Exploring options<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Anything else we should know?<\/label>\n <textarea placeholder=\"Optional message\u2026\"><\/textarea>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"submit-wrap\">\n <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-gold\">Send Enquiry<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/form>\n <div class=\"form-aside\">\n <p class=\"prefer\">Prefer to reach us directly?<\/p>\n <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:gifting@lechocolat.us\">gifting@lechocolat.us<\/a>\n <p class=\"form-aside-note\">Buyers at this level often prefer direct email. 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.season-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n .unbox-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}\n .testimonial-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .logistics-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n}\n@media(max-width:600px){\n .season-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .pricing-table thead th:nth-child(3),.pricing-table tbody td:nth-child(3){display:none}\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n@media(max-width:900px){\n nav{padding:0 24px}\n .nav-links{display:none}\n .mob-toggle{display:flex}\n .hero{padding:80px 24px 70px;min-height:70vh}\n .section,.section-narrow,.section-full{padding:56px 24px}\n .page-header{padding:56px 24px 48px}\n .stat-bar-inner{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n .sc{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.2)}\n .product-grid,.collection-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .why-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .form-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .form-fields{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .field-full{grid-column:1\/-1}\n .custom-tiers{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .footer-links{text-align:left}\n .footer-bottom{flex-direction:column;gap:8px;text-align:center}\n .story-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}\n .wrap,.wrap-narrow{padding:0 24px}\n .cta-band{padding:60px 24px}\n .sg{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .sg-c:nth-child(2n){border-right:1px solid #c5b58a}\n .sg-c:nth-child(3){border-bottom:1px solid #c5b58a}\n .sg-c{border-right:none}\n}\n@media(max-width:600px){\n h1.hero-h{font-size:36px}\n .sc-num{font-size:40px}\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n<nav id=\"main-nav\">\n <a class=\"nav-logo\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('home')\">Le Chocolat <em>des \u00celes<\/em><\/a>\n <ul class=\"nav-links\">\n <li><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('home')\" id=\"nl-home\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\" id=\"nl-gifting\">Gifting Programmes<\/a><\/li>\n <li class=\"dropdown\">\n <span id=\"nl-chocolates\" onclick=\"toggleDropdown(event)\">Our Chocolates \u25be<\/span>\n <div class=\"dropdown-menu\">\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">Overview<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('haiti')\">Haiti \u2014 Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('belize')\">Belize \u2014 Toledo District<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('elsalvador')\">El Salvador \u2014 Usulut\u00e1n<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('domrep')\">Dominican Republic \u2014 Cibao Valley<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('bali')\">Bali \u2014 Jembrana Regency<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">The Premier Cru Collection<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">The Comparison Tasting<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('story')\" id=\"nl-story\">Our Story<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('contact')\" id=\"nl-contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <a class=\"nav-enquire\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire<\/a>\n <div class=\"mob-toggle\" onclick=\"toggleMob()\">\n <span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n<div id=\"mob-menu\" style=\"display:none;position:fixed;top:60px;left:0;right:0;z-index:190;background:var(--ink);padding:20px 24px 28px;border-top:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.2)\">\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('home');toggleMob()\" style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(247,243,236,.7);text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.1)\">Home<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting');toggleMob()\" style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(247,243,236,.7);text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.1)\">Gifting Programmes<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates');toggleMob()\" style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(247,243,236,.7);text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.1)\">Our Chocolates<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('story');toggleMob()\" style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(247,243,236,.7);text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,148,42,.1)\">Our Story<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('contact');toggleMob()\" style=\"display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(247,243,236,.7);text-decoration:none;padding:12px 0\">Contact<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page active\" id=\"page-home\">\n\n \n <div class=\"hero\">\n <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Corporate Gifting \u00b7 Bean-to-Bar \u00b7 Premier Cru<\/span>\n <h1 class=\"hero-h\">Chocolate made the way<br><em>wine is made.<\/em><br>Selected before purchase.<\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero-sub\">Le Chocolat des \u00celes is a Premier Cru bean-to-bar chocolate. Every bar begins at the cooperative, where beans are tasted and approved before a single kilogram is purchased. We work with corporate gifting companies \u2014 providing trade pricing, customisation, and the provenance story your clients receive alongside each gift.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-gold\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Gifting Programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"stat-bar\">\n <div class=\"stat-bar-inner\">\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">5<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Origins<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">2<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">9<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Years of field research<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sc\"><div class=\"sc-num\">4<\/div><div class=\"sc-lbl\">Continents<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Three product tiers<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">The range available<br><em>to gifting partners<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:36px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"product-grid\">\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Single Origin Bar<\/div>\n <h3>Single Origin Bar<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$30 per bar<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">63g \u00b7 Two ingredients<\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\">\n <span class=\"pill\">Haiti<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Belize<\/span><span class=\"pill\">El Salvador<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dominican Republic<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bali<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Desk gift \u00b7 Event favour \u00b7 Welcome gift<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Experiential<\/div>\n <h3>The Comparison Tasting<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$65<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">Two bars + blind tasting guide \u00b7 Deluxe box<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:52px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Premium experiential gift \u00b7 Team events \u00b7 Client appreciation<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Executive Tier<\/div>\n <h3>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$150<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">All five origins \u00b7 315g total \u00b7 Gift-ready packaging<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:52px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Executive gifting \u00b7 Milestone recognition \u00b7 Holiday luxury tier<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Why LCDI for corporate gifting<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Four reasons gifting<\/em><br>companies work with us<\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"why-grid\">\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">01<\/div>\n <h4>The story holds up<\/h4>\n <p>Every origin has a verifiable provenance and a founder narrative communicable in a single sentence alongside the gift. The story is not marketing copy invented after the fact \u2014 it is the business model.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">02<\/div>\n <h4>Two ingredients. Nothing hidden.