Tisano

DirectSourcing

We take great pride in being hands on and directly involved with every step of the process from harvesting of our treasured cacao beans from deep in the forest to the finished product reaching the retail shelf.

CreatingPartnerships

We know the farmers by name, and with them are committed to sustainable farming. In addition to supporting farming co-operatives with above fair trade prices we also give back 5% to the farming communities themselves.

OurProduct

Tisano's single origin Cacao Tea™ is the first pure chocolate herbal tea made from the fibrous shell around the cacao bean. This chocoholics dream come true contains the sweet aroma and rich taste of dark chocolate without the fat or calories.

Our Story

We began sourcing and importing the first Organically Certified Cacao from Venezuela and are still involved in every step of the process - from working the harvest with the farmers, processing, importing and getting cacao products to the retail shelf.

While in Venezuela, we were shocked that 12% of the cacao bean was lost to the thin fiberous outer shell around the bean. Not wanting this shell to go to waste, we discovered these delicate shells brewed a rich translucent copper herbal tea with a decadent chocolate aroma and we realized we were onto something. This was the first time anyone had ever used the shells of the cacao beans to make an herbal tea and the first real chocolate tea was born.

5% Socially Responsible Profit Sharing - Tisano gives back 5% of the profits to support cacao farming communities as well as socially responsible endeavors such as The Victor Pineda Foundation which promotes the rights of people with disabilities on a global scale.