We are an alliance of independent consultants and cocoa-chocolate industry experts with 60+ years of experience working across the cocoa value chain.

Led by our founders, Bill Guyton and Kristy Leissle, PhD, we work with clients such as farms and multinational companies, as well as with traders, processors, trade associations, and development partners. We have a robust network and demonstrated project success across the full value chain.

As external consultants with deep knowledge of cocoa value chains, we provide fresh analytical insight into your sustainability approach. We offer a suite of tools and programmatic options to demonstrate your company’s or organization’s thought leadership and positive impact. 

Building on your existing successes, we develop technical, marketing, and educational capacity within your company or organization to enhance and magnify the impact on the most vulnerable actors in your value chains.

For projects of appropriate scale, we build and manage public-private partnerships to leverage the resources of development partners and private sector actors. These partnerships ensure meaningful programmatic scale and scope and measurable impact.

Unlock your sustainable potential. Message us to start a conversation about your strategy and concept note creation.

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