<\/h4>\n <p>Cacao and sugar. No cocoa butter added, no lecithin, no vanilla, no emulsifiers. The cleanest possible label for a gifting context where your clients may ask.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">03<\/div>\n <h4>Three price points. One supplier.<\/h4>\n <p>Single bar at $30 for desk gifting. The Comparison Tasting at $65 for premium experiential gifting. The Premier Cru Collection at $150 for executive tier. One supplier relationship covering three distinct gifting needs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">04<\/div>\n <h4>Made in New York. Reliable supply.<\/h4>\n <p>Manufactured in Central Islip, New York. Domestic production means predictable lead times, no import complexity, and a supply chain we control end to end.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-band\">\n <p class=\"cta-p\">We work with gifting companies directly. If you are evaluating LCDI for a corporate gifting programme, we would like to hear from you.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-gold\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div id=\"home-footer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-gifting\">\n\n \n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Corporate Gifting Partners<\/span>\n <h1>Gifting Programmes<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Trade pricing, customisation, and the provenance story your clients receive alongside every gift.<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">\n Three product tiers <span>\u00b7<\/span> Five cooperative origins <span>\u00b7<\/span> Made in New York <span>\u00b7<\/span> Domestic shipping\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">Every bar of LCDI chocolate begins at the cooperative, before a single kilogram is purchased. Beans are tasted and approved at origin \u2014 a process we call Premier Cru selection. What arrives in a gift box is the result of that standard: two ingredients, five cooperative origins, and a story that is verifiable from the cacao tree to the wrapper.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:680px\">LCDI works exclusively through corporate gifting companies, luxury concierge services, and event specialists. We do not sell direct to corporate end-buyers. If you are a gifting aggregator, concierge, or events company looking for a premium, story-led chocolate at trade pricing, this page is for you.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Why LCDI for your clients<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Four reasons gifting<\/em><br>companies work with us<\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"why-grid\">\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">01<\/div>\n <h4>The story holds up<\/h4>\n <p>Every origin has a verifiable provenance and a founder narrative communicable in a single sentence alongside the gift. The story is not marketing copy invented after the fact \u2014 it is the business model. Recipients can look it up. The claim survives scrutiny.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">02<\/div>\n <h4>Two ingredients. Nothing hidden.<\/h4>\n <p>Cacao and sugar. No cocoa butter added, no lecithin, no vanilla, no emulsifiers. The cleanest possible label for a gifting context where your clients \u2014 and their recipients \u2014 may ask what’s in it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">03<\/div>\n <h4>Three price points. One supplier.<\/h4>\n <p>Single bar at $30 for desk gifting. The Comparison Tasting at $65 for premium experiential gifting. The Premier Cru Collection at $150 for executive tier. One supplier relationship covers three distinct gifting needs across your client base.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"why-cell\">\n <div class=\"why-num\">04<\/div>\n <h4>Made in New York. Reliable supply.<\/h4>\n <p>Manufactured in Central Islip, New York. Domestic production means predictable lead times, no import complexity, and a supply chain we control end to end \u2014 from the bean to the wrapper to your client’s desk.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Products for gifting<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Three tiers, <em>one supplier<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"product-grid\">\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Tier 1 \u00b7 Entry<\/div>\n <h3>Single Origin Bar<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$30 retail \u00b7 from $17 trade<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">63g \u00b7 Two ingredients \u00b7 Available in five origins<\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Haiti<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Belize<\/span><span class=\"pill\">El Salvador<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dominican Republic<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bali<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Desk gift \u00b7 Conference favour \u00b7 Welcome gift \u00b7 Volume event gifting<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Tier 2 \u00b7 Experiential<\/div>\n <h3>The Comparison Tasting<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$65 retail \u00b7 from $40 trade<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">Two bars + blind tasting guide \u00b7 Deluxe presentation box<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:8px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Structured experience<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Guided notes<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Premium experiential gift \u00b7 Team events \u00b7 Client appreciation \u00b7 Onboarding<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"p-card\">\n <div class=\"p-card-ey\">Tier 3 \u00b7 Executive<\/div>\n <h3>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h3>\n <div class=\"p-price\">$150 retail \u00b7 from $90 trade<\/div>\n <div class=\"p-specs\">All five origins \u00b7 315g total \u00b7 Gift-ready outer box<\/div>\n <div style=\"height:8px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Full provenance set<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Origin cards included<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-divider\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"p-use\">Executive gifting \u00b7 Milestone recognition \u00b7 Holiday luxury tier<\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">View product<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--cream-dk)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Trade Pricing<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Volume pricing <em>for programme partners<\/em><\/h2>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:640px;margin-bottom:0\">Trade pricing is available to approved gifting partners. Pricing bands by annual volume across all product lines combined. Prices below are per unit, ex-warehouse Central Islip.<\/p>\n <table class=\"pricing-table\">\n <thead>\n <tr>\n <th>Annual volume (units)<\/th>\n <th>Single Origin Bar<\/th>\n <th>Comparison Tasting<\/th>\n <th>Premier Cru Collection<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td>24 \u2013 99<\/td>\n <td>$22<\/td>\n <td>$48<\/td>\n <td>$110<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>100 \u2013 499<\/td>\n <td>$19<\/td>\n <td>$44<\/td>\n <td>$100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>500 \u2013 999<\/td>\n <td>$17<\/td>\n <td>$41<\/td>\n <td>$94<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>1,000 +<\/td>\n <td>$15<\/td>\n <td>$38<\/td>\n <td>$88<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <tfoot>\n <tr><td colspan=\"4\">Retail pricing: Single Origin Bar $30 \u00b7 Comparison Tasting $65 \u00b7 Premier Cru Collection $150. Volume calculated across all product lines over a rolling 12-month period. Pricing confirmed in writing at programme onboarding.<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tfoot>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What the recipient receives<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">The unboxing <em>experience<\/em><\/h2>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:640px;margin-bottom:40px\">Every LCDI product is designed to communicate provenance at the moment of opening. The gift does the explaining \u2014 your client doesn’t need to.<\/p>\n <div class=\"unbox-cols\">\n <div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The bar<\/span>\n <h4>63g of two-ingredient chocolate<\/h4>\n <p>Moulded from a single cooperative harvest lot. The wrapper names the origin, the cooperative, the cacao variety, and the year of harvest. The back panel shows the full ingredient list \u2014 two lines.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The provenance card<\/span>\n <h4>Origin story in 120 words<\/h4>\n <p>Included with every product. Written for the recipient, not the trade buyer: the country, the cooperative, why LCDI chose this origin above others, and how the tasting selection works. A story they can hold while they eat.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">Tasting notes<\/span>\n <h4>Varietal-specific flavour profile<\/h4>\n <p>Every origin has a distinct sensory profile derived from the cacao variety, fermentation protocol, and roast. Notes are written for a non-specialist reader \u2014 no jargon, no wine vocabulary borrowed unnecessarily.