About Us

Monate; maw-nah-tee; delicious in Sotho because local is lekka.

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 cooksister, 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. 

Monate Chocolate madi in South Africa

” I have been making raw vegan chocolate for over 14 years in my 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 crisis, I believe awrness of ethicla chocolate facilitates a huge change in our view of the food chains and the way we value food and the bigger picture of food.” Lara Sklaar

Lara is available to discuss cacao, chocolate & the growth of organic, ethical, artisan chocolate around the globe and locally or to chat about the multitude of health benefits of raw cacao. 

We promise there will always be more chocolate involved!

monate Chocolate

Monate Chocolate is a unique artisan chocolate company.
Our mission is to save the world with chocolate.

Bean-to-Bar, artisan chocolate crafted by hand, in micro-batches with ethically sourced single-origin cacao.

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Monate gorgeous, guilt free chocolate is free of refined sugar, gluten, wheat, dairy, additives, preservatives, no GMO’s. We specialize in making  good chocolate that is really good for you and the environment. Yum!
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