News and Events

PEOPLE AND INNOVATION, Published on 5/22/23

The Disability and Health Committee

First set up in 2020, the Disability Committee and its six officers are continuing their mission to support employees with disabilities.

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ENVIRONMENT, Published on 5/22/23

Transport management

Thanks to the actions it undertook as part of FRET21, Valrhona prevented more than 515 tons of CO2  from being emitted in 2022.

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ENVIRONMENT, Published on 5/23/23

Cocoa’s impact on the environment

Cocoa plays a major role in Valrhona’s carbon footprint, so our ambition is to reduce its impact via a sourcing strategy.

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PEOPLE AND INNOVATION, Published on 5/20/23

Employees: the driving force of the company

In 2022, 10 years after Valrhona first appeared in France’s Great Place to Work list, the company didn’t make it onto the rankings. The results of the employee survey showed that only 65% of staff were satisfied with their working conditions.

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COCOA, Published on 5/8/23

Supporting education in Ghana

Since 2018, Valrhona and the Valrhona Solidarity Fund have helped to improve access to education in three countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana and Venezuela. In 2022, 2,555 students benefited from new school infrastructure.

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COCOA, Published on 5/8/23

Preserving the soil and flavors

Participating in sustainable sectors also involves preserving and identifying new tastes and cocoa varieties that are part of the national heritage of our partner countries. These projects help create jobs in rural areas and boost the agricultural sector.

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CERCLE V, Published on 5/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Jürgen Birth

In May, we’re taking you to Erfurt, Germany. Not far from the cathedral, in the heart of the Estima restaurant, pastry chef Jürgen Birth gives his customers modern, creative Spanish-French cuisine. His creation for the Cercle V Challenge perfectly illustrates his world.

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EVENTS, Published on 4/18/23

Unicef x Jumana Al Darwish x Valrhona

smallHosted by the wonderful Jumana Al Darwish, founder of The Happy Studio, entrepreneur, member of Unicef’s Women’s leadership Group and web 3 leading woman; UNICEF hosted a private event in Dubai to announce their new Goodwill Ambassador in the region and highlight to their campaig...

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GASTRONOMY, Published on 4/21/23

A daunting new challenge for L’École Valrhona: a 1.7m chocolate sculpture depicting the spire of Sainte-Chapelle church!

La Conciergerie's curator, Cécile Rives, came to us with quite a request: a chocolate sculpture representing the spire of Sainte-Chapelle church!

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CERCLE V, Published on 4/8/23

Cercle V Calendar x Cédric Rivière

With Easter around the corner, pastry chef at the Bastide de Gordes Cédric Rivière presents his Cercle V Challenge creation. This egg has been designed to support sustainable development and our natural ecosystem’s wellbeing, and draws particularly strongly on bees and their world.

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