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The Comparison Tasting \u2014 additional<\/span>\n <h4>Blind tasting guide<\/h4>\n <p>A structured double-blind tasting experience for two. Two bars from different origins, covered sleeves, a note-taking guide. The experience is participatory \u2014 the recipient doesn’t just eat the chocolate; they evaluate it.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-item\">\n <span class=\"unbox-label\">The Premier Cru Collection \u2014 additional<\/span>\n <h4>Five origin set with full provenance<\/h4>\n <p>All five cooperative origins presented together. An individual provenance card for each. The collective narrative \u2014 five countries, four continents, nine years of field research \u2014 is implicit in the set.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"unbox-note\">\n <p>“The gift communicates its own story. You do not need to explain Premier Cru chocolate to a recipient \u2014 the packaging does it for you.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink);padding:80px 0\">\n <div class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Customisation Options<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\">Three levels of<br><em>customisation<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"custom-tiers\">\n <div class=\"custom-tier\">\n <span class=\"tier-name\">Tier 1 \u2014 Standard<\/span>\n <h4>LCDI Packaging<\/h4>\n <p>LCDI packaging as presented. Full provenance story included. Your company is acknowledged on the insert card as the gifting sender if required.<\/p>\n <div class=\"detail\">Lead time: 5\u20137 business days<br>Minimum: 24 bars \/ 12 Comparison Tastings \/ 6 Collections<br>No artwork approval required<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"custom-tier\">\n <span class=\"tier-name\">Tier 2 \u2014 Plus<\/span>\n <h4>Custom Insert Card<\/h4>\n <p>A branded gift card or personalised message insert from your company, printed to your specification and included inside LCDI outer packaging. We supply the insert template; you supply the artwork.<\/p>\n <div class=\"detail\">Lead time: 10\u201314 business days<br>Minimum: 12 units<br>Artwork: PDF supplied to spec sheet<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"custom-tier\">\n <span class=\"tier-name\">Tier 3 \u2014 Premium<\/span>\n <h4>Branded Outer Sleeve<\/h4>\n <p>Custom belly band or outer sleeve carrying your company branding. LCDI inner packaging \u2014 and all provenance materials \u2014 fully retained beneath. The co-branding approach most requested by luxury concierge clients.<\/p>\n <div class=\"detail\">Lead time: 3\u20134 weeks<br>Minimum: 50 units<br>Artwork: press-ready PDF, LCDI template supplied<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:rgba(247,243,236,.4);margin-top:20px;font-style:italic\">Holiday orders: submit artwork by 1 November for guaranteed pre-Christmas delivery. Custom sleeve orders for the holiday window typically book out in September.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Programme Process<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">How a gifting<br><em>programme works<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"steps\">\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">1<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Enquire<\/h4>\n <p>Submit the form below or email gifting@lechocolat.us. Include your company type, anticipated volume, and any timing requirements. We respond within one business day.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">2<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Receive a sample set<\/h4>\n <p>We send one of each product at trade cost \u2014 the Single Origin Bar, the Comparison Tasting, and the Premier Cru Collection \u2014 so you can evaluate quality, packaging, and presentation before committing. Most gifting buyers make their decision at this stage.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">3<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Agree terms<\/h4>\n <p>Volume pricing band, customisation tier, lead times, and payment terms are confirmed in writing. No minimum annual volume is required to establish a programme, though pricing bands apply as set out above. You are assigned a named point of contact.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">4<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Place orders<\/h4>\n <p>Orders may be placed per-campaign or under a standing arrangement with a quarterly forecast. We accommodate both models. Orders are confirmed with a written acknowledgement and a delivery estimate.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">5<\/div>\n <div>\n <h4>Receive and distribute<\/h4>\n <p>Shipped from Central Islip, New York to your fulfilment warehouse, your office, or directly to individual recipients. We support both bulk-to-warehouse and direct-to-recipient models. Tracking provided on all shipments.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--ink);padding:80px 0\">\n <div class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Seasonal Gifting Planner<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Key gifting windows<\/em><br>and recommended products<\/h2>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13.5px;color:rgba(247,243,236,.55);max-width:560px;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:0\">Plan your annual gifting programme around these windows. Order deadlines are advisory minimums; custom sleeve orders require additional lead time.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:36px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"season-grid\">\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q4 \u00b7 November \u2013 December<\/span>\n <h4>Holiday & Year-End<\/h4>\n <p>The primary gifting window. Client appreciation, employee recognition, and executive year-end gifts. The highest-volume period by a significant margin.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Premier Cru Collection<br>Comparison Tasting<br>Single Origin Bar (volume)<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">Order deadline: 1 November for standard packaging \u00b7 1 October for custom sleeve<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q1 \u00b7 January \u2013 February<\/span>\n <h4>New Year & Valentine’s<\/h4>\n <p>Client retention and relationship re-engagement after the holiday break. Valentine’s Day creates a second premium window for luxury concierge clients.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Comparison Tasting<br>Single Origin Bar<br>Premier Cru Collection (Valentine’s)<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">Order deadline: 15 January for Valentine’s delivery<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q2 \u00b7 April \u2013 June<\/span>\n <h4>Spring Recognition & Events<\/h4>\n <p>Employee milestone recognition, conference season, and business event favours. The Comparison Tasting works well as a structured team experience at offsites and retreats.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Single Origin Bar (event volume)<br>Comparison Tasting (team events)<br>Premier Cru Collection (senior recognition)<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">No hard deadline; 10 business days standard lead time<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"season-card\">\n <span class=\"season-q\">Q3 \u00b7 July \u2013 September<\/span>\n <h4>Summer & Early Holiday Planning<\/h4>\n <p>Conference season peaks. Early holiday programme planning for Q4 custom orders should begin by September. New programme onboarding is easiest in this window.<\/p>\n <div class=\"season-recs\">Single Origin Bar (conferences)<br>Comparison Tasting (client hospitality)<br>Custom sleeve orders: begin artwork<\/div>\n <div class=\"season-deadline\">Begin Q4 custom sleeve artwork: 1 September<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Logistics & Fulfilment<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Shipping, storage, <em>and shelf life<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"logistics-row\">\n <div class=\"log-cell\">\n <span class=\"log-cell-label\">Shipping<\/span>\n <h4>Domestic (US) only<\/h4>\n <p>All orders ship from Central Islip, New York via UPS Ground or UPS 2-Day. Tracking provided on all shipments. We support bulk-to-warehouse and individual direct-to-recipient models. International shipping is not currently available.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"log-cell\">\n <span class=\"log-cell-label\">Shelf life<\/span>\n <h4>18 months from production<\/h4>\n <p>Two-ingredient bean-to-bar chocolate without emulsifiers has a minimum shelf life of 18 months from the production date when stored correctly. All LCDI products ship with at least 12 months remaining. Best stored below 70\u00b0F, away from direct light.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"log-cell\">\n <span class=\"log-cell-label\">Dietary<\/span>\n <h4>Vegan \u00b7 Dairy-free \u00b7 Kosher<\/h4>\n <p>All LCDI products are vegan and dairy-free by formulation \u2014 cacao and sugar, nothing else. Kosher certification is in progress; contact us for current certification status. Not produced in a nut-free facility.