Ethically sourced cacao
Organic, Plant Based & Vegan
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Around South Africa for orders above R500
Artisan hand crafted
Incredible quality Made with love
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Lara Sklaar has been called an “innovator & forerunner in the world of chocolate in South Africa” as the founder, director, and Chief-Chocolate-Cooksister of Monate Chocolate. Lara has been making chocolate & immersed in the chocolate revolution for organic, ethical chocolate. She is a creative spirit who is passionate about cacao, chocolate & loves making all things maw-nah-tee delicious since 2010.
Lara Sklaar, our chief chocolate cook sister, the founder & chocolate maker of Monate Chocolate, independently opened Monate Chocolate in 2014. Monate Chocolate is made at the Monate Chocolate factory in the secret garden jungle in Ilovo Sandton.
Her roots in chocolate started with her brother, Daniel Sklaar at their first chocolate company Fine & Raw Chocolate Jozi est. 2010 as a the sister company of, FINE & RAW chocolate in NYC, Daniel Sklaar’s chocolate factory in New York USA and the inspiration behind Monate Chocolate.
” I have been making raw plant based chocolate for over 15 years in my dedicated craft chocolate factory in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.
On the mission to save the world with silliness and chocolate because I believe the chocolate revolution which is still going strong despite the cocoa crisis, I believe awareness of ethical chocolate facilitates a huge change in our view of our food sources & fake food culture and the way we value ourselves and the planet.” Lara Sklaar
We promise there will always be more chocolate involved!
Bean-to-Bar, artisan chocolate crafted by hand, in micro-batches with ethically sourced single-origin cacao.
Organic, Plant Based & Vegan
Around South Africa for orders above R500
Incredible quality Made with love
No Questions Asked Within 24 hours.
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