MIA keeps chocolate production local on Madagascar, despite global pandemic By Anthony Myers MIA, the bean-to-bar ethical chocolate company, reinforced its African roots despite COVID-19 challenges by maintaining production at its facility on Madagascar.
According to MIA, short for Made In Africa, chocolate production created four times more revenue than the value of raw cocoa while supporting 18 full-time jobs and sustainable agriculture that preserved more than 4,900 trees in Madagascar.
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The brand’s impact report for 2020 showed MIA’s activities also addressed eight United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and earned it a place in the top three of Ethical Consumer’s review of 47 chocolate brands.
A Valentineâs Day chocolate that spreads the love
MIA, which stands for Made In Africa, offers an assortment of bars created with single-origin cocoa from family farms in northwest Madagascar. And the chocolate is made there, too.
By Ann Trieger Kurland Globe Correspondent,Updated January 26, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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For Valentineâs Day this year, look beyond a box of bonbons or truffles. MIA, which stands for Made In Africa, offers an assortment of chocolate square-ish shaped bars created with single-origin cocoa from family farms in northwest Madagascar. The chocolate is made on the continent â which is a shift from whatâs customary. Most of the worldâs cocoa comes from Africa, but chocolate is rarely made there. MIAâs bars are dark but smooth, with a distinct berry flavor. More than a half-dozen selections are available, including one with 100 percent cocoa crafted without sugar, intense but no