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--cream-dk)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Partner resources<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">What we provide to<br><em>gifting partners<\/em><\/h2>\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:600px\">All approved partners receive a digital asset pack at onboarding, plus a named account contact for ongoing orders. Below is the full list of what’s included.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:8px\"><\/div>\n <ul class=\"assets-list\">\n <li>High-resolution product photography for all three products \u2014 lifestyle and pack-shot variants<\/li>\n <li>Origin story copy for all five cooperatives, written at two lengths: one sentence (for gift cards) and one paragraph (for client emails and brochures)<\/li>\n <li>Full tasting notes and flavour descriptors for each origin, written for a non-specialist audience<\/li>\n <li>Product specification sheets: dimensions, weight, ingredients, shelf life, storage instructions<\/li>\n <li>Brand guidelines: LCDI colour palette, typography, logo files in SVG, PNG, and PDF<\/li>\n <li>Custom sleeve artwork template and print specification for Tier 3 customisation<\/li>\n <li>A named point of contact for all orders, artwork approvals, and account queries<\/li>\n <li>Seasonal gifting calendar with order deadlines updated each year<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Partner feedback<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">What gifting partners <em>tell us<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"testimonial-row\">\n <div class=\"testimonial\">\n <p>“Our clients ask about the chocolate. That almost never happens with gifting. The story on the wrapper is the reason \u2014 recipients actually read it.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"testimonial-attr\">Director of Client Experience \u00b7 Luxury Concierge Firm \u00b7 New York<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"testimonial\">\n <p>“We use the Premier Cru Collection for C-suite year-end gifting and the single bars for volume desk gifting. One supplier, two very different price points. It simplifies the programme considerably.”<\/p>\n <div class=\"testimonial-attr\">Gifting Manager \u00b7 Corporate Gifting Aggregator \u00b7 Chicago<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"background:var(--cream-dk)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Frequently asked questions<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh\">Programme <em>questions answered<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"faq-list\">\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">What is the minimum order to start a programme?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">There is no minimum annual volume to establish a programme and receive trade pricing. The pricing bands above apply per order \u2014 the entry point is 24 Single Origin Bars, 12 Comparison Tastings, or 6 Premier Cru Collections. Orders below those minimums are fulfilled at retail pricing through lechocolatdesiles.com.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Can I mix origins within a single order?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. Single Origin Bar orders can be split across any combination of the five origins (Haiti, Belize, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Bali) at no additional cost. Minimum per origin within a mixed order is 6 bars. If you need a specific origin split for a large order, note it in your enquiry.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Can LCDI ship directly to individual recipients?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. We support direct-to-recipient fulfilment for programme partners. You supply a recipient list in the format we provide; we manage the individual shipments and send you a consolidated tracking report. A per-shipment fulfilment fee applies. Minimum 12 individual shipments per campaign to use direct-to-recipient. Bulk-to-warehouse is also available with no minimum beyond the standard order minimums.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">What is the lead time for holiday orders?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">For standard LCDI packaging, orders placed by 1 November are guaranteed for pre-Christmas delivery to the continental US. Custom insert card (Tier 2) orders should be placed by 20 October. Custom outer sleeve (Tier 3) orders should be submitted with approved artwork by 1 October. We strongly recommend beginning artwork for custom sleeve holiday orders in September. We cannot guarantee holiday delivery for custom orders submitted after these dates.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Can we arrange a standing order or recurring programme?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. Standing arrangements with a quarterly volume forecast are accommodated. This is the preferred model for gifting aggregators who distribute LCDI products year-round across multiple client programmes. A standing arrangement is confirmed in writing and reviewed annually. It does not commit you to a fixed volume \u2014 it establishes pricing, lead time agreements, and a preferred ordering cadence.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Do you offer exclusive arrangements for specific categories or territories?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Exclusivity arrangements are considered case-by-case for partners with significant annual volume commitments. We do not offer blanket category or territory exclusivity as standard. If you represent a programme that would warrant a discussion about exclusivity, please raise it in your initial enquiry and we will address it directly.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">Are the products suitable for clients with dietary restrictions?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">All LCDI products are vegan and dairy-free \u2014 cacao and sugar are both plant-derived and there are no other ingredients. Kosher certification is in progress; contact us for the current status. Products are not manufactured in a dedicated nut-free facility. We recommend that end-recipients with severe allergies check with us directly before consuming. We are happy to provide full allergen documentation for any product on request.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-item\">\n <div class=\"faq-q\" onclick=\"toggleFaq(this)\">\n <span class=\"faq-q-text\">How do I evaluate LCDI before committing to a programme?<\/span>\n <span class=\"faq-chevron\">+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-a\">Request a sample set. We will send one of each product \u2014 the Single Origin Bar (one origin of your choice), the Comparison Tasting, and the Premier Cru Collection \u2014 at trade cost. Shipping is at cost. No commitment is required. Most gifting buyers make their programme decision after the sample stage. Use the enquiry form below or email gifting@lechocolat.us with “Sample request” in the subject line.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-band\">\n <p class=\"cta-p\">Before committing to a programme, evaluate the product. Request a sample set \u2014 one of each tier \u2014 at trade cost. No commitment required.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-gold\" href=\"#gifting-form\">Request a sample set<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div id=\"gifting-form\" style=\"background:var(--ink)\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Get in touch<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sh-light\"><em>Enquire about a<br>gifting programme<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"form-layout\">\n <form onsubmit=\"handleFormSubmit(event)\">\n <div class=\"form-fields\">\n <div><label>Company name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your company\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Full name\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your role<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Job title\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Type of company<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select type\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Corporate gifting aggregator<\/option>\n <option>Luxury concierge & events<\/option>\n <option>Event services<\/option>\n <option>Other<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Products of interest<\/label>\n <div class=\"checkboxes\">\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Single Origin Bars<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Comparison Tasting<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Premier Cru Collection<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Sample set request<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Custom sleeve (Tier 3)<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Not sure yet<\/span><\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Estimated annual volume<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select volume\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Under 100 units<\/option>\n <option>100\u2013500<\/option>\n <option>500\u20131,000<\/option>\n <option>1,000+<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Timing<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select timing\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Immediate (within 2 weeks)<\/option>\n <option>Within 3 months<\/option>\n <option>Holiday season (Q4)<\/option>\n <option>Planning ahead<\/option>\n <option>Exploring options<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Anything else we should know?