Valrhona Middle East, Africa and India

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By buying from Valrhona, you are choosing a responsible chocolate that is traceable and sourced directly from our producers. We constantly push back the limits of creativity, so that you can enjoy uniquely flavored, exceptional chocolates that are perfect as indulgent treats or for pastry-making.

TOGETHER, GOOD BECOMES BETTER.

Valrhona Food Forward Festival

Throughout the year, Valrhona has been hosting the Food Forward Festival in eight cities around the world, bringing together chefs and talents to create a unique themed menu for each city. The festival, in partnership with GRAND CUISINE and GELINAZ, has celebrated Valrhona’s 100 years of inspiration, creativity and ethical gastronomy.

To mark the milestone event in Dubai, Valrhona invited a hand-picked selection of guests Cercle V and partners to an intimate dinner at Dubai’s National Reserve, giving them a sneak peek into the future of gastronomy and providing the brand with an opportunity to thank its clients for their loyalty, support and a shared sense of values.

Attendees savored dishes from acclaimed chefs Reif Othman, Kasper Kurdahl, Sahar Parham Al Awadi, Himanshu Saini and Frédéric Bau while mingling with the guests and partners from Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and India. The theme of the event was “Middle East Rising,” an ode to the rich flavors of the Levant and the Middle East. Indeed, Valrhona recognizes the growing trend for dishes from this region.

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Services

Cercle V, our loyalty program

Valrhona Cercle V is a loyalty program created for culinary professionals offering unique opportunities for members to exchange ideas, share expertise, and enjoy exclusive benefits. As part of the Cercle V Program, members enjoy exclusive support and services, products, recipes, events and classes, contests and initiatives tailored specifically to their professional needs. Through the Cercle V Program, our hope is that these special benefits provide members with creative inspiration, professional support, and encourage a sense of community amongst members.

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L'Ecole Valrhona

Center of expertise in chocolate, l'Ecole Valrhona has become a place of creativity and innovation from which tomorrow's inspirations emerge. A place of exchange, sharing and transmission, where the 30 pastry chefs of the l'École Valrhona are committed to supporting the artisans in their quest for uniqueness.

L'École Valrhona offers you training programs of excellence, ranging from initiation, to perfecting gestures and precision techniques.

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Product highlight : Oabika

Oabika is a cocoa fruit juice concentrate, made from the still-undervalued white pulp that protects beans in the cocoa pod, also known as mucilage. Its nuanced aromatic profile, oscillating between fruity and tangy notes, instantly takes us to the heart of the plantations to discover the rare and exceptional taste of the fruit of the cocoa tree. Its syrupy texture and amber color make it an exceptional ingredient, the new key ingredient for chefs and artisans around the world.

Winner of the 2021 Sirha Innovation Award

Oabika was awarded a Sirha Innovation Award in the Products, Beverages and Ingredients category. This award is the result of a collaborative effort to create innovative products committed to reusing by-products of cocoa.

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Proud to be certified B-Corporation ®

Valrhona joined B Corp community with the aim of creating a fair and sustainable cocoa sector and a gastronomy world that does good and tastes great. This is why we have integrated tackling social and environmental issues into our business strategy, including the fight against global warming and the reduction of our carbon footprint.

Press release

MENA's 50 Best Restaurants
Valrhona anniversary: tasteandflavors.com
100 years of visionary creativity and commitment: hospitalitynewsmag.com
Discover the Iconic 6 Afetrnoon tea in Jumeirah al Naseem: the initiative with a Valrhona chocolate donation that helps support the rehabilitation of turtles
Valrhona’s Iconic 6 event in Dubai
Pierre Hermé and Frédéric Bau in Dubaï
La Consigne by Valrhona
A sweet encounter with Valrhona’s leading team during World's 50 Best Awards
A Guide to Sustainable Gastronomy

The Constance Culinary Festival

Valrhona is the proud partner of The Constance Culinary Festival 15th edition hosted on the dreamy Mauritius island. For the 5th time, the festival presents the Constance Pastry Competition in collaboration with Pierre Hermé and Valrhona : 6 Constance hotels and resorts pastry chefs, each accompanied by a Relais Dessert's Pastry Chef and one by Ecole Valrhona's Chef, sharing values, know-how and passion for the love of high patisserie.

This year winner of Constance Pastry Competition Pierre Hermé-Valrhona Trophy is: Vincent Guerlais and Tyrie Constance Ephesians Seychelles.

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