UNOCACE, one of Conexión Chocolate’s cacao-producing partner cooperatives, earned the highest score in the 2026 Cacao of Excellence Ecuador competition. The recognition highlights the quality of its cacao, the work of its farming families, and the importance of cultivation, fermentation, drying, ...

At Chokao 2026, Conexión Chocolate founder Jenny Samaniego served on the expert tasting panel for Cacao de Excelencia Ecuador 2026. Her participation reflects Conexión’s ongoing work a round cacao quality, sensory evaluation, and the importance of understanding every stage of the process at origin.