ABOUT US
Two centuries of know-how
The story of Roça Diogo Vaz begins in 1880, in the heart of the paradisiacal archipelago of SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE.
Located in the west of the African continent, close to the equator, and protected by a unique green setting, the Roça Diogo Vaz cocoa forest covers more than 420 hectares. The richness of the volcanic soil and its climate make it a terroir for producing cocoa that is unique in the world. After the abolition of slavery, São Tomé and Príncipe became the world's largest cocoa producer in 1910, with 35,000 tonnes. Because of its historical development, this small African country is called the Chocolate Island.
emagrecimento
A NEW IDEA
FOR THE ROCK
After its remodelling in 2014, Roça Diogo Vaz was certified as an organic farm, respecting its ancestral heritage and know-how.
Roça Diogo Vaz is one of the oldest on the island and has invested in innovation in the constant pursuit of excellence.
Between the two cocoa harvest seasons, the local team takes care of the trees so that each harvest is sublime, with the harvest of exceptional cocoa with unique flavours.
The excellence of our beans has already won over the world's greatest chefs.
2016, THE CONSECRATION
FOR EXCELLENCE
With the support of the best experts in the sector, the brand is present at the world's biggest chocolate fairs. Olivier CASENAVE, French chocolate chef and technical director, won the award for Best Tablet in the World 2016, as Diogo Vaz cocoa (Salon du Chocolat in Paris).
2018, O RECONHECIMENTO
DO KNOW-HOW
O chocolate Diogo Vaz ingressou no prestigiado Culinary College of France em 2018, permitindo que os nossos produtos fossem referenciados nos restaurantes e pelos artesãos pasteleiros mais prestigiados de França.
Mission - Vission - Values
Based on two important convictions, Diogo Vaz's team aims to promote organic production while offering better living conditions to the local population.
In addition to creating economic activity and strengthening the villagers' know-how, every year .
EDUCATION
We develop children's education: building or renovating schools (300 pupils), creating crèches, funding schooling, apprenticeships, school transport, etc.
ENVIRONMENT
We adhere strictly to an environmental approach: food self-sufficiency, waste collection and recycling, donating seeds to residents, shared vegetable gardens, etc.
OPPORTUNITIES
We offer professional training and driving lessons (driving school).
ASSETS
We renovate historic buildings and rebuild buildings within the village to improve living conditions: drinking water, sanitation, etc.
HEALTH
We take care of employees' medical care: a doctor available for employees in the event of illness or accidents at work and the creation of an ambulance service.
SOLIDARITY
We created social and economic aid for the villagers: family allowances, pensions, a women's integration programme, micro-credits