<\/label>\n <textarea placeholder=\"Origins, customisation requirements, recipient list size, direct-to-recipient, specific dietary needs, etc.\"><\/textarea>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"submit-wrap\">\n <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-gold\">Send Enquiry<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/form>\n <div class=\"form-aside\">\n <p class=\"prefer\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Prefer to reach us directly?<\/p>\n <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:gifting@lechocolat.us\" style=\"color:var(--cream)\">gifting@lechocolat.us<\/a>\n <p class=\"form-aside-note\" style=\"color:rgba(247,243,236,.5)\">Buyers at this level often prefer direct email. Both routes reach the same person. We aim to respond within one business day.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"form-aside-note\" style=\"color:rgba(247,243,236,.35);font-size:11px\">We work exclusively with gifting companies, concierge services, and event specialists \u2014 not with corporate end-buyers directly. Individual bars are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\" style=\"color:rgba(184,148,42,.7)\">lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-chocolates\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"eyebrow\">Bean-to-Bar \u00b7 Premier Cru<\/span>\n <h1>Our Chocolates<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">Seven products. Two ingredients. The same standard applied to every bar: beans tasted and selected at origin before purchase. This is the LCDI Premier Cru collection.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\n <div class=\"collection-grid\">\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Haiti \u00b7 Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord Cooperative. Where the story began \u2014 nine years of field research started with a single taste in a Cap-Ha\u00eftien market.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Dark cherry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried fig<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('haiti')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Belize \u00b7 Toledo District<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>San Antonio Maya Cooperative. Three thousand years of cacao cultivation, uninterrupted. The Maya Q’eqchi’ farmers have passed this knowledge across generations.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Red berry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Toasted almond<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bright acidity<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('belize')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">El Salvador \u00b7 Usulut\u00e1n<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>Cacahuatl Cooperative. Sixteen members, eight men and eight women, producing one of the rarest beans in Central America.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Walnut<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried mango<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('elsalvador')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Dominican Republic \u00b7 Cibao Valley<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds Cooperative. Centuries of cultivation in the agricultural heartland of the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Stone fruit<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Gentle sweetness<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Silky texture<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('domrep')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Bali \u00b7 Jembrana Regency<\/div>\n <h3>Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n <p>Jembrana Cooperative. The agricultural west of Bali \u2014 volcanic soil, island microclimate, and a chocolate unlike anything from the Americas.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Ripe banana<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Warm spice<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Aromatic finish<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('bali')\">View origin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Gift Set \u00b7 Five Origins<\/div>\n <h3>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h3>\n <p>All five cooperative origins in one gift-ready box. 315g total. The full range of what Premier Cru selection produces across four continents.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:14px\"><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('premiercru')\">View collection<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"col-card\">\n <div class=\"col-card-ey\">Tasting Experience \u00b7 Two Origins<\/div>\n <h3>The Comparison Tasting<\/h3>\n <p>Two Premier Cru bars, delivered blind. A tasting guide walks you through the comparison. Origins revealed after.<\/p>\n <div style=\"height:14px\"><\/div>\n <a class=\"crd-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('tasting')\">View experience<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"text-align:center;padding:56px 0 0\">\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:24px\">Available for corporate gifting programmes across all three tiers.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Gifting Programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-haiti\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Haiti \u00b7 Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">I found these beans on a Thursday afternoon in Cap-Ha\u00eftien in 2013 \u2014 not looking for chocolate, but on a UN humanitarian mission that happened to pass through a market. One taste stopped me completely.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">That moment became nine years of field research across cacao-producing regions. Haiti was where it started. It is still, in many ways, where the story is most alive.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>Every LCDI bar begins before a single kilogram is committed. At Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord, I spent time with the cooperative, tasting across harvests until I could identify the lots worth selecting. Only beans that pass my tasting standard make it into an LCDI bar. This is what Premier Cru means in the context of chocolate: not simply single-origin, but the specific lots within an origin chosen for their flavour profile above all else. The beans in this bar earned their place.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord beans produce a chocolate that is deeply complex \u2014 earthy and full-bodied, with a long finish. Dark fruit notes emerge as the bar warms on the tongue.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Dark cherry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried fig<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Long finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord sits in the northern highlands of Haiti \u2014 the same region where Haitian cacao cultivation has its deepest roots. The cooperative is small by design: a tight network of farmers who prioritise fermentation quality and post-harvest care above volume. These practices are the reason this chocolate is possible.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Haiti<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2013<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">First sourced<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. No added cocoa butter, no lecithin, no vanilla \u2014 no additives of any kind. The flavour you taste is the flavour of the bean: the soil it grew in, the way it was fermented, the care taken at every step before it reached our factory in New York.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-belize\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Belize \u00b7 Toledo District<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">San Antonio Maya Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">The Toledo District sits at the base of the Maya Mountains, where cacao has been cultivated without interruption for over three thousand years. When I first tasted beans from San Antonio, I understood immediately that this was a place with nothing left to prove.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">The Maya Q’eqchi’ farmers here have passed down cacao knowledge across generations \u2014 not as heritage performance, but as lived practice. The fermentation protocols, the drying rhythms, the understanding of when a bean is ready: these are not things learned in a textbook. They are the reason this chocolate tastes the way it does.