Food Chained

There’s a massive disparity between the wealth of the chocolate industry and the poverty of cocoa farmers. But Fatima-Zohra Hakam hopes to change that. Fatima-Zohra founded her chocolate company ZORA to create and celebrate ethically-made chocolate. By working directly with farmers and cooperatives in a bean-to-bar process, Fatima-Zohra is trying to bridge the gap between cocoa farmers and chocolate consumers. In this episode, founder and CEO of Perfy Vasa Martinez interviewed Fatima-Zohra about the cocoa industry’s shortcomings, how ZORA has risen to meet the challenge, and why transparency is key to an ethical chocolate business.