To'ak's Press Coverage

To'ak in Smithsonian Magazine

Of all the heirloom cacao pods laid before us on a rickety wooden table, on this quiet hillside outside the city of Manta in Ecuador, the ancient variety known as Nacional was misleadingly plain. It was hard to believe this shriveled yellow pod contained one of the world’s rarest and most coveted cacao beans...

To'ak on National Geographic

It’s hard to imagine a world without chocolate, but over the past century disease has repeatedly devastated the cacao trees needed to produce it. Today these precious trees are in jeopardy once again, only this time the stakes are much higher. Archeologist and correspondent Jago Cooper traveled to Ecuador to meet individuals who are fighting to save the world’s favorite flavor...

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To'ak on CNBC

This is the world's most expensive chocolate bar. Price tag: $345 for less than 2 oz! It's called the To'ak Chocolate bar and it's made from a cacao bean called "Nacional", which is found in the rainforest...

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To'ak in Sheridan Road

Ecuador’s leading agricultural institute had previously tested 11,000 cacao trees in search of Nacional survivors, but only found six that were genetic matches. But of 16 old-growth cacao trees that Toth found..

To'ak in the WSJ

Ecuador-based chocolate maker To’ak sources its cacao beans from just 322 trees of the 5,300-year-old Nacional species, which was thought to be extinct until 2009, when To’ak’s co-founders...

“Fabulous deep-flavored chocolate, like nothing I’ve experienced before.”

- LOS ANGELES TIMES

To'ak in Daily Mail

It is the most expensive pure dark chocolate in the world without any fancy stuff like gold leaves or diamonds in it to increase its value. We produce our chocolate in the country of origin and focus a single origin.

To'ak on Fox

It has a very, very deep chocolate flavor but without an exceptionally bitter aftertaste characteristic of many 70 percent and over dark chocolate bars. We noted hints of vanilla, cherry, burnt caramel, and...

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