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>At San Antonio, I worked through multiple harvests before committing to a sourcing relationship. The beans in this bar were chosen because they passed a tasting standard \u2014 not because they were available, or affordable, or convenient. Premier Cru is the French term for a wine classification built on exactly this logic: origin matters, but selection within the origin matters more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Belize produces a chocolate of uncommon brightness \u2014 a clean, assertive acidity that opens into notes of red fruit and toasted almond. The finish is long and dry, with none of the bitterness that comes from inferior beans or excessive roasting.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Red berry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Toasted almond<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bright acidity<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Clean finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">San Antonio is a small village in the Toledo District, one of the least-visited and most agriculturally rich corners of Belize. The Maya Q’eqchi’ cooperative here grows cacao intercropped with native forest \u2014 a practice that preserves biodiversity, improves fermentation complexity, and produces beans of a character impossible to replicate in monoculture plantations.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Belize<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">3,000+<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Years of cultivation<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. No added cocoa butter, no lecithin, no vanilla. Every flavour note you taste comes entirely from these beans \u2014 from the soil they grew in, the forest they grew alongside, and the care taken at every step before the bar reached you.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-elsalvador\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">El Salvador \u00b7 Usulut\u00e1n<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Cacahuatl Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">The name the cooperative chose for themselves tells you everything: Cacahuatl \u2014 the original Nahuatl word from which the modern word ‘cacao’ descends. These sixteen farmers understood what they were growing before I arrived. My job was simply to listen.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">El Salvador is one of the smallest cacao-producing countries in the Americas. That scarcity is part of the story \u2014 but it is not the most important part. What drew me to the Cacahuatl cooperative was the deliberateness of what they had built: eight men and eight women running a small operation with an outsized commitment to quality. Sixteen people. One extraordinary bean.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>El Salvador produces very little cacao relative to its neighbours. That alone does not make it special. What makes the Cacahuatl beans special is what emerged when I tasted them: an earthy, layered complexity that is genuinely rare in Central American chocolate. Premier Cru means I did not buy these beans because they were available. I bought them because, after tasting, I could not justify buying anything else.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Cacahuatl bar is the most grounded in the LCDI collection \u2014 deeply earthy, with a nutty richness and waves of dried tropical fruit underneath. It rewards slow eating. This is not a chocolate that reveals itself immediately.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Walnut<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried mango<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Slow finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Sixteen members. Eight men, eight women. The Cacahuatl cooperative operates in Usulut\u00e1n, one of the few Salvadoran regions with the microclimate conditions necessary for fine-flavour cacao. Their output is small enough that most of the world has never tasted what they produce.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">El Salvador<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">16<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Cooperative members<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. The flavour of this bar is entirely the flavour of these beans \u2014 grown by sixteen people in one of the least-known cacao regions on the continent, selected because they were the best I tasted.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-domrep\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Dominican Republic \u00b7 Cibao Valley<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">San Francisco de Macor\u00eds Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">The Cibao Valley has been producing fine-flavour cacao for centuries. Long before ‘single-origin’ became a marketing term, the farmers of San Francisco de Macor\u00eds were growing beans that European chocolatiers sought by name. I came to understand why.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">The Dominican Republic is one of the world’s most important sources of fine-flavour cacao \u2014 not because of volume, but because of what generations of careful cultivation have made possible in its soils. What I found there confirmed something I already suspected: the best chocolate in the world is made by people who have been at it for a very long time.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>The Cibao Valley produces more fine-flavour cacao than most people realise \u2014 which means there is also more variation in quality than most buyers acknowledge. Premier Cru is not a country designation. It is a lot-level commitment. The beans in this bar were selected from within the cooperative’s harvest because they met a flavour standard. The cooperative’s reputation made them a candidate. The tasting made them a certainty.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">San Francisco de Macor\u00eds produces the smoothest bar in the LCDI collection \u2014 a chocolate of great elegance, with stone fruit and a natural sweetness that does not require sugar to amplify. The texture is silky and full. The finish lingers without effort.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Stone fruit<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Gentle sweetness<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Silky texture<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Lingering finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">San Francisco de Macor\u00eds is the capital of Duarte Province, deep in the Cibao Valley \u2014 the agricultural heartland of the Dominican Republic. The cooperative here has roots that predate modern direct-trade frameworks by generations. They did not need an outside buyer to tell them what quality meant. What they needed was a partner willing to pay for it.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Dom. Republic<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Cibao Valley<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Growing region<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. The smoothness of this bar is not manufactured through additives or emulsifiers. It is the result of centuries of cultivation practice compressed into a single bean \u2014 and the discipline to leave everything else out.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-bali\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Bali \u00b7 Jembrana Regency<\/span>\n <h1>Dark Chocolate<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Jembrana Cooperative<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">63g<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 ingredients: cacao & sugar<span>\u00b7<\/span>Premier Cru<\/div>\n <p class=\"purchase-ref\" style=\"margin-top:12px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\">Available to purchase individually at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">Most people go to Bali and see what has been built for visitors. Jembrana is the other Bali \u2014 the agricultural west, where the island grows things instead of performing itself. The cacao there is as serious as anything I have tasted in the Americas.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">Nine years of field research across cacao regions taught me one consistent lesson: the most interesting beans grow where the fewest buyers are looking. Jembrana is not a famous origin. It does not need to be. The proof is in the cup \u2014 a chocolate of tropical complexity and startling depth that could not come from anywhere else on earth.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What Premier Cru Means<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>Bali produces cacao across several regencies, with enormous variation in quality. The decision to source from Jembrana specifically \u2014 and from within the cooperative’s lots specifically \u2014 was made on taste alone. Premier Cru means the geography is a starting point, not a guarantee. The guarantee comes from the tasting that happens before any commitment is made.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Tasting Notes<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Jembrana bar is the most tropical in the collection \u2014 warm and aromatic, with a profile that moves from ripe fruit to a deep, almost spiced finish. It is the most immediately seductive of the five origins, and the one most likely to surprise someone who thinks they already know what dark chocolate tastes like.<\/p>\n <div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Ripe banana<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Warm spice<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Tropical depth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Aromatic finish<\/span><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">The Cooperative<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Jembrana is the westernmost and least-touristed regency of Bali \u2014 an agricultural landscape of rice paddies, coconut groves, and cacao farms growing in volcanic soil enriched by centuries of eruption and recovery. The cooperative here produces a small volume of beans with a quality consistency that reflects both the exceptional terroir and the post-harvest discipline of the farmers.<\/p>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Bali<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origin<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">Volcanic<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Terroir<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">1 of 5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Collection origins<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s In It<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao. Sugar. Nothing else. The tropical warmth of this bar is not flavouring \u2014 it is the bean itself. Volcanic soil, island microclimate, and the fermentation knowledge of a cooperative refining its practice for years. Two ingredients. One place in the world that could produce this.<\/p>\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('chocolates')\">View all five origins<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-premiercru\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Gift Set \u00b7 Five Origins<\/span>\n <h1>The Premier Cru Collection<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Five origins. Two ingredients. One standard.<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">$150 retail<span>\u00b7<\/span>5 bars \u00b7 63g each \u00b7 315g total<span>\u00b7<\/span>Gift-ready packaging<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">There are roughly 600 volatile aroma compounds in <em>Theobroma cacao<\/em>. Fine wine produces around 200. Most people have never tasted the difference between origins \u2014 because most chocolate is not made to show it.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Premier Cru Collection is five bars that make the difference impossible to miss. Each comes from a single cooperative, made from a single harvest lot selected before purchase. Each contains two ingredients: cacao and sugar. What changes between bars is everything that grows in the ground \u2014 and what that produces in the cup.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s Included<\/span>\n <table class=\"origins-table\">\n <tr>\n <td>Haiti<small>Grande Rivi\u00e8re du Nord Cooperative<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Dark cherry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried fig<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>Belize<small>San Antonio, Toledo District<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Red berry<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Toasted almond<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Bright acidity<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>El Salvador<small>Cacahuatl Cooperative, Usulut\u00e1n<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Roasted earth<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Walnut<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Dried mango<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>Dominican Republic<small>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, Cibao<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Stone fruit<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Gentle sweetness<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Silky texture<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>Bali<small>Jembrana Cooperative<\/small><\/td>\n <td><div class=\"pills\"><span class=\"pill\">Ripe banana<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Warm spice<\/span><span class=\"pill\">Aromatic finish<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <div style=\"height:16px\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Selection Standard<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Selected for taste before purchase \u2014 across five cooperative origins<\/span>\n <p>Every bar in this collection begins before a single kilogram of cacao is purchased. Across five cooperatives on four continents, the same standard applies: beans are tasted at origin, and only the lots that pass that tasting make it into an LCDI bar. This is what Premier Cru means \u2014 a lot-level commitment to flavour that precedes and supersedes every other consideration. It is, as far as we know, what makes LCDI the only true two-ingredient dark chocolate made from beans flavour-tested and approved before purchase across five cooperative origins.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Why It Makes a Gift<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Chocolate at this level does not need occasion. It is its own occasion.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The Premier Cru Collection is the gift for someone who appreciates the difference between a thing made carefully and everything else \u2014 a wine drinker, a coffee drinker, a cook, or anyone who has ever wondered what chocolate actually tastes like when nothing is added to cover what the bean does on its own.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pullquote\">\n <p>Five bars. Five places. One standard that connects them. This is what we built.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\" target=\"_blank\">Available to purchase at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-tasting\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <span class=\"origin-flag\">Tasting Experience \u00b7 Two Origins<\/span>\n <h1>The Comparison Tasting<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Two Premier Cru bars. One blind tasting. Infinite difference.<\/p>\n <div class=\"info-row\">$65 retail<span>\u00b7<\/span>2 bars \u00b7 63g each<span>\u00b7<\/span>Deluxe box \u00b7 Tasting guide included<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <p class=\"lead\">You don’t choose which two origins you receive. That’s the point.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">A wine professional tastes blind because knowing the label changes what you taste. The same principle applies here. Two Premier Cru bars \u2014 drawn from our five cooperative origins \u2014 arrive in a deluxe presentation box without identification. A tasting guide walks you through the comparison. The origins are revealed only after you have encountered them on your own terms.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">It is, in our experience, the most honest way to understand what terroir actually means in chocolate.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"height:32px\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">What’s Included<\/span>\n <div style=\"display:flex;gap:32px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(197,181,138,.4);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(197,181,138,.4);margin-bottom:40px\">\n <div style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)\"><strong style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;display:block;margin-bottom:4px\">Two 63g Premier Cru bars<\/strong>Drawn from five cooperative origins<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)\"><strong style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;display:block;margin-bottom:4px\">Blind tasting guide & card<\/strong>Structured comparison format<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)\"><strong style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;display:block;margin-bottom:4px\">Deluxe presentation box<\/strong>Gift-ready packaging<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">How It Works<\/span>\n <div class=\"steps\">\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">01<\/div>\n <div><h4>Open the box<\/h4><p>Two bars, labelled only Bar A and Bar B. Origins sealed beneath a reveal tab.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">02<\/div>\n <div><h4>Follow the tasting guide<\/h4><p>Evaluate each bar for aroma, texture, and flavour. Write notes before moving to the next.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">03<\/div>\n <div><h4>Record your preference<\/h4><p>Which bar, and what would you recognise again?<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"step\">\n <div class=\"step-num\">04<\/div>\n <div><h4>Open the reveal<\/h4><p>Discover which cooperative origins you were tasting.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Selection Standard<\/span>\n <div class=\"pcru-box\">\n <span class=\"pcru-label\">Both bars: selected for taste before purchase<\/span>\n <p>Whichever two origins arrive in your box, they share one thing: the beans were tasted and approved at the cooperative before a single kilogram was committed to purchase. This is the Premier Cru standard \u2014 applied not to a country designation, but to the specific harvest lot inside each bar. The blind tasting format exists precisely to let that standard speak for itself.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Pairings<\/span>\n <div class=\"sg\">\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">5<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Origins in the collection<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">10<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Possible pairings<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">2<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Ingredients<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"sg-c\"><div class=\"sg-val\">63g<\/div><div class=\"sg-key\">Per bar<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;font-style:italic;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;margin-top:16px\">Each order is a different pair. Ten combinations, each one a distinct conversation between two origins.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"page-cta\">\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Enquire about gifting programmes<\/a>\n <a class=\"page-cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lechocolatdesiles.com\" target=\"_blank\">Available to purchase at lechocolatdesiles.com<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-story\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <h1>Our Story<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section-narrow\">\n <div class=\"gold-rule\"><\/div>\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Origin of the Name<\/span>\n <p class=\"lead\">Le Chocolat des \u00celes \u2014 the chocolate of the islands.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The name is a direct reference to Mauritius, the island nation where LCDI’s founder was born. The company is a product of that origin in more than name: an island sensibility, a comfort with distance, and a willingness to travel to find what is genuinely worth finding.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Discovery<\/span>\n <div class=\"disc-quote\">\n <p class=\"q-text\">I found these beans on a Thursday afternoon in Cap-Ha\u00eftien in 2013 \u2014 not looking for chocolate, but on a UN humanitarian mission that happened to pass through a market. One taste stopped me completely.<\/p>\n <p class=\"q-body\">Ravi Goojha spent decades as a UN diplomat, working with governments through humanitarian missions across South America, Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq, and parts of Africa \u2014 moving between countries in various states of rupture. In Cap-Ha\u00eftien that afternoon, he was not in a market researching the chocolate industry. He was doing his job. What he tasted changed the direction of the years that followed.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Nine Years of Field Research<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">What began as a single encounter in a Haitian market became nine years of systematic research across cacao-producing regions. Not desk research \u2014 field research. Time spent at cooperatives, tasting across harvests, learning what distinguishes a Premier Cru lot from everything produced around it, and building the supplier relationships that make LCDI possible.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Five cooperative origins across four continents: Haiti, Belize, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Bali. Each one reached not through a commodity broker but through direct field contact. Each one selected because the beans, tasted at origin, were the best available in that region at that time.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">The Premier Cru Standard<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">The term Premier Cru comes from French wine classification \u2014 it designates not just a region but the best lots within a region, selected for their specific character. LCDI applies the same logic to cacao. Single-origin means one country. Premier Cru means the specific cooperative harvest lot within that country that passed a tasting standard before any purchase was made.<\/p>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Every LCDI bar begins with that standard. It is why there are only five origins rather than fifty. Selection takes time. Relationships take years. The result is chocolate that tastes like the place it came from \u2014 because every other decision along the way was made in service of that.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Two Ingredients<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">Cacao and sugar. The decision to make chocolate from two ingredients and nothing else is not a marketing position. It is a statement about what chocolate actually is: a product of the bean, the soil, the fermentation, and the craft of the maker. Cocoa butter, lecithin, vanilla, and emulsifiers exist in most chocolate because they are cheaper than quality. They are absent from LCDI chocolate because quality is the point.<\/p>\n\n <hr class=\"rule\">\n\n <span class=\"section-eyebrow\">Made in New York<\/span>\n <p class=\"body-t\">LCDI is manufactured in Central Islip, New York. Bean-to-bar means exactly that: from the raw cacao bean to the finished bar, every step of production happens in the same facility under direct oversight. No outsourced conching, no bought-in couverture, no third-party manufacturing. The control over the process is what makes the Premier Cru standard deliverable at scale.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;font-style:italic;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:28px\">We work with corporate gifting companies who want to give something with a story that holds up under scrutiny.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn-dark\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"showPage('gifting')\">Gifting Programmes<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page\" id=\"page-contact\">\n <div class=\"page-header\">\n <div class=\"page-header-inner\">\n <h1>Contact<\/h1>\n <p class=\"tagline\">Gifting programmes, trade enquiries, and sample requests.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"body-t\" style=\"max-width:560px;margin-bottom:48px\">To discuss a gifting programme, request samples, or ask a question about LCDI products, use the form below or reach us directly.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"form-layout\">\n <form onsubmit=\"handleFormSubmit(event)\">\n <div class=\"form-fields\">\n <div><label>Company name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your company\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your name<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Full name\"><\/div>\n <div><label>Your role<\/label><input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Job title\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Type of company<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select type\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Corporate gifting aggregator<\/option>\n <option>Luxury concierge & events<\/option>\n <option>Event services<\/option>\n <option>Other<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Products of interest<\/label>\n <div class=\"checkboxes\">\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Single Origin Bars<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Comparison Tasting<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>The Premier Cru Collection<\/span><\/label>\n <label class=\"check-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\"><span>Not sure yet<\/span><\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Estimated annual volume<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select volume\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Under 100 units<\/option>\n <option>100\u2013500<\/option>\n <option>500\u20131,000<\/option>\n <option>1,000+<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label>Timing<\/label>\n <select>\n <option value=\"\">Select timing\u2026<\/option>\n <option>Immediate<\/option>\n <option>Within 3 months<\/option>\n <option>Planning ahead<\/option>\n <option>Exploring options<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"field-full\">\n <label>Anything else we should know?<\/label>\n <textarea placeholder=\"Optional message\u2026\"><\/textarea>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"submit-wrap\">\n <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-gold\">Send Enquiry<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/form>\n <div class=\"form-aside\">\n <p class=\"prefer\">Prefer to reach us directly?<\/p>\n <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:gifting@lechocolat.us\">gifting@lechocolat.us<\/a>\n <p class=\"form-aside-note\">Buyers at this level often prefer direct email. 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